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South West News Service stated on April 24, 2020 in a news story:

Black cats in Vietnam are being killed and consumed as a COVID-19 cure.

By Tom Kertscher• May 8, 2020

Barack Obama stated on August 02, 2016 in a press conference at the White House:

Thanks to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, "Vietnam is drafting and presenting unprecedented labor reforms, changing their Constitution to recognize worker organizations in Vietnam for the first time."

By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy• August 4, 2016

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

Donald Trump stated on January 04, 2016 in a television ad:

A Trump television ad shows Mexicans swarming over "our southern border."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Louis Jacobson• January 4, 2016

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

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

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

Tracking Ted Cruz fact checks

By W. Gardner Selby• March 15, 2016

Scott Walker, Greg Abbott and the Truth-O-Meter

By W. Gardner Selby• March 27, 2015

Ted Cruz, presidential possible, has 'Time for Truth' book coming

By W. Gardner Selby• March 5, 2015

Ted Cruz's first fact checks as presidential hopeful

By W. Gardner Selby• March 27, 2015

Medicare and Social Security: What you paid compared with what you get

By Louis Jacobson• February 1, 2013

Federal spending on old and young, by the numbers

By Louis Jacobson• January 28, 2013