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North Carolina Republican Party stated on February 24, 2023 in an email:

“The left is determined to erase Mount Rushmore from our history books.”

By Paul Specht • March 14, 2023

Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee stated on December 4, 2022 in a tweet.:

“The Virginia GOP education agenda (would) erase slavery from VA history.”

By Warren Fiske • December 14, 2022

Donald Trump stated on January 7, 2022 in an email:

Democrats “are trying to ban voter ID.”

By Amy Sherman • January 11, 2022

Viral image stated on July 14, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“All the books” have been removed from the classrooms of a Minnesota middle school because administrators “claim that the books cannot be cleaned.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • July 16, 2020

Marcia Morey stated on April 30, 2025 in a speech in the North Carolina House of Representatives:

“Google caved in to Trump. They erased Black History Month from the calendar.”

By Paul Specht • May 15, 2025

Kamala Harris stated on July 21, 2023 in in a speech in Jacksonville, Florida:

"Some states have “tried to ban teaching Latino and Hispanic history.”

By Marta Campabadal Graus • August 7, 2023

Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2022 in a statement given to the press:

Proposed changes to the Electoral Count act show Pence had the power and “could have overturned the election!”

By Jon Greenberg • February 1, 2022

Howard Schultz stated on April 4, 2019 in a Fox News town hall:

Says presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama each tried to get immigration bills passed, but "it did not work because the other party was unwilling to provide the president and his party a victory."

By Louis Jacobson • April 15, 2019

Donald Trump stated on November 27, 2016 in a tweet:

Says he "won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally."

By Louis Jacobson • November 28, 2016

Luis Alejo stated on September 25, 2015 in a press release:

"Everyone on California’s roads is properly licensed, tested and insured."

By Chris Nichols • November 9, 2015

Hillary Clinton stated on June 9, 2014 in an interview on ABC:

"We came out of the White House not only dead broke, but in debt."

By Jon Greenberg • June 10, 2014

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on August 29, 2012 in a TV ad:

Says Republican U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy "voted against paying our soldiers" and "against increasing combat pay" while voting "to protect his own pay."

By Dave Umhoefer • September 16, 2012

Frank Guinta stated on August 21, 2012 in a television ad, “Future.”:

$50,000. That's what every child owes today because Washington politicians have run up a huge spending tab and left our kids the bill."

By Jake Berry • September 12, 2012

New Jersey Democratic State Committee stated on October 17, 2011 in a political advertisement:

"Since Mayor Kennedy O’Brien took office Sayreville has issued 22,081 building permits! Now O’Brien is holding secret meetings with big developers."

By Caryn Shinske • October 26, 2011

We Are Ohio stated on September 27, 2011 in a television commercial:

"Senate Bill 5 makes it harder for nurses to give the patients the quality care they need."

By Joe Guillen • October 10, 2011

Jeff Stone stated on March 3, 2011 in various votes and public statements:

On his support for sharply limiting collective bargaining by public employees.

By Dave Umhoefer • March 25, 2011

Ed Garvey stated on February 21, 2011 in a newspaper column and blog post:

Claims Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said: "It is necessary to eliminate unions in order to balance future budgets."

By Tom Kertscher • February 26, 2011

Barack Obama stated on June 11, 2008 in a speech in Chicago, Ill.:

John McCain opposed bankruptcy protections for families "who were only in bankruptcy because of medical expenses they couldn't pay."

By Adriel Bettelheim • June 16, 2008

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