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Grok AI stated on January 04, 2025 in an X post:

President Joe Biden rescinded a Medal of Freedom given to Trump’s “campaign manager, Bradley Birkenfeld, in 2021.”

By Loreben Tuquero• January 7, 2025

Barack Obama stated on July 14, 2012 in a campaign ad:

Says Mitt Romney "had millions in a Swiss bank account."

By Louis Jacobson• July 16, 2012

Future45 stated on March 08, 2016 in a television ad:

Banks paid Hillary Clinton "over $1 million and are contributing millions more to elect her."

By Lauren Carroll• March 10, 2016

Mike Pence stated on March 17, 2009 in a TV interview:

"Tens of billions of dollars (from taxpayer-funded bailouts) ... flowed straight through AIG into the coffers of foreign corporations and foreign banks."

By Robert Farley• March 20, 2009

Dennis Kucinich stated on September 07, 2011 in a television interview:

"The Fed created $1.2 trillion out of nothing, gave it to banks, and some of them foreign banks, so that they could stabilize their operations."

By Peter Krouse• September 28, 2011

Facebook posts stated on June 21, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook:

“Nuevo programa en línea está enviando a estudiantes laptops Apple gratis y subvenciones en efectivo".

By Marta Campabadal Graus• July 1, 2024

Bernie Sanders stated on October 04, 2011 in an interview with MSNBC:

"Today, you have six financial institutions, the largest six, that have assets that are the equivalent of 60 percent of the GDP of the United States of America."

By Louis Jacobson• October 6, 2011

Michael Long stated on October 14, 2016 in an interview on Capital Tonight:

Because of its higher minimum wage, New York State is "already showing signs of various companies picking up and leaving."

By Dan Clark• December 23, 2016

Mary Matalin stated on July 15, 2012 in comments on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos.":

Says Debbie Wasserman Schultz "has these offshore accounts" like Mitt Romney.

By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 18, 2012

Occupy Democrats stated on April 05, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Josh Mandel doctored an image in a campaign ad but "forgot to Photoshop the hands that clearly show he put his face on the body of a Black soldier."

By Bill McCarthy• April 7, 2022

Bernie Sanders stated on May 16, 2016 in a town hall in San Juan:

"Puerto Rico’s $70 billion debt is unsustainable and it is unpayable. And the reason why it is unsustainable has everything to do with the greed of Wall Street vulture funds."

By Linda Qiu• May 19, 2016

Donald Trump stated on May 08, 2025 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press":

“We have now close to $10 trillion” in investments. “We’re talking about essentially two months.”

By Madison Czopek, Louis Jacobson• May 8, 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

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 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

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