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James Fishback stated on February 26, 2026 in a speech:
Artificial intelligence data centers "drive up electric bills by 30 or 40%" and "suck up 500,000 gallons of water a day.”
By Samantha Putterman• March 4, 2026
Donald Trump stated on January 21, 2026 in remarks:
In artificial intelligence, “We're leading China by a lot.”
By Loreben Tuquero• January 29, 2026
Instagram posts stated on October 06, 2024 in Instagram posts:
Video shows Oct. 6, 2024, fires in Beirut caused by Israeli airstrikes.
By Sofia Ahmed• October 7, 2024
Social Media stated on January 29, 2024 in an X post:
Elon Musk is not allowing X users to search for Taylor Swift on the platform “out of fear they will find this pro-Biden image of her.”
By Katelyn Ferral• January 30, 2024
Social Media stated on May 31, 2026 in social media posts:
A video shows workers removing President Donald Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center.
By Loreben Tuquero• June 1, 2026
Ertharin Cousin stated on September 06, 2016 in a speech transcript on Medium:
"One extra year of schooling for girls reduces infant mortality rates among their children by up to 10 percent."
By Jon Greenberg• September 15, 2016
Facebook posts stated on November 22, 2020 in a Facebook post:
The number of people who have died in the U.S. in 2020 is on par with years prior to COVID-19.
By Samantha Putterman• December 11, 2020
Buck Sexton stated on February 08, 2021 in a blog item posted on Facebook:
The science says “open the schools, stop wearing masks outside, and everyone at low risk should start living normal lives."
By Victoria Knight• February 19, 2021
Darrell Steinberg stated on October 24, 2019 in an interview with Capital Public Radio:
"90,000 Californians are unsheltered and homeless." 
By Chris Nichols• October 31, 2019
Facebook posts stated on April 19, 2026 in Facebook posts:
Video shows President Donald Trump at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
By Loreben Tuquero• April 21, 2026
Donald Trump stated on December 09, 2025 in public events:
The U.S. has received promises of investments totaling $18 trillion to $22 trillion since January.
By Louis Jacobson, Nick Karmia• December 9, 2025
Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Mitch McConnell's "biggest donor" is a "Russian oligarch that the GOP just lifted sanctions on."
By Samantha Putterman• February 14, 2019
X posts stated on May 14, 2023 in a tweet:
Photo shows former President Donald Trump “in the hood.”
By Loreben Tuquero• May 16, 2023
Bernie Sanders stated on March 10, 2019 in speech at a rally in Concord, New Hampshire:
I received "more votes from young people — black, white, Latino, Asian American and Native American — than Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton combined."
By Kit Norton• March 16, 2019
Social Media stated on July 21, 2023 in Facebook post:
These images show LeBron James dressed in pink for the “Barbie” movie.
By Nuria Diaz Muñoz• July 27, 2023
Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2023 in a rally:
The Trump administration “built nearly 500 miles of border wall.”
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• August 9, 2023
TikTok posts stated on August 16, 2025 in a post on TikTok:
TikTok videos show police clearing out homeless encampments in Washington, D.C.
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• August 22, 2025
Rick Perry stated on January 14, 2010 in a campaign blog entry during the GOP gubernatorial debate:
"The Trans-Texas Corridor is dead."
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• January 18, 2010
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
Social Media stated on February 22, 2026 in social media posts:
Image shows Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, after the killing of Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, the head of Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
By Maria Briceño• February 23, 2026

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By Loreben Tuquero• May 30, 2025

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Trump says Iran is a country ‘based on disinformation.’ Here’s how Iran conducts influence ops

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