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Alan Grayson stated on October 6, 2010 in a TV ad.:

"Webster sponsored a bill to create a form of marriage that would trap women in abusive relationships."

By Aaron Sharockman, Louis Jacobson • October 6, 2010

Alan Grayson stated on October 6, 2010 in a campaign commercial:

Dan Webster "would force victims of rape and incest to bear their attacker's child."

By Aaron Sharockman, Louis Jacobson • October 7, 2010

Rusty Hicks stated on January 12, 2021 in a press conference:

The effort to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom is "a coup."

By Chris Nichols • January 14, 2021

Dan Bishop stated on July 17, 2019 in a speech at a Trump rally:

Says "Dan McCready took money from Ilhan Omar"

By Paul Specht • July 22, 2019

Kevin McCarthy stated on May 19, 2019 in an interview on Fox News:

Says U.S. Rep. Justin Amash "votes more with Nancy Pelosi than he ever does with me."

By Stefanie Pousoulides • June 3, 2019

Marianne Williamson stated on April 14, 2019 in a CNN town hall:

Says Jimmy Carter was the last "U.S. president to say flat out those (Israeli) settlements are illegal."

By Louis Jacobson • April 22, 2019

Andrew Cuomo stated on March 11, 2019 in a news conference:

"Fifty-two counties have average taxes of above the SALT $10,000 cap."

By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 17, 2019

Andrew Byrd stated on February 25, 2019 in a legislative debate:

"The states that have passed (campus carry laws) have seen enrollment drop significantly."

By Erica Anderson, Molly DeCarli • April 16, 2019

Facebook posts stated on April 2, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says President Barack Obama once said, "The American dream is to be Donald Trump"

By Samantha Putterman • April 8, 2019

Viral image stated on March 18, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Shows a photo of two similar Wall Street Journal newspapers with different headlines about President Donald Trump, and describes the editions as, "Same paper, same dates, different markets. What did you just learn? Feeling manipulated yet?"

By Samantha Putterman • March 26, 2019

Donald Trump stated on February 25, 2019 in a tweet:

"The Democrat(ic) position on abortion is now so extreme that they don’t mind executing babies AFTER birth."

By Louis Jacobson • February 28, 2019

Wiley Nickel stated on February 20, 2019 in a tweet:

Says a Republican bill "pays for school construction with teacher pay raises."

By Paul Specht • February 26, 2019

Viral image stated on February 15, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Claims to show a photo of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with her legs spread.

By Ciara O'Rourke • February 26, 2019

Donald Trump stated on February 5, 2019 in a State of the Union Address:

San Diego’s border barrier "almost completely ended illegal crossings."

By Chris Nichols • February 7, 2019

Gavin Newsom stated on November 29, 2018 in a press conference at the border:

There was "an estimated $5.3 million of economic loss just for a few hours of shutting down the border. You’re talking about millions and millions of dollars — billions of dollars — of economic consequence, if we continue with this rhetoric around shutting down the border without considering what that means."

By Chris Nichols • December 3, 2018

Ken Blackwell stated on November 9, 2018 in in an interview:

"Democrats and their allies (...) are manufacturing voters."

By John Kruzel • November 13, 2018

Donald Trump stated on October 26, 2018 in a rally in North Carolina:

"The Democrats want to invite caravan after caravan of illegal aliens into our country. And they want to sign them up for free health care, free welfare, free education, and for the right to vote."

By Miriam Valverde • November 1, 2018

Duncan Hunter stated on September 26, 2018 in a campaign ad:

Says "Ammar Campa-Najjar is working to infiltrate Congress" and "is being supported by CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood."

By Louis Jacobson • November 1, 2018

Congressional Leadership Fund stated on October 26, 2018 in a campaign ad:

Says Dan Feehan "would vote with Pelosi for open borders and amnesty, putting Minnesota families at risk."

By Stephen Koff • October 29, 2018

Donald Trump stated on October 20, 2018 in a rally in Elko, Nev.:

In California, "they're rioting now" over sanctuary cities.

By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2018

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