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Mike Fortner stated on November 25, 2016 in a op-ed for The State Journal-Register in Springfield:
"House Bill 6627 also requires the applicant to attest to their eligibility to vote, as is required by the National Voter Registration Act and used by all other states that have (automatic voter registration)."
By Kevin Hoffman• January 17, 2017
Facebook posts stated on January 05, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Google and Apple maps won’t give directions to Washington, D.C. because “they don’t want you going to a certain big rally.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 6, 2021
Facebook posts stated on June 24, 2020 in an image:
Google and Apple “put a covid tracker on every phone.”
By Daniel Funke• June 25, 2020
Barack Obama stated on October 03, 2012 in the first presidential debate:
The federal tax code has "loopholes that are giving incentives for companies that are shipping jobs overseas."
By Jon Greenberg• October 8, 2012
Social Media stated on March 05, 2025 in in social media posts:
"Apple quietly removed International Women’s Day from their calendar app.”
By Jeff Cercone• March 7, 2025
Barack Obama stated on June 26, 2012 in a speech:
The federal government has made investments in science and technology inventing the products that led to the creation of Google.
By Eric Stirgus• July 9, 2012
Social Media stated on January 12, 2025 in social media posts:
Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Apple and Uber haven’t donated anything toward LA fire relief, but Taylor Swift donated $10 million.
By Sofia Ahmed• January 16, 2025
Threads posts stated on June 16, 2024 in a Threads post:
"Apple is … about to start charging us to use the FaceTime feature.”
By Jeff Cercone• June 17, 2024
Bob McDonnell stated on June 25, 2011 in an op-ed.:
"Under Gov. Rick Perry’s leadership [Texas] has created more jobs over the last decade than the rest of the states combined."
By Jacob Geiger• July 6, 2011
Republican Governors Association stated on April 29, 2012 in a television ad:
Mayor Tom Barrett’s policies drove unemployment up 27 percent in Milwaukee, pushing it to "one of America’s 10 worst cities for unemployment."
By Dave Umhoefer• April 11, 2012
Chris Ruddy stated on December 03, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos":
Says "$3 trillion in offshore money... is coming back into the economy" because of the GOP tax bills.
By Jon Greenberg• December 5, 2017
Facebook posts stated on May 10, 2022 in a Facebook post:
The NewProfilePic app is Russian spyware.
By Gabrielle Settles• May 16, 2022
Civitas Institute stated on June 25, 2018 in a tweet:
"Apple and Amazon already operate in many states that require levels of voter ID."
By Rashaan Ayesh• August 22, 2018
Ro Khanna stated on May 26, 2018 in in a tweet:
"Amazon Echo is recording every conversation in a person's home and transmitting it to the cloud."
By John Kruzel• May 31, 2018
Newt Gingrich stated on June 28, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press":
Says Amazon has removed "an educational game about Gettysburg." 
By Anna Bruzgulis• June 30, 2015
Bob McDonnell stated on January 08, 2013 in a news conference.:
Says his plan to raise car registration to $56 would still leave Virginia with a fee that’s "equal to or lower than most states."
By Sean Gorman• February 1, 2013
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
Ted Cruz stated on May 11, 2021 in a meeting:
The voting rights bill “would register millions of illegal aliens to vote. It is intended to do that.”
By Brandon Mulder• May 14, 2021
Newt Gingrich stated on February 22, 2012 in a televised address:
One estimate says there may be "three times as much oil in the United States as there is in Saudi Arabia."
By Louis Jacobson• February 24, 2012
Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the 2018 State of the Union address:
"Apple has just announced it plans to invest a total of $350 billion in America, and hire another 20,000 workers."
By Jon Greenberg• January 31, 2018

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