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Donald Trump stated on October 1, 2026 in a Truth Social post:

"I stated, numerous times, that it would take 4-6 weeks to get rid of THE IRAN NUCLEAR THREAT, and I did it in one night!”

By Amy Sherman, Maria Briceño • October 2, 2026

X posts stated on June 12, 2025 in an image:

Says Karoline Leavitt said, “America cannot function if President Trump has to deal with co-equal branches of government having the ability to check his power.”

By Ella Moore • June 13, 2025

Donald Trump stated on March 26, 2025 in an interview with Newsmax:

“We have automobile plants being built at levels we've never seen … and they're going up fast.”

By Louis Jacobson • March 28, 2025

Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2025 in a press briefing:

“I changed the Obama policy (on hiring air traffic controllers) ... And then Biden came in and he changed it.”

By Caleb McCullough, Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 31, 2025

Donald Trump stated on January 20, 2025 in remarks:

The United States is the only country with unrestricted birthright citizenship.

By Samantha Putterman • January 21, 2025

Threads posts stated on November 10, 2024 in a post:

Elon Musk’s Starlink technology manipulated votes in the 2024 election to benefit Donald Trump.

By Madison Czopek, Sara Swann • November 12, 2024

Kamala Harris stated on September 10, 2024 in the ABC News presidential debate:

“Donald Trump said he was going to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices. He never did. We did.”

By Jacob Gardenswartz • September 30, 2024

Donald Trump stated on August 1, 2024 in a Truth Social post:

In negotiating releases of Americans held abroad, “(I) gave the opposing country NOTHING — and never any cash.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Sara Swann • August 7, 2024

Joe Biden stated on April 4, 2024 in a post on TikTok:

Donald Trump’s plan is “cutting Social Security for you.”

By Louis Jacobson • June 21, 2024

Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2024 in remarks in Detroit:

Crime statistics “no longer include data from 30% of the country including the biggest and most violent cities.”

By Louis Jacobson • June 18, 2024

Joe Biden stated on May 24, 2024 in a campaign email:

"The last administration oversaw the largest increase in murders ever recorded."

By Louis Jacobson • June 10, 2024

Donald Trump stated on January 11, 2024 in a campaign ad:

“Haley’s plan cuts Social Security benefits for 82% of Americans.”

By Samantha Putterman • January 18, 2024

Ron DeSantis stated on October 24, 2023 in a town hall in New Hampshire:

“The Republicans and Trump funded $400 million in March of 2020 for mail ballots.”

By Amy Sherman • October 31, 2023

Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2023 in a speech:

Says Gov. Ron DeSantis “opposed my China tariffs and he heartlessly opposed” $28 billion for farm relief, which was paid for by China.

By Samantha Putterman • August 8, 2023

Kevin McCarthy stated on November 29, 2022 in remarks to reporters outside the White House:

"I think President Trump came out four times and condemned” Nick Fuentes.

By Louis Jacobson • November 30, 2022

Facebook posts stated on August 18, 2022 in a TikTok on Facebook:

The Supreme Court will put Donald Trump back in office in October

By Amy Sherman • August 29, 2022

Donald Trump stated on July 9, 2022 in a rally:

Ranked choice voting in Alaska is a “total rigged deal.”

By Amy Sherman • July 22, 2022

Bloggers stated on June 14, 2021 in a Facebook post:

The 2020 election results in Pennsylvania “show a statistically impossible pattern” and votes were manufactured for Joe Biden.

By Tom Kertscher • June 18, 2021

Rachel Maddow stated on March 1, 2021 in a TV segment:

"While he was president, President Trump never encouraged Americans to get vaccinated."

By Bill McCarthy • March 4, 2021

Donald Trump stated on October 15, 2020 in a town hall on NBC News:

“We saved 2 million people” from dying of COVID-19.

By Victoria Knight • October 21, 2020

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