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stated on February 17, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“Monticello power plant just outside of Pittsburg TX has been closed since 2018 because of renewable energy.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • February 23, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on February 21, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“Heidi Cruz, Ted’s wife, is managing director of Goldman Sachs. They oversee the Texas utilities.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • February 23, 2021
Ron DeSantis
stated on February 2, 2021 in a press conference:

The result of lockdowns “has been the destruction of millions of lives across America as well as increased deaths from suicide, substance abuse and despair without any corresponding benefit in Covid mortality.”

By Phil Galewitz • February 23, 2021
Ted Cruz
stated on January 9, 2021 in a tweet:

Said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her allies “blocked a resolution condemning anti-Semitism — which I passed unanimously in the Senate.”

By Landon Allison • February 18, 2021
Joe Biden
stated on February 16, 2021 in a CNN town hall in Milwaukee.:

“There is a consensus among economists left, right, and center… that we can’t spend too much” on COVID-19 relief.

By Jon Greenberg • February 18, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on February 12, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“The United States was energy independent in 2019 for the first time since 1957. In just 10 days we are sent back 50 years.”

By Tom Kertscher • February 18, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on February 9, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says Joe Biden “will redirect the $30 billion” that Donald Trump “left for U.S. farmers to ‘climate change.’”

By Tom Kertscher • February 18, 2021
TikTok posts
stated on January 30, 2021 in a sound:

"Schools are trying to make a law that teachers can see girls' private parts to make sure they're not trans."

By Daniel Funke • February 17, 2021
Joe Biden
stated on February 16, 2021 in a CNN town hall:

“For the first time in American history, if you're seeking asylum ... you can't do it from the United States. … You’ve got to seek asylum from abroad.”

By Miriam Valverde • February 17, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on February 9, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says death reports in federal database show the fatal risk of COVID-19 vaccines.

By Noah Y. Kim • February 16, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on January 28, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says Joe Biden’s order stopping the Keystone pipeline “made oil more expensive for us to use.”

By Tom Kertscher • February 15, 2021
Laura Ingraham
stated on February 8, 2021 in a TV segment:

“You may not have stayed in a hotel in the past year, but illegals arriving since Biden’s inauguration, they get to stay free of charge.”

By Bill McCarthy • February 15, 2021
Michael van der Veen
stated on February 12, 2021 in a speech at the U.S. Senate:

After the Capitol insurrection, “one of the first people arrested was a leader of antifa."

By Daniel Funke • February 12, 2021
Kristi Noem
stated on February 2, 2021 in an interview on the “The Ingraham Angle”:

South Dakota "did have tragedies and we did have losses. But we also got through (the pandemic) better than virtually every other state."

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez • February 12, 2021
Mark Walker
stated on January 22, 2021 in a tweet:

“President Biden is raising the prices of insulin and Epi-Pens on those with high costs and the uninsured.”

By Samantha Putterman • February 11, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on February 2, 2021 in a Facebook post:

"The Biden family is so heavily invested in oil and energy in other countries."

By Tom Kertscher • February 10, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on February 3, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“Pfizer and Moderna could share their design with dozens of other pharma companies who stand ready to produce their vaccines and end the pandemic.”

By Samantha Putterman • February 9, 2021
Steve Scalise
stated on February 2, 2021 in an interview on Fox News:

“Now (Biden) is saying that people who came here illegally can jump ahead of other Americans who have been waiting to get the vaccine.”

By Victoria Knight • February 8, 2021
DCCC
stated on February 2, 2021 in an attack ad:

Says Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., “stood with Trump and the lies… He stood with QAnon, not you.”

By Jon Greenberg • February 5, 2021
Rick Scott
stated on February 1, 2021 in a press release:

States are seeing increases in revenue, with an average decline of just 0.12% compared with 2019. Over half of states report positive growth, including California, New York, and Illinois.

By Jon Greenberg • February 5, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on February 1, 2021 in on social media:

Under the 2017 tax law, “people who make under $75,000 will have their taxes raised in 2021 and every 2 years after that until 2027.”

By Louis Jacobson • February 5, 2021
Bloggers
stated on January 31, 2021 in a blog post:

Says Denzel Washington said, “I support police over BLM, don’t put them down!”

By Ciara O'Rourke • February 4, 2021
Jim Steineke
stated on January 17, 2021 in a TV interview:

Gov. Tony Evers “has the authority and revenue necessary” to upgrade the Wisconsin unemployment system without the Legislature.

By Eric Litke • February 3, 2021
Donald Trump Jr.
stated on January 22, 2021 in a tweet:

“Donald Trump is the first president in modern history (who) did not start a new war.”

By Noah Y. Kim • February 2, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on January 31, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says Nancy Pelosi bought $1.25 million in Tesla stock the day before Joe Biden signed an order “for all federal vehicles” to be electric.

By Tom Kertscher • February 2, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on October 10, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Congressional benefits include “free health care, outrageous retirement packages, 67 paid holidays, three weeks paid vacation, unlimited paid sick days.”

By Bill McCarthy • February 1, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on January 25, 2021 in an image:

Says Joe Biden is “following through with a fracking ban.”

By Daniel Funke • January 28, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on January 24, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Soybeans dropped 70 cents and corn 50 cents per bushel in two days, causing farmers to lose big money, “thanks to Biden’s executive orders.”

By Tom Kertscher • January 28, 2021
Scott Walker
stated on January 26, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“The U.S. Senate cannot convict a former President.”

By Eric Litke • January 28, 2021
Ron Klain
stated on January 24, 2021 in an interview on Meet the Press:

"The process to distribute the vaccine, particularly outside of nursing homes and hospitals out into the community as a whole, did not really exist when we came into the White House."

By Amy Sherman • January 27, 2021

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