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Danielle Pletka stated on November 25, 2018 in in a panel discussion:

"We need to also recognize that we just had two of the coldest years, biggest drop in global temperatures that we have had since the 1980s, the biggest in the last 100 years. We don't talk about that."

By John Kruzel• November 28, 2018

Instagram posts stated on August 11, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Photos are proof that Hawaii fires were caused by a “direct energy weapon assault on the people.”

By Jeff Cercone• August 11, 2023

Ro Khanna stated on February 20, 2025 in a TikTok video:

“Breaking news: The Trump administration just announced that Medicare will stop covering telehealth starting April 1. … We need to stand up to these Medicare cuts.”

By Suz Redfearn• March 18, 2025

Social Media stated on July 06, 2025 in a TikTok video:

The Trump administration “has defunded not only the National Weather Service but also what’s known as NOAA.”

By Louis Jacobson, Ella Moore, Amy Sherman• July 8, 2025

Ted Cruz stated on October 19, 2025 in an X post:

Democrats are “dishonestly sending around a video from 2017” claiming it was an Oct. 18 ‘No Kings’ rally in Boston.

By Louis Jacobson, Loreben Tuquero• October 20, 2025

X posts stated on October 26, 2025 in a post on X:

Video shows Hurricane Melissa hitting Jamaica on Oct. 26, 2025.

By Maria Briceño• October 27, 2025

Brian Tyler Cohen stated on May 03, 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

West Virginians For Health Freedom stated on August 29, 2025 in a billboard in Morgantown, W.Va.:

“Vaccine makers are exempt from all liability for vaccine injury and death.”

By Natalie Ribar• October 15, 2025

Donald Trump stated on November 22, 2025 in a Truth Social post:

“I have just gotten the highest poll numbers of my ‘political career.’”

By Louis Jacobson• November 24, 2025

Texas-reared Rand Paul and the Truth-O-Meter

By W. Gardner Selby• April 6, 2015

Federal spending on old and young, by the numbers

By Louis Jacobson• January 28, 2013

The food pyramid was phased out in 2011, but it still gets hate. We looked back at why

By Grace Abels• November 7, 2025

Ted Cruz's first fact checks as presidential hopeful

By W. Gardner Selby• March 27, 2015

As Joe Biden announces his reelection bid, how has the economy fared on his watch?

By Louis Jacobson• April 25, 2023