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Randi Shade stated on May 18, 2011 in a campaign mailer.:

Says opponent Kathie Tovo "believes that Austin invests too much in the cops, firefighters and paramedics that protect our families and neighborhoods."

By W. Gardner Selby• June 11, 2011

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

Tommy Tuberville stated on February 03, 2025 in an interview on "The Megyn Kelly Show" podcast:

As head football coach at Texas Tech University, “I recruited (Patrick Mahomes) ... I’ve got to be very good friends with him.”

By Madison Czopek• February 9, 2025

Viral image stated on February 11, 2025 in a Facebook post:

Video shows celebrities wearing T-shirts with graphics of a middle finger and the word “Kanye.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• February 13, 2025

Viral image stated on July 10, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Video shows Elon Musk “urging everyone in the UK to take advantage of this great opportunity before the big banks close completely.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• July 12, 2023

Facebook posts stated on August 10, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“Elon Musk has announced his first robot girlfriend, with artificial intelligence.”

By Maria Briceño• August 15, 2024

Bernie Sanders stated on May 16, 2016 in a town hall in San Juan:

"Puerto Rico’s $70 billion debt is unsustainable and it is unpayable. And the reason why it is unsustainable has everything to do with the greed of Wall Street vulture funds."

By Linda Qiu• May 19, 2016

Daniel Senor stated on July 04, 2010 in ABC's 'This Week':

Japan's "interest on its own debt" is "25 percent of its national budget"

By Lukas Pleva• July 6, 2010

Kasim Reed stated on January 31, 2014 in a speech:

"Right now, we only keep 50 percent of Georgia Tech's graduates."

By Eric Stirgus• February 11, 2014

Bob Donovan stated on September 29, 2010 in a news release:

In 2011, Milwaukee Public Schools "will provide 77 cents in employee benefits for every dollar it spends on wages."

By Tom Kertscher• November 10, 2010

Andrew Yang stated on December 20, 2019 in a Democratic presidential primary debate:

"They banned face masks in Hong Kong. Why? Because they have AI technology that now is using facial recognition to identify protesters if they so much as do anything on the street, so they can follow up with them and detain them later."

By Bill McCarthy• December 20, 2019

Mick Mulvaney stated on October 01, 2017 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":

On whether higher federal deficits are acceptable.

By Louis Jacobson• October 4, 2017

X posts stated on January 25, 2026 in an X post:

An image shows Alex Pretti holding a gun, not a phone, while pinned by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis.

By Maria Briceño• January 27, 2026

Social Media stated on September 01, 2023 in a post on X:

A video shows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dropping out of the 2024 presidential race.

By Loreben Tuquero• September 7, 2023

Josh Mandel stated on May 23, 2012 in a television ad:

Sherrod Brown "sent billions of our tax dollars to foreign countries."

By Tom Feran• August 13, 2012

Social Media stated on April 26, 2026 in social media posts:

Video shows “unedited raw security footage” of the shooter at the April 25 White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.

By Maria Briceño• April 29, 2026

Threads posts stated on September 12, 2024 in a post on Threads:

An image shows Taylor Swift responding to Elon Musk's X post about giving her a child by saying she's happy to take his daughter Vivian and ‘give her all the love and respect she deserves.’

By Andy Nguyen• September 18, 2024

Viral image stated on April 12, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Elon Musk is offering people the opportunity to make $1 million “in 90 days while sleeping in.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• April 14, 2023

Instagram posts stated on April 02, 2024 in an Instagram post:

“UN Agenda 2030 Mission Goals” include “one world government,” “one world army,” microchipping, “AI courts and end of individual rights.”

By Loreben Tuquero• April 9, 2024

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

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