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Facebook posts stated on July 06, 2015 in a meme on social media:

Says Hillary Clinton’s top 10 donors are mainly "banks, corporations and media," while Bernie Sanders’ top 10 donors are labor unions.

By Louis Jacobson• July 7, 2015

Facebook posts stated on April 15, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says Donald Trump wrote in his book, "Being an atheist gives me an edge in every deal. Christians are too moral for business."

By Samantha Putterman• April 17, 2019

Facebook posts stated on July 06, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Federal officials confirmed that the CDC “sent states tainted lab test kits in early February that were themselves seeded with the virus.”

By Samantha Putterman• July 8, 2020

Bloggers stated on December 12, 2018 in a Facebook post:

Quotes incoming U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as saying "under capitalism, man oppresses man. Under socialism, it’s the other way around."

By Samantha Putterman• December 18, 2018

Marco Rubio stated on January 14, 2016 in Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.:

Under Ted Cruz’s tax plan, "businesses will now have to pay 16 percent on the money they make. They will also have to pay 16 percent on the money they pay their employees."

By W. Gardner Selby• January 26, 2016

Jeff Flake stated on January 17, 2018 in the U.S. Senate:

Says Donald Trump's use of the term "fake news" to undermine journalism "seems (to have) inspired dictators and authoritarians."

By John Kruzel• January 22, 2018

Barack Obama stated on November 02, 2011 in a campaign ad:

"Because of Barack Obama 32 million new people will have healthcare."

By Molly Moorhead• November 2, 2011

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

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

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

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

Federal spending on old and young, by the numbers

By Louis Jacobson• January 28, 2013

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

By Louis Jacobson• May 24, 2023

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

By Louis Jacobson• February 1, 2013