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Joe Biden stated on August 9, 2023 in an interview with the Weather Channel:

“I’ve already” declared a national climate emergency

By Louis Jacobson • August 17, 2023

Facebook posts stated on August 8, 2023 in a Facebook post:

"The federal government has just declared a major food shortage emergency" in six states.

By Tom Kertscher • August 16, 2023

Jared Moskowitz stated on March 26, 2023 in an interview on CNN:

Former President Donald Trump “instructed all the governors to shut down” because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Amy Sherman • April 3, 2023

Morgan Luttrell stated on January 10, 2023 in a tweet:

"Biden drained America's Strategic Petroleum Reserves to the lowest level since 1984."

By Nusaiba Mizan • January 19, 2023

Deidre DeJear stated on August 13, 2022 in remarks at the Iowa State Fair:

“$1.5 billion of your taxpayer money is sitting in an account” that can be used for other purposes.

By Lyle Muller • August 29, 2022

Pam Keith stated on May 8, 2022 in a tweet:

“Tennessee just banned Plan B and made it a crime punishable by a $50,000 fine to order it.”

By Samantha Putterman • May 9, 2022

Kathy Hochul stated on February 27, 2022 in a news conference:

“We are No. 1 among all large states in having fully vaccinated teenagers. We are No. 2 in all large states for having fully vaccinated five- to 11- year-olds.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos • March 11, 2022

Joe Biden stated on February 10, 2022 in a speech:

“Millions of hardworking Americans will no longer have to worry about unexpected medical bills.”

By Victoria Knight • March 1, 2022

Charlie Crist stated on January 28, 2022 in an ad:

Ron DeSantis let "millions of COVID-19 tests expire."

By Tom Kertscher • February 4, 2022

YouTube videos stated on January 22, 2022 in a YouTube video:

"Total deaths from COVID MUCH LOWER than reported.”

By Jeff Cercone • January 24, 2022

Bloggers stated on October 11, 2021 in a blog post:

“Vaxxed Delta pilot dies in-flight, emergency landing required.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 13, 2021

Mark Born stated on June 2, 2021 in Twitter:

“Before the pandemic, just over 40,000 were on continuing UI claims. Now, there are well over 100,000 on state or federal UI benefits.”

By D.L. Davis • June 18, 2021

Facebook posts stated on June 9, 2021 in an Instagram post:

"Study: hydroxychloroquine can boost COVID-19 survival chances by nearly 200%."

By Tom Kertscher • June 14, 2021

Viral image stated on June 6, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every five must be straight.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • June 7, 2021

Viral image stated on May 20, 2021 in an Instagram post:

Says Dr. Anthony Fauci’s wife is the NIH official “who rubber stamps exceptions to normal drug and vaccine testing.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • May 21, 2021

stated on March 15, 2021 in a radio interview:

The American Rescue Plan Act “does not” include “checks and balances” on how funds for state and local governments can be spent.

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • March 21, 2021

Lee Merritt stated on January 16, 2021 in a video shared on Facebook:

The COVID-19 vaccine “went out for distribution” in Nebraska “days before the FDA even said they were going to approve it.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos • February 9, 2021

Rick Scott stated on February 1, 2021 in a press release:

States are seeing increases in revenue, with an average decline of just 0.12% compared with 2019. Over half of states report positive growth, including California, New York, and Illinois.

By Jon Greenberg • February 5, 2021

Chris Jacobs stated on January 7, 2021 in a television interview:

“There were several states where outside actors dramatically changed the rules of the road, so to speak, two weeks out, one week out, on how elections would be run.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos • January 14, 2021

Facebook posts stated on January 13, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says President Trump has ordered the military to take over “major corrupt cities” to stay in office and that U.S. citizens will receive emergency alerts on their devices.

By Samantha Putterman • January 13, 2021

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