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Facebook posts stated on April 17, 2019 in a viral image:

Prominent Democrats were born in April 1948, "nine months after" a UFO crashed near Roswell, N.M.

By Madison Czopek • May 7, 2020

Daniel Kelly stated on March 3, 2020 in campaign email:

Says rival Jill Karofsky wants "to disarm law abiding citizens."

By D.L. Davis • April 3, 2020

Daniel Kelly stated on March 8, 2020 in a TV interview:

Says a Marquette professor called him a "maverick" and found no correlation between his opinions and conservative background.

By Haley BeMiller • March 27, 2020

Donald Trump stated on March 24, 2020 in a Fox News town hall:

Says N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo “rejected buying recommended 16,000 ventilators in 2015 for the pandemic, for a pandemic, established death panels and lotteries instead. So, he had a chance to buy, in 2015, 16,000 ventilators at a very low price, and he turned it down.”

By Miriam Valverde • March 25, 2020

Joe Biden stated on February 14, 2020 in an interview with Jorge Ramos:

“You had the last two administrations deport twice as many people as we deported — twice as many.”

By Miriam Valverde • March 13, 2020

Viral image stated on September 23, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says Marcus Aurelius said, "Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth."

By Ciara O'Rourke • September 26, 2019

Viral image stated on August 19, 2019 in a Facebook post:

"When two large whales do the nasty there’s sometimes this one bro who just sort of holds them up so they don’t float off."

By Ciara O'Rourke • September 6, 2019

Joe Biden stated on August 23, 2019 in an event in Hanover, N.H.:

Says that as vice president, he pinned a Silver Star on a Navy captain in Afghanistan who had carried a mortally wounded comrade out of a ravine, and resisted receiving a medal for his actions.

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson • September 4, 2019

Pete Buttigieg stated on July 4, 2019 in an event in Carrol, Iowa:

"A black person is four times as likely as a white person to be incarcerated for the exact same crime."

By Louis Jacobson • July 10, 2019

Kevin McCarthy stated on May 19, 2019 in an interview on Fox News:

Says U.S. Rep. Justin Amash "votes more with Nancy Pelosi than he ever does with me."

By Stefanie Pousoulides • June 3, 2019

Justin Amash stated on May 20, 2019 in a tweet:

"In fact, ‘high Crimes and Misdemeanors’ is not defined in the Constitution and does not require corresponding statutory charges. The context implies conduct that violates the public trust—and that view is echoed by the Framers of the Constitution and early American scholars."

By Louis Jacobson • May 29, 2019

Bennett Sandlin stated on April 22, 2019 in a news conference:

Says 74% of people in Texas are "crammed into 4% of the land."

By Madlin Mekelburg • April 26, 2019

Bernie Sanders stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall.:

"In my own state of Vermont, from the very first days of our state's history, what our Constitution says is that everybody can vote. That is true. So people in jail can vote."

By Ellie French • April 24, 2019

Think Big Illinois stated on April 16, 2019 in an ad:

"In almost every state with an income tax, wealthy people pay a higher tax rate than the middle class."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • April 21, 2019

Ilhan Omar stated on March 23, 2019 in a speech:

Says that the Council on American-Islamic Relations was founded in response to 9/11.

By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 15, 2019

Turning Point USA stated on March 11, 2019 in a post on Facebook:

Says Michelle Obama "had a staff of 23" while Melania Trump "has a staff of 4."

By Louis Jacobson • March 12, 2019

Jim Justice stated on January 8, 2019 in a tweet:

"This is the largest cumulative surplus for the first six months of any fiscal year in state history."

By Austin Jones, Kyle Coughlin • March 6, 2019

American Civil Liberties Union stated on December 22, 2018 in a Facebook post:

"Half the states in the U.S. have laws that criminalize criticism."

By Yanqi Xu • February 27, 2019

West Virginia Democratic Party stated on January 9, 2019 in a tweet:

"FACT: Unemployment rate has not decreased since @WVGovernor took office."

By Cade Moisey, Matt Holleran • February 4, 2019

Susana Mendoza stated on January 6, 2019 in a radio interview:

"Every city that has a commuter tax — look at Detroit, Philadelphia — they are actually stagnating in terms of their economy. It’s been a job-killer."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • January 13, 2019

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