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Tom Tiffany stated on May 26, 2020 in a tweet:

Says the state “health secretary says don't go to hospitals or clinics, now the tourism secretary says don't recreate.”

By Laura Schulte • May 28, 2020

Facebook posts stated on May 20, 2020 in an image:

Says Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s family spent May 20 at her second home, breaking her own stay-at-home orders.

By Daniel Funke • May 27, 2020

Donald Trump stated on May 25, 2020 in a tweet:

“[U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb] said he would NOT vote for [Nancy Pelosi] for Speaker, and did.”

By Jessica Calefati • May 27, 2020

Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says President Trump donated his "second quarter salary to rebuild military cemeteries" and that the media ignored it and every other story of him donating his salary as POTUS.

By Samantha Putterman • November 14, 2019

Sara Meaney stated on May 9, 2019 in a WTMJ radio appearance:

"Wisconsin, many people may not be aware, actually has 15,000 freshwater lakes. … More than Minnesota."

By Eric Litke • May 23, 2019

Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says Fred Trump was arrested for "participating in KKK riot" in 1927.

By Sarah Stanley • March 28, 2019

Donald Trump stated on October 2, 2018 in a rally in Southaven, Miss.:

Says Sen. Richard Blumenthal "lied about his service" in Vietnam.

By Jon Greenberg • October 4, 2018

Donald Trump stated on May 26, 2018 in a tweet:

"The Failing @nytimes quotes ‘a senior White House official,’ who doesn’t exist, as saying ‘even if the meeting were reinstated, holding it on June 12 would be impossible, given the lack of time and the amount of planning needed.’ WRONG AGAIN! Use real people, not phony sources."

By Louis Jacobson • May 29, 2018

Scot Ross stated on November 3, 2017 in an interview:

"Since 2015, Scott Walker has not done a public event where you don't have to pay admission or be on an approved list."

By Tom Kertscher • November 15, 2017

Joy Reid stated on August 13, 2017 in on NBC’s Meet The Press:

"The idea of putting up (Confederate) monuments actually didn’t happen right after the Civil War. It happened during the 1960s."

By John Kruzel • August 15, 2017

Bloggers stated on May 29, 2017 in Internet rumors:

President Donald Trump "announced that he would reinstate a national day of remembrance for fallen officers that the traitor before him had done away with."

By Aaron Sharockman • May 30, 2017

Dan Patrick stated on May 17, 2017 in remarks to reporters:

Says Texas tax legislation would "save the average homeowner in Texas $20,000 a year over the next 20 years or so."

By W. Gardner Selby • May 23, 2017

Donald Trump stated on September 7, 2016 in a speech in Philadelphia:

"Our veterans, in many cases, are being treated worse than illegal immigrants."

By Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde • September 9, 2016

William Johnson stated on July 8, 2016 in an interview on Fox News:

"Condemning violence against the police and urging support for the police" is "markedly absent" from President Barack Obama’s public remarks.

By Adam Thorp • July 12, 2016

Paul Babeu stated on May 26, 2016 in an interview on Fox News' "Hannity":

"The president has said the national security threat facing America, the top one, is global warming."

By Anthony Cave • June 4, 2016

Richard Pan stated on April 7, 2016 in remarks at a Capitol budget hearing:

California’s Capitol building is "second only to Disneyland," among visitor sites in the state.

By Chris Nichols • May 27, 2016

Lloyd Doggett stated on September 3, 2015 in remarks in San Antonio:

As many as six federal department budget bills have been delayed because of opposition to amendments that would ban Confederate battle flag sales at federal building gift shops.

By W. Gardner Selby • September 11, 2015

George Will stated on August 7, 2015 in a Washington Post column:

Says Bernie Sanders chose "to spend his honeymoon in the Soviet Union in 1988."

By Will Cabaniss • August 12, 2015

Jean Casarez stated on June 21, 2015 in comments on CNN:

The Confederate battle flag at the South Carolina statehouse "must fly at a height of 30 feet. Any changes -- taken down, or even at half-staff, if that can be done -- must be passed by a supermajority of the General Assembly."

By Linda Qiu • June 21, 2015

Hillary Clinton stated on April 15, 2015 in a roundtable chat in Iowa:

Says "all my grandparents" immigrated to America.

By Katie Sanders • April 16, 2015

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