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Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in the State of the Union address:

"The United States of America, right now, has the strongest, most durable economy in the world."

By Louis Jacobson• January 15, 2016

Joe Biden stated on July 22, 2021 in a CNN town hall:

"The cost of an automobile, it's kind of back to what it was before the pandemic."

By Louis Jacobson• July 23, 2021

Donald Trump stated on October 11, 2016 in a tweet:

Says he won the second debate with Hillary Clinton "in a landslide" in "every poll."

By Tom Kertscher• October 12, 2016

Theresa Greenfield stated on May 18, 2020 in a debate:

“I’ve taken a pledge not to take one dime of corporate PAC donations.”

By Caleb McCullough• May 28, 2020

Peter Kinder stated on October 16, 2015 in a tweet:

"After today, @GovJayNixon will have been overridden more times than all previous governors in #MO history #moleg"

By Allison Graves• October 28, 2015

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

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

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

Hillary Clinton's claim in her new book about voter suppression in Wisconsin

By Tom Kertscher• September 12, 2017

A closer look at an anti-Hillary Clinton meme

By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• July 31, 2015

As Ron DeSantis kicks off his presidential bid, how has Florida fared economically on his watch?

By Louis Jacobson• May 24, 2023

Ted Cruz photos by Associated Press included several of gun seemingly pointed at him

By W. Gardner Selby• June 22, 2015

Ted Cruz's first fact checks as presidential hopeful

By W. Gardner Selby• March 27, 2015

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

By Grace Abels• November 7, 2025

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

By Louis Jacobson• April 25, 2023