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Bill O'Reilly
stated on March 15, 2022 in a video on his website:

“As soon as Biden took office, he eliminated all subsidies for fossil fuels.”

By Louis Jacobson • March 17, 2022
Bill O'Reilly
stated on October 7, 2015 in a commentary:

From 2014 to 2015, Austin’s "murder rate is up a whopping 83 percent."

By Philip Jankowski • October 16, 2015
Bill O'Reilly
stated on December 1, 2014 in a segment on "The O'Reilly Factor":

"In 2012, 123 African-Americans were shot dead by police. ... Same year, 326 whites were killed by police."

By Katie Sanders • December 4, 2014
Bill O'Reilly
stated on February 2, 2014 in a special broadcast on Fox:

Says he didn't tell viewers that the Obama campaign hid news about the motives behind the attack in Benghazi because Obama was running for re-election.

By Jon Greenberg • February 4, 2014
Bill O'Reilly
stated on September 28, 2011 in an interview on "The Daily Show":

Says the federal government hosted a conference and "ordered 250 muffins at 16 bucks a piece."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 4, 2011