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Nikki Fried
stated on June 9, 2021 in an interview with WINK TV:

Gov. Ron DeSantis “signed a $1 billion tax increase on the people of our state, on our consumers, yet gave a $500 million tax break to our corporations."

By Amy Sherman • June 15, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on June 9, 2021 in an Instagram post:

"Study: hydroxychloroquine can boost COVID-19 survival chances by nearly 200%."

By Tom Kertscher • June 14, 2021
JB Pritzker
stated on June 3, 2021 in a TV interview:

Illinois Republican lawmakers “have argued that they want an independent [redistricting] commission, but they didn't do anything about it.”

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • June 11, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on May 30, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says Listerine mouthwash can be effectively used as a mosquito repellant.

By Andy Nguyen • June 8, 2021
Mark Pocan
stated on May 21, 2021 in Twitter:

Says withdrawing troops from Afghanistan could save the U.S. $50 billion.

By Laura Schulte • June 8, 2021
Ron DeSantis
stated on June 2, 2021 in a press conference:

Says Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried “spent millions of dollars to put her face on every gas pump across this state.”

By Jon Greenberg • June 4, 2021
Joe Biden
stated on June 1, 2021 in a speech in Tulsa, Okla.:

"Two members of the Senate," Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, "voted more with my Republican friends" than with the president from their own party.

By Louis Jacobson • June 2, 2021
Natasha Marcus
stated on May 6, 2021 in a tweet:

Says North Carolina bill "would allow politically active 501(c)(4) organizations to hide major donors while using their money to support or oppose candidates and political issues.”

By Paul Specht • May 31, 2021
Instagram posts
stated on May 26, 2021 in an Instagram post:

"The Lancet peer-reviewed study confirms vaccine efficacy, not as 95% stated by the vaccine companies, but as: AstraZeneca 1.3%; Moderna 1.2%; J&J 1.2%; Pfizer 0.84%."

By Bill McCarthy • May 28, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on May 25, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“The Biden administration has decided to cancel $0 in student debt.”

By Tom Kertscher • May 28, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on May 7, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Congress created “a generous mortgage relief program” for veterans.

By Madison Czopek • May 28, 2021
Joe Biden
stated on May 27, 2021 in a speech in Cleveland:

“Now, 50% of all of America, more than any other country, is fully vaccinated.”

By Louis Jacobson • May 28, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on May 26, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Police defunding is to blame for “skyrocketing murder rates” in Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Portland, New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.

By Miriam Valverde • May 28, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on May 22, 2021 in a Facebook post:

"21% of 140,000 ballots were found to be in error in GA.”

By Amy Sherman • May 27, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on May 17, 2021 in social media posts:

“Gas prices highest in a decade. Worst jobs report in 2 decades. Highest inflation in 3 decades. Highest increase in illegal immigration in 4 decades.”

By Louis Jacobson • May 26, 2021
Josh Mandel
stated on May 21, 2021 in a tweet:

“The federal government spent over $500k trying to force fish to exercise on treadmills, an additional $150k to see if gingerbread houses are earthquake proof.”

By Jon Greenberg • May 24, 2021
The Gateway Pundit
stated on May 17, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“COVID cases in India plummet after government promotes ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine use.”

By Tom Kertscher • May 21, 2021
Tom Cotton
stated on April 8, 2021 in a tweet:

“New York's 1,200+ homeless veterans are ineligible for these $15,600 payments.”

By Cassidey Kavathas • May 18, 2021
Terry McAuliffe
stated on May 6, 2021 in a debate.:

“Every single Petersburg (Va.) school was accredited when I left office.”

By Warren Fiske • May 12, 2021
Viral image
stated on April 29, 2021 in a Facebook post:

"Manufacturing the battery for one electric car produces the same amount of carbon dioxide as running a petrol car for eight years."

By Andy Nguyen • May 11, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on April 25, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Caitlyn Jenner “literally killed someone 6 years ago in the streets and was released by a District Attorney.”

By Steven Rascón • May 10, 2021
Institute for Energy Research
stated on April 16, 2021 in an article:

“Conventional generators are very thin right now because Texas has gone to so many renewables.”

By Brandon Mulder • May 10, 2021
Survival International
stated on April 22, 2021 in a website press release:

With the goal to preserve 30% of the earth’s land and water by 2030, “300 million people stand to lose their land and livelihood, most of them tribal and indigenous peoples.”

By Jon Greenberg • May 7, 2021
Chris Christie
stated on May 2, 2021 in remarks on ABC's "This Week":

"Joe Biden is proposing that any family who tries to pass a business or a farm down to their son or daughter or grandson or granddaughter are going to pay a huge new tax."

By Louis Jacobson • May 6, 2021
Ron Johnson
stated on April 8, 2021 in Twitter:

With federal stimulus money for schools, “no distinctions are being made between Wisconsin schools that remain closed to in-person learning, and those that have been re-opened for months.”

By Laura Schulte • May 5, 2021
Ron DeSantis
stated on April 19, 2021 in a speech:

“If you look at some of these places that (reduced police funding), they’ve already seen crime go up."

By Miriam Valverde • May 4, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on April 19, 2021 in social media posts:

“For #Covid vaccines, shingles and even more dangerous and painful skin conditions may be the new thrombocytopenia."

By Julie Appleby • April 29, 2021
Missouri House Democratic Caucus
stated on March 22, 2021 in a tweet:

"An average of nearly 5,000 Missourians were contracting COVID every day in November."

By William Skipworth • April 24, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on April 20, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Maxine Waters could be “sentenced” for “jury tampering.”

By Sasha Hupka • April 23, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on April 10, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“Joe Biden and the Democrats want to remove any term that denotes gender.”

By Tom Kertscher • April 19, 2021

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