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Chain email stated on July 08, 2008 in a chain e-mail sent to many people.:

E-mail quotes Maureen Dowd column that Obama has received suspicious contributions from Saudi Arabia, Iran and China.

By Bill Adair• July 8, 2008

Maureen Dowd stated on August 30, 2011 in an oped column.:

Says Ron Paul insisted FEMA should be shut down.

By W. Gardner Selby• September 3, 2011

Matthew Dowd stated on January 23, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour":

Poll results from the past 35 years show that State of the Union speeches "do not move" presidential approval numbers.

By Louis Jacobson• January 24, 2011

John Kasich stated on March 14, 2016 in comments at a town hall in North Canton, Ohio:

"You know what Truman said, ‘You want a friend in Washington, buy a dog.’ "

By Nadia Pflaum• March 17, 2016

Jay Carney stated on August 16, 2011 in an interview.:

Says Rick Perry "wanted to secede from the union."

By W. Gardner Selby• August 17, 2011

Matthew Dowd stated on September 06, 2015 in a panel discussion on ABC News' "This Week with George Stephanopoulos":

"Any Republican that has led for two months and led every state has won the GOP nomination."

By Jon Greenberg• September 10, 2015

Matthew Dowd stated on August 15, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour'':

Obama's approval numbers 'are in the low 40s.'

By Louis Jacobson• August 16, 2010

Matthew Dowd stated on March 08, 2019 in a tweet:

"Job growth and stock growth for the first two years of Trump are down from where they were (during the) last two years of Obama."

By Louis Jacobson• March 13, 2019

Matthew Dowd stated on May 24, 2022 in an interview:

“50% of the guns sold in Texas, because of the loopholes, do not pass through a background check.”

By Tom Kertscher• May 25, 2022

Matthew Dowd stated on December 07, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week":

Says President Barack Obama "has lost more members of the House and more members of the Senate than any president ever has lost" in modern times.

By Jon Greenberg• December 7, 2014

Matthew Dowd stated on September 20, 2015 in a panel discussion on ABC News' "This Week with George Stephanopoulos":

Says Pope Francis "took the name of a saint who basically reached out to Muslims."

By Jon Greenberg• September 22, 2015

Matthew Dowd stated on December 12, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour":

"Barack Obama is in an economy that's only worsened since he's been president of the United States."

By Louis Jacobson• December 13, 2010

Matthew Dowd stated on November 24, 2013 in comments on ABC's "This Week":

"Harry Reid was against (the nuclear option) before he was for it. Mitch McConnell was for it before he was against it. President Obama was against it before he was for it."

By Julie Kliegman• November 24, 2013

Instagram posts stated on March 31, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Report proves that COVID-19 vaccines caused 300,000 excess deaths in 2022.

By Jeff Cercone• April 6, 2023

Bloggers stated on August 31, 2017 in a Facebook post:

Hurricane Irma is "predicted to come through Mexico, hit us and everything in between up to Houston."

By Manuela Tobias• September 1, 2017

Instagram posts stated on March 01, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Photos of the Statue of Liberty taken in 1920 and 2020 show that the sea level hasn’t changed.

By Loreben Tuquero• March 14, 2023

American Revolution stated on December 15, 2017 in a headline:

"Alabama state police arrest 3 poll workers in Birmingham."

By Amy Sherman• December 19, 2017

Tammy Baldwin stated on September 23, 2015 in an interview:

"The pope and Donald Trump and Tammy Baldwin all agree" on eliminating the "carried-interest" tax break.

By Tom Kertscher• September 24, 2015

Tracy McCreery stated on April 08, 2019 in a legislative debate:

"Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among 15-19 year olds and 25-34 year olds in Missouri."

By Gaëlle Fournier, Zara McDowell-Barker• May 15, 2019

John Robitaille stated on July 11, 2010 in a comment on Newsmakers:

Because of union rules, cooks helpers moved into DMV jobs they were not trained for

By Cynthia Needham• July 25, 2010

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