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Jared Moskowitz stated on January 22, 2026 in an X post:

The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s “backlog of unanswered disaster assistance applications has exploded to the largest in its history.”

By Samantha Putterman • January 28, 2026

Kristi Noem stated on February 2, 2025 in an interview:

At Guantánamo Bay, “we'll have the capacity to continue to do there what we've always done. We've always had a presence of illegal immigrants there that have been detained.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • February 9, 2025

Instagram posts stated on January 23, 2023 in an Instagram post:

“NASA stopped exploring the ocean.”

By Tom Kertscher • January 30, 2023

Herschel Walker stated on September 28, 2022 in an ad:

Raphael Warnock "called police thugs, then cut their funding."

By Louis Jacobson • September 30, 2022

Beto O'Rourke stated on June 27, 2022 in an Instagram post:

"Under Abbott, Texas leads the nation in rape offenses while the rate of arrests for rape has fallen by nearly half."

By Nusaiba Mizan • August 9, 2022

Facebook posts stated on January 11, 2019 in tweets and Facebook posts:

Says Congress set aside $50 billion for the Secure Fence Act in 2006

By Amy Sherman • January 22, 2019

George P. Bush stated on October 16, 2017 in the "Alamo Truth" website funded by George P. Bush's political campaign:

"The Alamo has been consistently listed as one of the most disappointing landmarks in our nation."

By W. Gardner Selby • October 20, 2017

Paul Ryan stated on September 1, 2017 in an interview:

"We've got about $3 trillion in trapped cash overseas that basically can't come back in this country because of our tax laws."

By Tom Kertscher • September 15, 2017

David Dewhurst stated on July 21, 2014 in a news story:

At "least a quarter of those apprehended" at the border "have criminal records."

By W. Gardner Selby • August 29, 2014

Ted Cruz stated on May 6, 2014 in a report:

The Obama administration spent "$205,075 in ‘stimulus’ funds to relocate a shrub that sells for $16."

By W. Gardner Selby • May 23, 2014

Jobs Ohio stated on November 17, 2012 in a television ad:

"In the past year alone, Ohio businesses have created more jobs than almost every other state in the country."

By Henry J. Gomez • November 29, 2012

Gwen Moore stated on September 4, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention:

Says House Republicans "tried to change the definition of rape."

By Tom Kertscher • September 6, 2012

WinSenate stated on September 24, 2026 in an ad:

Sen. Susan Collins “voted to cover up the Epstein files” and Jeffrey Epstein’s “business partner funneled $3 million” to a Collins super PAC.

By Amy Sherman • September 28, 2026

Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2026 in a video:

On the US seeking regime change

By Amy Sherman • March 3, 2026

Tim Walz stated on November 30, 2025 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":

“I take responsibility for putting people in jail” in Minnesota fraud scandal.

By Amy Sherman • December 5, 2025

Karoline Leavitt stated on January 28, 2025 in a press conference:

“DOGE and OMB also found that there was about to be $50 million taxpayer dollars that went out the door to fund condoms in Gaza.”

By Caleb McCullough, Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 30, 2025

Donald Trump stated on August 8, 2024 in a press conference:

“I went down in a helicopter with (Willie Brown). We thought maybe this is the end. We were in a helicopter going to a certain location together and there was an emergency landing.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • August 9, 2024

Instagram posts stated on January 4, 2024 in an Instagram post:

“Epstein List” shows 166 people connected to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

By Loreben Tuquero • February 1, 2024

Instagram posts stated on September 20, 2023 in an Instagram post:

New York City is spraying unsafe pesticides to combat West Nile virus.

By Jeff Cercone • September 29, 2023

Instagram posts stated on September 22, 2023 in an Instagram post:

U.S. aid to Ukraine will continue during a government shutdown, but programs for food stamps, transportation, education, justice, environmental protection and homelessness will not.

By Jeff Cercone • September 26, 2023

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