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John McCain stated on August 03, 2010 in a report:

Federal stimulus money went to a Georgia Tech project that will "apparently involve the professor jamming with 'world-renowned musicians' to 'hopefully also create satisfying works of art.'"

By Willoughby Mariano• September 13, 2010

Barack Obama stated on May 09, 2013 in a speech in Manor, Texas.:

Says that according to a report, "the tech sector now drives more than one-quarter of Austin’s economy."

By W. Gardner Selby• May 17, 2013

Nancy Pelosi stated on May 23, 2018 in a CNN town hall:

A recent spending bill had at least "$1.6 billion in there ... for schools to give them an opportunity to secure them."

By Louis Jacobson• May 24, 2018

Julián Castro stated on July 27, 2015 in his year-in-review speech:

"Less than half of the poorest American households have a home Internet subscription."

By Bradley Saacks• August 20, 2015

Eric Cantor stated on February 19, 2013 in a news release.:

"The National Science Foundation spent $1.2 million paying seniors to play World of Warcraft to study the impact it had on their brain."

By Sean Gorman• February 22, 2013

Senior Citizens League stated on October 01, 2009 in a letter to members:

A "massive" federal computer network will make your medical records available to "millions of people" with a "complete lack of privacy and confidentiality," while doctors and hospitals who don't take part face "stiff penalties."

By Louis Jacobson• October 22, 2009

Kathleen Falk stated on February 08, 2012 in a speech announcing her candidacy:

Says Scott Walker enacted "the biggest cuts to education in our state’s history."

By Dave Umhoefer• February 19, 2012

Christina Romer stated on March 15, 2009 in an interview on Meet the Press.:

"Last week the Blue Chip Economic Indicators came out that surveys lots of private forecasters. Almost all of them are predicting a turnaround in the third quarter and positive growth in the fourth quarter."

By Alexander Lane• March 17, 2009

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

Elise Stefanik stated on February 09, 2023 in a Tweet:

53% of Americans made aware of the Hunter Biden laptop story would have changed their vote in 2020.

By Jill Terreri Ramos• February 25, 2023

Lauren Hitt stated on April 14, 2016 in To the media:

"While Mayor Kenney personally doesn't support DROP, he can't fault highly qualified city employees for appropriately utilizing a benefit that's available to them."

By Mark Dent• April 18, 2016

Caleb Rowden stated on March 04, 2016 in a Columbia/Boone County League of Women Voters Town Hall:

"Seventy percent of Missourians support voter photo ID legislation."

By Katie Moeller• March 14, 2016

Bernie Sanders stated on January 02, 2025 in a statement to the media:

H-1B guest workers are “being employed as dog trainers, massage therapists, cooks, and English teachers.”

By Amy Sherman• January 9, 2025

Social Media stated on December 09, 2024 in in social media posts:

Substack article shows manifesto of Luigi Mangione, the suspect in health care executive's killing.

By Jeff Cercone• December 10, 2024

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

Donald Trump stated on November 20, 2019 in a tweet:

"Today I opened a major Apple Manufacturing plant in Texas that will bring high paying jobs back to America."

By Madlin Mekelburg• November 21, 2019

Facebook posts stated on May 10, 2022 in a Facebook post:

“Disney stock is down more than 70% and attendance is down more than 55%! 10.1 million people canceled their Disney+ subscription."

By Yacob Reyes• May 17, 2022

Frank Guinta stated on June 13, 2012 in a statement made after he filed for re-election at the N.H. Secretary of State’s office.:

"Now, in the House of Representatives, we have 40 different jobs bills that have passed and almost all of them have been bipartisan."

By Jake Berry• June 22, 2012

Facebook posts stated on February 21, 2023 in a Facebook post:

A $2 million grant for Georgia’s DeKalb County amounts to a “private takeover of election offices.”

By Amy Sherman• March 15, 2023

Dan Patrick stated on February 25, 2011 in a Texas Tribune article.:

Says Texas school districts are the fifth largest employers in the world.

By W. Gardner Selby• March 11, 2011

AI-generated audio deepfakes are increasing. We tested 4 tools designed to detect them.

By Loreben Tuquero• March 20, 2024

You and your neighbors, a virtual power plant? Growing effort is money-saving and climate friendly

By Tom Kertscher• August 8, 2023

Stakes high for AJC PolitiFact Georgia

By Willoughby Mariano• September 19, 2010

What we know about Shadow, Acronym and the Iowa caucuses

By Ciara O'Rourke• February 4, 2020

What are 'smart cities' and why are conspiracy theorists linking them to wildfires?

By Jeff Cercone• September 12, 2023

Fact-checking Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's congressional testimony

By Jon Greenberg• April 12, 2018

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

By Victoria Knight, Hannah Norman• May 12, 2022

Claims about Politico, ‘DEI musical’ and USAID spending distort the facts

By Caleb McCullough• February 7, 2025

How Elon Musk ditched Twitter's safeguards and primed X to spread misinformation

By Madison Czopek• October 23, 2023

Are Google, Meta AI hiding Trump information? Here’s what companies say happened

By Jeff Cercone, Sara Swann• August 5, 2024

US frets about TikTok feeding data to China; banning app won’t end the threat, experts say

By Madison Czopek• March 17, 2023

For a state in a mess, a messy campaign

By Louis Jacobson• May 18, 2010

Fact-checking Donald Trump's Naval Academy commencement address

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 25, 2018

Congress urges tech giants to fortify against foreign meddling before next election

By John Kruzel• November 3, 2017

PolitiFact app now available for iPhone

By Bill Adair• July 3, 2011

Records not as vulnerable as group claims

By Louis Jacobson• October 22, 2009

7 steps to better fact-checking

By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 20, 2014

What is generative AI and why is it suddenly everywhere? Here’s how it works

By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa, Jeff Cercone• June 19, 2023

Adam Raine called ChatGPT his ‘only friend.’ Now his family blames the technology for his death

By Loreben Tuquero• December 19, 2025

Show the green: States ranking high in renewable energy jobs gave generous incentives

By Tom Kertscher• May 22, 2023

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