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Martha Raddatz stated on August 24, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week":

The Obama administration originally "wanted 10,000 troops to remain in Iraq -- not combat troops, but military advisers, special operations forces, to watch the counterterrorism effort."

By Katie Sanders• August 24, 2014

John Oliver stated on June 08, 2014 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight":

Brazil built a $300 million stadium in the Amazon rainforest that "is only going to be used for four World Cup games," and there’s no team "that can fill it afterwards."

By Katie Sanders• June 11, 2014

Viral image stated on August 18, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says Al Jazeera tweeted, “#BreakingNews Taliban started abducting minor girls from their home. The parents who are refusing to give their daughters to Taliban are being killed by Taliban fighters.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• August 19, 2021

Bill Clinton stated on February 16, 2016 in a campaign event:

"The people that perpetrated that travesty in San Bernardino had never been to the Middle East."

By Lauren Carroll• February 22, 2016

Doonesbury stated on January 11, 2015 in the Sunday comics:

The CIA paid two psychologists $81 million "to develop and run their torture program."

By Jon Greenberg• January 12, 2015

Donald Trump stated on June 03, 2020 in a tweet:

Says he’s the one who gave the nickname “Mad Dog” to former Defense Secretary James Mattis.

By Louis Jacobson• June 4, 2020

Paul Ryan stated on October 11, 2012 in the vice presidential debate:

Says Joe Biden "went to China and said that he sympathized and wouldn't second-guess their one-child policy of forced abortions and sterilizations."

By J.B. Wogan• October 12, 2012

Mike Pence stated on October 04, 2016 in the 2016 Vice Presidential debate:

Says "Iraq has been overrun by ISIS because Hillary Clinton failed to renegotiate . . . a status of forces agreement."

By Jon Greenberg• October 5, 2016

Maria Sachs stated on October 01, 2013 in a press conference at AutoNation in Fort Lauderdale:

"In 2011, texting surpassed alcohol as the leading contributing factor in teen driving deaths."

By Rochelle Koff• October 29, 2013

Jeb Bush stated on May 13, 2015 in a response to a question after a town hall meeting:

"We had an agreement that the president could have signed that would have kept 10,000 troops" in Iraq.

By Joshua Gillin• May 18, 2015

Donald Trump stated on April 02, 2018 in a tweet:

Mexico has "very strong border laws -- ours are pathetic."

By Louis Jacobson• April 2, 2018

Tulsi Gabbard stated on July 31, 2019 in a debate:

Says that under President Donald Trump, "not only have we not gone after al-Qaida ... our president is supporting al-Qaida."

By Tom Kertscher• August 2, 2019

Lamar Smith stated on December 06, 2015 in Op-ed column in the San Antonio Express-News:

"The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has estimated that the Obama administration’s Power Plan will cause energy costs in Texas to rise as much as 16 percent per year."

By Filipa Ioannou• December 17, 2015

Rand Paul stated on February 27, 2015 in a speech at CPAC:

U.S. military involvement in Libya "allowed thousands of surface-to-air missiles to fall into the hands of radical Islamists."

By Lauren Carroll• March 9, 2015

Lindsey Graham stated on August 10, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday":

Top U.S. intelligence officials have told "every member of Congress, including the president, we’re about to be attacked in a serious way because (of) the threat emanating from Syria and Iraq."

By Jon Greenberg• August 10, 2014

Ted Cruz stated on December 08, 2015 in an interview with NPR:

"Mike Morell testified and told Congress that the reason Obama has not bombed ISIS' oil fields is they're concerned about global warming."

By Linda Qiu• December 14, 2015

Rand Paul stated on May 19, 2013 in an appearance on CNN’s ‘State of the Union’:

Says Hillary Clinton "was asked repeatedly to provide security in Benghazi on several occasions, including direct cables."

By Becky Bowers• May 22, 2013

David Gregory stated on August 10, 2014 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press":

The Islamic State, or ISIS, was "cast off by al-Qaida because" it was "considered too extreme."

By Linda Qiu• August 13, 2014

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

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

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