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Search results for "Ad firms settle with Trump FTC over claims they boycotted conservative media"

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Facebook posts stated on June 25, 2021 in a post on Facebook:
“Coca-Cola has lost $4 bil in market value as people are boycotting Coke for their ‘try to be less White’ statement.”
By Emily Tian• July 23, 2021
Facebook posts stated on February 06, 2022 in a Facebook post:
"According to Congress, travel nurses need a pay cap.”
By Jeff Cercone• February 16, 2022
Amy Klobuchar stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall event for Democratic presidential candidates:
"Big pharmaceuticals pay off — they literally pay off — generics to keep the prices and the competition off the market."
By Emmarie Huetteman• April 25, 2019
Tommy Thompson stated on August 03, 2012 in a TV ad:
Says U.S. Senate rival Eric Hovde "refused to pay his property taxes until he was taken to court."
By Tom Kertscher• August 10, 2012
Threads posts stated on September 16, 2024 in a Threads post:
“Donald Trump posted this photo of Taylor Swift saying that she was crying because she lost over $150 million worth of merchandise.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 18, 2024
Threads posts stated on May 03, 2024 in a Threads post:
“Truth Social is shut down, no longer operable.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 13, 2024
Facebook posts stated on April 06, 2023 in a photo on Facebook:
“Anheuser-Busch CEO resigns” after Bud Light partners with transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney.
By Sara Swann• April 10, 2023
Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2024 in a Facebook post:
"Following Chiefs, Steelers also announce boycott of Pride nights.”
By Jeff Cercone• November 19, 2024
Facebook posts stated on June 12, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Photos show Target is pushing "evil agenda" on kids.
By Jeff Cercone• July 18, 2023
Phil Ruffin stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland:
Says Donald Trump "always pays his bills promptly."
By Louis Jacobson• July 21, 2016
Threads posts stated on July 08, 2024 in a Threads post:
List shows settlements Donald Trump made to 10- to 13-year-old victims of child sex crimes.
By Loreben Tuquero• July 12, 2024
Freedom Partners Action Fund stated on May 02, 2016 in a television ad:
"During the (housing) crisis, Catherine Cortez Masto gave a sweetheart contract worth millions to a D.C. law firm that then donated thousands to her political campaigns."
By Riley Snyder• May 27, 2016
TikTok posts stated on November 11, 2023 in a TikTok post:
“Israel has changed their barcode from 729 to 871 … as the public was boycotting Israeli products.”
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• November 21, 2023
Jeff Fitzgerald stated on December 27, 2010 in a television interview:
Says 15,000 IRS employees "have to be added to administer ‘ObamaCare’ and look at the tax implications."
By Tom Kertscher• January 14, 2011
Facebook posts stated on April 13, 2024 in a Facebook post:
"The administration (has) passed a new bill to help Americans with $15,000+ in credit card debt to write off their balance by 50%."
By Jeff Cercone• April 26, 2024
John Lewis stated on January 14, 2017 in an interview with NBC's 'Meet the Press':
The inauguration of Donald Trump "will be the first one that I miss since I've been in Congress."
By Louis Jacobson• January 17, 2017
Meghan McCain stated on March 20, 2018 in a discussion on "The View":
"It happened under Obama, and it was lauded by the media as being genius. And now under the Trump campaign — it’s the Cambridge Analytica scandal."
By Manuela Tobias• March 22, 2018
Arizona Democratic Party stated on April 03, 2018 in a website:
"Congresswoman Martha McSally voted to let companies sell your internet data to the highest bidder without your consent. Then she got paid $42,000 by the very corporations she allowed to sell your personal info."
By Miriam Valverde• April 11, 2018
Nathan Deal stated on July 17, 2014 in radio interview :
Says Jason Carter has "gotten David Axelrod to come down and be his campaign advisor."  
By Nancy Badertscher• July 29, 2014
Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2025 in a post:
Conservative activist Laura Loomer’s reporting proves “Alex Wong is the individual who added (journalist) Jeffrey Goldberg” to the Trump administration Signal group text about bombing Yemen.
By Madison Czopek• April 4, 2025

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The facts on advertiser boycotts against cable news networks

By Bill McCarthy• July 22, 2019

Inside the ‘unprecedented’ struggle to contain coronavirus scams

By Daniel Funke• May 31, 2020

Fact-checking Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's congressional testimony

By Jon Greenberg• April 12, 2018

Red light on ‘greenwashing’? US regulatory agency takes fresh look at deceptive climate claims

By Tom Kertscher• July 17, 2023

FTC has long said products must back up health claims. A MAHA lawsuit would upend that.

By Arthur Allen• August 25, 2025

The fallout from spreading election falsehoods: lawsuits, settlements and bankruptcy filings

By Madison Czopek• June 13, 2024

Boycotting Medicaid expansion puts a small dent in U.S deficits

By Nancy Madsen• April 29, 2014

Should you worry about data from your period-tracking app being used against you?

By Victoria Knight, Hannah Norman• May 12, 2022

The race for the Nevada Senate seat: A guide

By Louis Jacobson• June 2, 2022

Fact-checking internet rumors about Brett Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford

By Kyra Haas, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• September 26, 2018

How many times has Jim Justice been sued for not paying his bills?

By Natalie Bowman, Katie Minor• October 29, 2020

Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ claim about cost of Trump’s border wall

By Chris Nichols• August 29, 2017

Ask PolitiFact: What does the Iran war mean for US gasoline prices?

By Louis Jacobson• March 4, 2026

Fact-checking the March 20 Sunday shows

By Lauren Carroll, Joshua Gillin• March 17, 2016

Fact-checking the pro-Clinton super PAC's attack on Donald Trump's comments about women

By Lauren Carroll• May 17, 2016

How pundits defended Trump's ABC interview, and why it's misleading

By Bill McCarthy• June 13, 2019

Trump mentioned the ‘Crowdstrike’ conspiracy during his call with Ukraine. Here’s what that means

By Daniel Funke• September 27, 2019

President Trump said he ‘brought back free speech.’ His first 100 days tell a different story.

By Grace Abels, Amy Sherman• April 29, 2025

Donald Trump's accusations about Hunter Biden and a payout from China: A closer look

By Louis Jacobson• October 2, 2019

Fact-checking Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin in Helsinki

By Katie Akin• July 16, 2018