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Greg Abbott stated on June 27, 2018 in a fundraising conference call with supporters:

"In Houston, Texas, there are more brothels than there are Starbucks."

By W. Gardner Selby• July 13, 2018

National Rifle Association stated on October 04, 2016 in a campaign mailer:

Says Patrick Murphy "supports a gun ban on commonly owned semi-automatic firearms used for hunting, recreational shooting and self defense."

By Joshua Gillin• October 11, 2016

C.W. Bill Young stated on October 17, 2012 in a TV commercial:

Says he "opposed $716 billion cut to Medicare."

By Katie Sanders• October 30, 2012

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

Pramila Jayapal stated on May 28, 2023 in in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union”:

The average amount of assistance for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is $6 a day.

By Sevana Wenn• June 6, 2023

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

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

Barack Obama, briefly in Austin, has kept 45 percent of his campaign promises, Obameter indicates

By W. Gardner Selby• March 11, 2016

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 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

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