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Mandela Barnes stated on August 16, 2021 in Twitter:

In Afghanistan, “over 100 billion dollars spent on military contracts.”

By D.L. Davis • August 31, 2021

Instagram posts stated on August 15, 2021 in an Instagram post:

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris “continuously questioned the vaccine during the campaign” but now “they support vaccine cards and forced vaccinations.”

By Tom Kertscher • August 20, 2021

Chip Roy stated on July 29, 2021 in a hearing:

A quorum-breaking Texas Democrat said in 2007 that mail-in ballot fraud “is the greatest source of voter fraud in this state.”

By Brandon Mulder • August 6, 2021

Act for America stated on February 23, 2021 in an online post:

HR 1 will allow members of Congress to draw a second salary “worth an estimated $600,000 per year!”

By Amy Sherman • February 25, 2021

Viral image stated on February 19, 2021 in on social media:

“COVID-19 infections down 61% from Trump’s last day. COVID-19 vaccinations up 85% from Trump’s last day. Competence Matters.”

By Louis Jacobson • February 23, 2021

Chris Kapenga stated on October 11, 2020 in TV interview:

In May, Wisconsin had its own test of mask effectiveness, when "we went from masks, to no masks, and there (was) no significant difference in cases."

By Laura Schulte • October 15, 2020

Hugh Hewitt stated on September 28, 2020 in a radio show:

President Donald Trump’s tax returns show “what any wealthy person's tax history is, if you can believe it — which is good years and bad years, years of immense taxes and years of almost no taxes at all because you carry over losses.”

By Bill McCarthy • September 30, 2020

William Barr stated on September 16, 2020 in a speech at a Hillsdale College event:

“Putting a national lockdown, stay-at-home orders, is like house arrest. Other than slavery, which was a different kind of restraint, this is the greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history."

By Jon Greenberg • September 22, 2020

Liberty Counsel stated on May 1, 2020 in a blog post:

Under the mayor’s COVID-19 order, Kansas City “churchgoers must register with the government.”

By Tom Kertscher • May 7, 2020

Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2020 in a campaign speech:

Says Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani "was a designated terrorist by President Obama, who didn't do anything about it."

By Tom Kertscher • January 16, 2020

John Hickenlooper stated on May 19, 2019 in an interview:

"We beat the NRA with tough, tough gun laws" in Colorado.

By Tom Kertscher • May 30, 2019

Joe Cunningham stated on March 7, 2019 in a U.S. House hearing:

"Seismic airgun blasting (used for energy exploration) is ... 16,000 times louder than" a conventional airhorn.

By Jon Greenberg • March 15, 2019

Jay Inslee stated on March 10, 2019 in in an interview:

"We have developed a wind industry (in Washington state) from zero to $6 billion in 12 years."

By John Kruzel • March 13, 2019

Lori Lightfoot stated on March 5, 2019 in a tweet:

Says the percentage of officers the Chicago Police Board fired after hearing their cases or who chose to resign prior to a board hearing roughly doubled during her tenure.

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • March 10, 2019

Garry McCarthy stated on January 15, 2019 in a campaign ad:

Says Chicago "had the lowest murder rates in a generation" during his time as police superintendent.

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • January 27, 2019

Donald Trump stated on January 2, 2019 in in a discussion with reporters:

"The reason Russia was in Afghanistan was because terrorists were going into Russia."

By John Kruzel • January 9, 2019

Bloggers stated on December 22, 2018 in a Facebook post:

"October 2013, Obama shut down the government for 16 days to force Obamacare."

By Jon Greenberg • January 2, 2019

stated on September 14, 2018 in a campaign ad:

Says Brendan Kelly "spent his career" supporting Nancy Pelosi.

By Stephen Koff • October 5, 2018

Bloggers stated on September 8, 2018 in in a blog post:

"Malia Obama just got arrested buying cocaine"

By Kyra Haas • September 14, 2018

Unite Here Florida PAC stated on August 16, 2018 in a TV ad:

"Gwen Graham owns a $14 million stake in her family’s company that’s behind the American Dream Mall. ... While Graham and her family will make millions, Florida will be stuck with poverty wage jobs, endangered wildlife and massive traffic congestion."

By Amy Sherman • August 22, 2018

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