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Jim Jordan
stated on January 29, 2023 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press":

"I got a list of 20 jurisdictions that defunded the police to the tune of over $1 billion total."

By Yacob Reyes • February 1, 2023
Viral image
stated on January 25, 2023 in an Instagram post:

The United Kingdom banned COVID-19 booster vaccines for people under 50.

By Ciara O'Rourke • January 31, 2023
Richard Hudson
stated on January 12, 2023 in a tweet:

“Joe Biden’s war on American energy caused this crisis and his only response has been to drain our strategic petroleum reserve to its lowest level since 1983.”

By Paul Specht • January 30, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on January 15, 2023 in an Instagram post:

"New government-funded 'food pyramid' says Lucky Charms are healthier than steak."

By Tom Kertscher • January 24, 2023
Occupy Democrats
stated on January 12, 2023 in a Facebook post:

"Social Security has nothing to do with the deficit or the national debt."

By Tom Kertscher • January 18, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on January 1, 2023 in an image shared on Instagram:

“All ‘gender affirming care’ for children is 100% experimental. There are zero long term studies on the effects the drugs and surgeries will have on them.”

By Madison Czopek • January 17, 2023
William Barclay
stated on December 1, 2022 in a radio interview:

California has twice the population of New York, but spends $260 billion, while New York spends $220 billion.

By Jill Terreri Ramos • January 13, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on January 12, 2023 in a photo on Facebook:

The cost of eggs has gone up 700%.

By Sara Swann • January 13, 2023
Donald Trump
stated on January 6, 2023 in a campaign website:

As president, Donald Trump “marshaled the full power of government to stop deadly drugs, opioids, and fentanyl from coming into our country. As a result, drug overdose deaths declined nationwide for the first time in nearly 30 years."

By Louis Jacobson • January 9, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on December 30, 2022 in a post:

“Ray Epps confessed to Jan. 6 Committee he ‘orchestrated’ attack on Capitol”

By Gabrielle Settles • January 6, 2023
Tom Tiffany
stated on December 8, 2022 in Twitter:

“Joe Biden left Marines behind in Afghanistan. And now he left a Marine behind in Russia.”

By Laura Schulte • January 6, 2023
Aaron Rouse
stated on December 23, 2022 in a TV ad.:

“Kevin Adams wants to ban abortion.”

By Warren Fiske • January 5, 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
Instagram posts
stated on November 28, 2022 in a post:

The 2021 infrastructure bill requires all new vehicles to have kill switches that will stop vehicle operation and alert law enforcement when drivers are impaired.

By Gabrielle Settles • December 5, 2022
Jill Underly
stated on October 24, 2022 in News release:

“Wisconsin elementary school students buck national trends in ‘National Report Card’ release.”

By Vanessa Swales • December 5, 2022
Robin Vos
stated on November 22, 2022 in Public statement:

“A lot of the programs (that were) started during the pandemic are still going, even though the pandemic is long over.”

By Laura Schulte • December 1, 2022
Viral image
stated on November 15, 2022 in an Instagram post:

Photo shows “ballots not counted in California and this is only one polling location. Yet Gavin Newsom was declared governor minutes after polling stations closed.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 17, 2022
Herschel Walker
stated on November 11, 2022 in an interview:

Raphael Warnock "believes in no cash bail" and "letting people out of prison that are going to make us prisoners in our own home."

By Tom Kertscher • November 17, 2022
Instagram posts
stated on October 31, 2022 in a post:

California’s Proposition 1 includes “a right to abortion up-to-birth.”

By Gabrielle Settles • November 7, 2022
Instagram posts
stated on November 2, 2022 in on social media:

The U.S. “could easily count every vote in every state on election night until a few years ago.”

By Louis Jacobson • November 4, 2022
Kris Mayes
stated on September 28, 2022 in a debate:

“We have seen over the last 10 years ... under Republican governors a rise in the murder rate in Arizona of 20%.”

By Sydney Carruth • November 2, 2022
Ron Johnson
stated on July 14, 2022 in Blog post:

“We finally achieved that energy independence… under the Trump administration. President Biden squandered (it) away.”

By Lawrence Andrea • November 1, 2022
Senate Leadership Fund
stated on October 11, 2022 in a political ad:

Cheri Beasley “backs tax hikes — even on families making under $75,000.”

By Paul Specht • October 31, 2022
National Rifle Association
stated on September 22, 2022 in Radio ad:

Says Gov. Tony Evers would, “allow the government to use red flag laws to confiscate your firearms without due process.”

By Ben Wells • October 31, 2022
Charlie Crist
stated on October 24, 2022 in a gubernatorial debate:

"Crime is up under Governor DeSantis. Crime was down when I was your governor."

By Yacob Reyes • October 28, 2022
Ted Cruz
stated on October 27, 2022 in a tweet:

Only Democratic cities take “‘days’ to count their votes” while “the rest of the country manages to get it done on election night.”

By Louis Jacobson • October 28, 2022
Mark Kelly
stated on October 26, 2022 in a newspaper interview:

Blake Masters “wants to privatize” Social Security.

By Jon Greenberg • October 28, 2022
Club for Growth Action
stated on October 21, 2022 in an ad:

Catherine Cortez Masto "was the deciding vote” to send COVID-19 stimulus checks to more than 1 million prisoners.

By Tom Kertscher • October 27, 2022
Instagram posts
stated on October 20, 2022 in una publicación en Instagram:

“El CDC está a punto de agregar la vacuna Co vid al calendario de vacunación infantil, lo que haría que la vacunación sea obligatoria para que los niños asistan a la escuela”.

By Madison Czopek • October 27, 2022
Marco Rubio
stated on October 18, 2022 in a campaign ad:

Val Demings "voted with Pelosi to raise taxes over $4,000 on Florida families."

By Yacob Reyes • October 25, 2022

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