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Kevin McCarthy
stated on May 28, 2023 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":

"Every study has shown” that when work requirements are tied to federal safety-net programs, “it puts more people to work.”

By Louis Jacobson • June 1, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on May 26, 2023 in an Instagram post:

“Miami-Dade County has banned” Amanda Gorman’s poem “from elementary schools.”

By Jeff Cercone • May 31, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on May 10, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Electric vehicles are a "giant computer that can be controlled remotely from some cloud-based central grid."

By Tom Kertscher • May 26, 2023
MAGA Inc
stated on May 24, 2023 in an ad:

“Ron DeSantis voted against the wall.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • May 26, 2023
Joe Biden
stated on May 21, 2023 in a press conference in Hiroshima, Japan:

Said he was “able to convince India, Australia, Japan, and the United States to form an organization called the Quad to maintain stability in the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea."

By Louis Jacobson • May 26, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on May 20, 2023 in an Instagram post:

"NYC mayor plans to track and limit meat and dairy."

By Jeff Cercone • May 25, 2023
Hakeem Jeffries
stated on May 12, 2023 in a tweet:

“(Donald) Trump ran up more debt than any other president in American history.”

By Louis Jacobson • May 22, 2023
TikTok posts
stated on May 10, 2023 in un video de TikTok:

“El gobierno de Estados Unidos estará otorgando 30,000 visas mensuales" para personas de Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras y El Salvador "para poder venir a vivir a los Estados Unidos por dos años con permiso de trabajo".

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • May 19, 2023
Joe Biden
stated on May 10, 2023 in a speech in New York:

"The Republican plan would cut federal law enforcement officers — 30,000 — including 11,000 FBI agents, 2,000 border agents, DEA agents, and so on."

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • May 18, 2023
TikTok posts
stated on April 3, 2023 in un video de TikTok:

“A partir del 11 de mayo no podrán ser deportados personas que lleguen a la frontera de los Estados Unidos bajo el Título 42”.

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • May 16, 2023
Donald Trump
stated on May 10, 2023 in a CNN town hall:

“Many of these teachers are soldiers, ex-soldiers, ex-policeman.”

By Amy Sherman • May 11, 2023
Brian Tyler Cohen
stated on May 3, 2023 in a Facebook post:

House Speaker “Kevin McCarthy has quietly implemented a pay raise for members (of Congress) that could be $30,000+ per person. It circumvents the Constitution by instead reimbursing their rent, utilities, & meals.”

By Louis Jacobson • May 11, 2023
Marc Short
stated on May 7, 2023 in remarks on CNN's "State of the Union":

“This year, there have been 13,000 deaths by gun violence. The vast majority, 95% of them, are in inner cities, where you have some of the strictest gun control laws in the country.”

By Louis Jacobson • May 10, 2023
Will Cain
stated on April 24, 2023 in a Fox News segment:

Democrats “introduced a bill that would ban detaining gay illegal immigrants.”

By Grace Abels • May 9, 2023
Gavin Newsom
stated on May 7, 2023 in a tweet:

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott “cut $211 million in mental health funding.”

By Sarah Bahari • May 9, 2023
Mike Bost
stated on April 26, 2023 in a House floor speech:

Addressing the impact of the House GOP debt-ceiling bill on veterans’ programs, "I'm dead serious that we're not cutting veterans, and I mean it."

By Michael McAulliff • May 9, 2023
TikTok posts
stated on May 4, 2023 in a TikTok:

Florida lawmakers danced “after passing anti-trans legislation.”

By Sara Swann • May 5, 2023
Ron Johnson
stated on April 24, 2023 in Public statement:

Says Social Security is a “legal Ponzi scheme.”

By Vanessa Swales • May 5, 2023
Tricia Cotham
stated on April 5, 2023 in a press conference:

Minority Leader Robert Reives “sent out a statement … encouraging us to resign and/or (face) a primary challenge.”

By Paul Specht • May 4, 2023
Nikki Haley
stated on April 21, 2023 in a tweet:

“Buyers with good credit scores will pay even more to cover for those with bad credit."

By Samantha Putterman • May 3, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on April 24, 2023 in an Instagram post:

“Face masks may raise risk of stillbirths, testicular dysfunction and cognitive decline, study warns.”

By Tom Kertscher • April 28, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on April 12, 2023 in a Facebook post:

"Oil pulling” improves overall oral health, strengthens gums, helps prevent cavities, whitens teeth and reduces plaque.

By Tom Kertscher • April 28, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on April 24, 2023 in a post shared on Facebook:

BlackRock owns 59 million shares of Dominion Voting Systems and 45.7 million shares of Fox News. BlackRock sued itself and fired Tucker Carlson as part of the lawsuit.

By Madison Czopek • April 26, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on April 12, 2023 in an Instagram post:

“The abortion pill has been linked to the deaths of at least 28 women in the U.S. alone.”

By Samantha Putterman • April 26, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on April 19, 2023 in a Facebook post:

George Soros is banned in Russia, Pakistan, Turkey, Hungary, Poland and the Philippines.

By Loreben Tuquero • April 21, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on April 11, 2023 in an Instagram reel:

The RESTRICT Act would allow the U.S. government to “charge you with a felony and $1 million for having a VPN.”

By Sara Swann • April 19, 2023
Joe Biden
stated on April 13, 2023 in a speech to the Irish parliament:

“Fewer people get hurt playing rugby” than American football.

By Louis Jacobson • April 14, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on April 6, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook:

“La NASA advierte que el sol podría dejar de brillar y causar una catástrofe”.

By Maria Briceño • April 14, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on March 31, 2023 in una publicación de Facebook:

"Latino, inmigrante, recién llegado … Si eres inmigrante en Estados Unidos y llevas más de tres meses ahí, podrías calificar para obtener cupones de comida”.

By Marta Campabadal Graus • April 13, 2023
Tweets
stated on April 5, 2023 in a Tweet:

New Kansas law will “authorize genital inspections of children in order for kids to play sports.”

By Grace Abels • April 13, 2023

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