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Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2011 in a CNN interview:

"We don't have bridges being built" in the United States.

By Robert Farley• May 3, 2011

Threads posts stated on February 05, 2025 in a post:

President Donald Trump said he “‘didn’t have time’ to meet the families of the men, women and children who tragically died in the plane crash.”

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• February 14, 2025

Tucker Carlson stated on December 15, 2019 in an interview with the Atlantic:

Says the Potomac River "has gotten dirtier and dirtier and dirtier and dirtier. I go down there and that litter is left almost exclusively by immigrants."

By Bill McCarthy• December 18, 2019

Instagram posts stated on January 31, 2025 in a post on Instagram:

CNN reported on the Potomac River plane and helicopter crash “hours before it happened.”

By Madison Czopek• February 4, 2025

Denver Riggleman stated on January 23, 2020 in a radio interview.:

“Over 50% of the people now in the House and state Senate have not been born in Virginia.”

By Warren Fiske• February 12, 2020

Facebook posts stated on January 30, 2025 in a video on Facebook:

Early reports of four survivors show “this DC plane crash story isn’t adding up.”

By Madison Czopek• February 7, 2025

Curtis Foltz stated on November 08, 2011 in an op-ed in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

"The study of the Savannah River Estuary . . . clearly demonstrates the project can be constructed and [environmental] impacts will be mitigated."

By Willoughby Mariano• December 14, 2011

Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2025 in a press briefing:

“I changed the Obama policy (on hiring air traffic controllers) ... And then Biden came in and he changed it.”

By Caleb McCullough, Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 31, 2025

Kevin McCarthy stated on July 12, 2017 in a speech on the House floor:

"While California’s population has doubled since the 1970s, we haven’t completed a single major (water) storage project in that time."

By Chris Nichols• July 18, 2017

John Dennis stated on September 14, 2010 in a campaign commercial:

Taxpayers pay $18,000 a month for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's district office in downtown San Francisco.

By Robert Farley• September 15, 2010

Donald Trump stated on July 31, 2018 in rally in Tampa:

"U.S. Steel just announced that they are building six new steel mills."

By Manuela Tobias• August 2, 2018

Loranne Ausley stated on October 11, 2010 in a TV ad.:

"(Jeff) Atwater's busy helping his friends and wasting our tax dollars -- $48 million for a government building so lavish it's dubbed the 'Taj Mahal,' $100,000 for a golf musuem, and $110 million to build a private prison to help a big contributor."

By Aaron Sharockman• October 13, 2010

Mike Fasano stated on October 11, 2011 in a news article:

"Just a little over 60 percent of your electric bill, my electric bill, 60 percent of that is pass-throughs, whether they be for building of nuclear plants or whatever they may be." A planned nuclear plant repair "will only increase that percentage."

By Becky Bowers• October 18, 2011

Miami Seaport Alliance stated on April 24, 2014 in a "Miami Herald" newspaper ad:

David Beckham’s proposed soccer stadium at Miami’s Port "threatens the 207,000 jobs and $27 billion economic impact tied to the cargo and cruise industries."

By Amy Sherman• May 14, 2014

John Boehner stated on July 02, 2009 in a Web ad:

"In Wisconsin, the stimulus paid for a bridge to a bar called Rusty's Backwater Saloon. They've got great burgers, but no new jobs."

By Robert Farley• July 7, 2009

Donald Trump stated on December 04, 2018 in in a tweet:

Says the United States loses "250 Billion Dollars a year on illegal immigration, not including the terrible drug flow. Top Border Security, including a Wall, is $25 Billion. Pays for itself in two months."

By Miriam Valverde• December 5, 2018

Christine Gilbert stated on July 11, 2015 in a letter to the editor of the Austin American-Statesman:

The Texas Capitol faces South toward Goliad, in memory of the most horrific battle of the Texas Revolution.

By W. Gardner Selby• July 24, 2015

Facebook posts stated on April 19, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Dollar Tree, Walgreens, Macy’s, Foot Locker, Gap, Burger King, Regal Cinemas and Kroger have had mass store closures during Joe Biden’s presidency.

By Sara Swann• April 24, 2024

Antonio Villaraigosa stated on September 20, 2017 in a newspaper article:

California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom was "for (high-speed rail), before he’s against it, and then he’s for it again."

By Chris Nichols• September 29, 2017

NextGen Climate Action Committee stated on August 08, 2014 in a campaign ad:

Says Rick Scott "is letting Duke (Energy) keep collecting billions" despite troubled power plants.

By PolitiFact Staff • August 13, 2014

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