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Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on July 20, 2011 in an interview on CNN:

Says that U.S. Rep. Allen West is "a constituent of mine."

By Katie Sanders • July 21, 2011

Roger Williams stated on June 28, 2011 in at a campaign stop.:

Says U.S. House opponent Michael Williams does not live in and has never voted in the congressional district he’s seeking to represent.

By W. Gardner Selby • July 5, 2011

Ron Amstutz stated on April 18, 2011 in a forum on the state budget:

"Most of the state budget isn't for state government doing things. ... 85 percent of the state budget is transferred to local communities for delivery of service."

By Tom Feran • June 22, 2011

Lawrence O'Donnell stated on March 22, 2011 in MSNBC's "Last Word":

"Most Americans live within 50 miles of a nuclear power plant."

By Robert Farley • March 24, 2011

Bill White stated on May 19, 2010 in a Facebook post:

"In three days last week, (Gov. Rick) Perry flew to five cities at taxpayers’ expense, holding press conferences, delivering $2,325,000 in checks."

By W. Gardner Selby • May 23, 2010

Todd Staples stated on April 15, 2010 in a Tea Party rally in El Paso:

On the National Animal Identification System.

By Ciara O'Rourke • May 20, 2010

Mitch McConnell stated on February 17, 2010 in a press release:

The stimulus includes "$219,000 to study the sex lives of female college freshmen."

By Robert Farley • February 19, 2010

Pray in Jesus Name Project stated on May 17, 2009 in an advertisement :

"The Pentagon under the Obama administration has just acknowledged seizing and burning the privately owned Bibles of American soldiers serving in Afghanistan."

By Robert Farley • May 18, 2009

Social Media stated on November 3, 2026 in social media posts:

More than 20,000 “fraudulent ballots” cast for Democrats were uncovered in an FBI raid of a warehouse in Houston.

By Madison Czopek • November 3, 2026

New Deal for All stated on October 23, 2026 in an ad:

Florida U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody “cast the deciding vote to block the release of the Epstein files.”

By Samantha Putterman • October 28, 2026

Donald Trump stated on October 12, 2026 in a rally in Youngstown, Ohio:

Ohio gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton “is trying to double your state income tax.”

By Cami Henry-Seymore • October 27, 2026

Angie Nixon stated on October 4, 2026 in an Oct. 4 CBS Miami interview:

President Donald Trump has deported “over 13,000 Cubans since he has been in office, his first term and his second term.”

By Maria Briceño • October 9, 2026

Mike Rogers stated on September 24, 2026 in a TV interview:

Abdul El-Sayed "could not condemn the terrorist who tried to attack and kill 140 Jewish children right here in Michigan."

By Caleb McCullough • October 1, 2026

Sherrod Brown stated on September 3, 2026 in a campaign ad:

Sen. Jon Husted "led the push to bring data centers to Ohio and gave billions of tax dollars to make it happen."

By Cami Henry-Seymore • September 23, 2026

David Jolly stated on August 28, 2026 in a news conference:

"70, 80% of people across Florida are saying, 'Don't build data centers.'"

By Samantha Putterman • September 2, 2026

Byron Donalds stated on July 22, 2026 in X post:

"Senate Bill 484 ensures that utility rates will not go up due to data centers.”

By Samantha Putterman • August 7, 2026

Donald Trump stated on August 4, 2026 in una entrevista en Fox News :

En Venezuela, “Estamos ganando cientos de miles de millones de dólares (en ingresos petroleros), y ellos también”.

By Louis Jacobson • August 6, 2026

Mike Collins stated on June 17, 2026 in an advertisement:

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff “cast the deciding vote for the inflation disaster,” referring to the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.

By Ben Brasch • June 29, 2026

Steve Robinson stated on June 5, 2026 in Fox News “The Ingraham Angle”:

Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Graham Planter’s “oyster business (is) totally fake.”

By Ben Brasch • June 16, 2026

Elizabeth Warren stated on June 5, 2026 in an X post:

“If you live near one of these large data centers, your electricity bills over the last five years have gone up by as much as 267%."

By Caleb McCullough • June 12, 2026

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