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Facebook posts stated on August 27, 2023 in a Facebook post:

The mothers of Major League Soccer players “file complaint against Leo Messi.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• August 30, 2023

Instagram posts stated on February 07, 2024 in an Instagram post:

"Ukraine puts Tucker Carlson on a ‘hit list’ after an interview with Vladimir Putin.”

By Jeff Cercone• February 9, 2024

Facebook posts stated on May 28, 2019 in a Facebook post:

"California to teach kindergarteners there are 15 genders."

By Amy Sherman• May 31, 2019

Michael Kearns stated on April 11, 2017 in a press conference:

There were "76 deaths in three years" at the Buffalo Psychiatric Center

By Dan Clark• April 12, 2017

William Weld stated on September 07, 2016 in an Ask Me Anything session on reddit:

Says "76 percent of all voters in the United States say they want Johnson-Weld, by name, in the presidential debates."

By Louis Jacobson• September 13, 2016

Democratic Governors Association stated on July 29, 2010 in a statement on a DGA-created website:

Lincoln Chafee "voted with President George W. Bush and the conservative leadership 76% of the time."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• August 15, 2010

Progressive Change Campaign Committee stated on August 19, 2009 in their Web site:

76 percent of Americans want a public health care option.

By Catharine Richert• August 20, 2009

Jeff Sessions stated on July 26, 2018 in a speech:

"One out of every 30 people in the Greater Boston area is an illegal alien."

By Miriam Valverde• July 31, 2018

New Approach Oregon stated on June 26, 2014 in a Facebook post:

76 percent of doctors support the use of medical marijuana

By Dana Tims• July 22, 2014

Facebook posts stated on September 07, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“NIKE has stated, ‘We’re a $76 billion dollar company that can afford to let go of all ‘Make America Great Again’ customers.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• September 8, 2020

Russ Feingold stated on October 27, 2016 in a meeting with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial board.:

Says Ron Johnson "is benefiting from several super PACs, I am not."

By Cara Lombardo• November 3, 2016

Facebook posts stated on April 28, 2022 in a video on Facebook:

“We have 76% of Americans living paycheck to paycheck, meaning they are one paycheck away from poverty.”

By Madison Czopek• May 16, 2022

Viral image stated on November 02, 2022 in an Instagram post:

CNN reported Donald Trump died on Nov. 1.

By Ciara O'Rourke• November 3, 2022

Joe Biden stated on August 23, 2008 in Springfield, Ill.:

"There's only four senators senior to me ... there's still 44 older than me."

By Kathryn A. Wolfe• August 27, 2008

Chain email stated on October 21, 2014 in a chain email:

The Affordable Care Act says that "at age 76 when you most need it most, you are not eligible for cancer treatment. … Cancer hospital will ration care according to the patient's age."

By Lauren Burns• October 21, 2014

Facebook posts stated on May 16, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“This is 76 year old senile Joe Biden!!! That is a 15 year old girl with whom he’s making out!!!”

By Ciara O'Rourke• May 28, 2020

Rick Perry stated on June 27, 2017 in a White House briefing:

France "wouldn’t buy Texas beef for some reason, yet 76 percent of their energy comes from nuclear power."

By W. Gardner Selby• June 30, 2017

Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2025 in a Facebook post:

“Daughter of boxing legend, Muhammed Ali, Laila Ali, has lost her life while giving birth in a Canadian hospital.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• April 4, 2025

Chain email stated on June 03, 2013 in a chain email:

Says "At age 76 when you most need it, you are not eligible for cancer treatment" under Affordable Care Act.

By Janie Har• June 8, 2013

Taylor Swift stated on June 01, 2019 in an Instagram post:

"The majority of Americans across ALL parties favor these nondiscrimination policies for LGBTQ people (liberals at 81%, moderates at 76% and conservatives at 55%)."

By Tom Kertscher• June 5, 2019

Your early vote can be of primary importance

By Sue Owen• February 18, 2014

Before Supreme Court ruling, Texans defined marriage as between one man, one woman

By W. Gardner Selby• June 26, 2015

PolitiFact turns 1

By Bill Adair• August 22, 2008