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By Maria Briceño• August 25, 2025 Chris Kennedy stated on February 09, 2018 in an interview with the Southern Illinoisan editorial board: "Zero percent of kids in Cairo are college-ready." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• March 1, 2018 Ann Coulter stated on June 10, 2009 in a column.: Says President Obama was wrong "about Muslims' historical contributions to mankind, such as algebra (actually that was the ancient Babylonians), the compass (that was the Chinese), pens (the Chinese again) and medical discoveries." By Catharine Richert• June 19, 2009 Joe Biden stated on March 07, 2024 in his State of the Union address: “We cut the federal deficit by $160 billion because Medicare will no longer have to pay those exorbitant prices to Big Pharma.” By Amy Sherman• March 11, 2024 Kelly Ayotte stated on July 29, 2012 in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” : "The president's first major foreign policy speech in Cairo was to apologize for our country." By Maryalice Gill• July 31, 2012 Mitt Romney stated on August 30, 2012 in remarks at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: Barack Obama began his presidency "with an apology tour." By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 31, 2012 Donald Trump stated on October 25, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": Because of Obamacare "people’s premiums ... are going up 35, 45, 55 percent." By Linda Qiu• October 25, 2015 Tim Scott stated on April 11, 2023 in Senate Banking Committee press release: “For African American families in particular, the homeownership rate remains relatively unchanged since 1968, the year the Fair Housing Act was signed into law.” By Matthew Crowley• May 19, 2023 Mitt Romney stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: Says Barack Obama began his presidency "with an apology tour." By Angie Drobnic Holan, Katie Sanders• October 17, 2012 Joe Biden stated on August 29, 2023 in a speech at the White House: “According to the Congressional Budget Office,” the Inflation Reduction Act “will save the federal government $160 billion over the next 10 years because Medicare will be paying less for the prescription drugs they’re making available to seniors.” By Louis Jacobson• August 31, 2023 Mitt Romney stated on June 02, 2011 in a speech announcing his presidential campaign: "A few months into office, (President Barack Obama) traveled around the globe to apologize for America." By Louis Jacobson• June 3, 2011 Mike Plant stated on November 20, 2013 in an interview: "No one in the country has ever built a brand new sports facility and created this kind of development at the same time." By Eric Stirgus• November 22, 2013 Chris Kennedy stated on January 16, 2018 in an interview with the Chicago Sun-Times: "There was no requirement to put in affordable housing." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• February 6, 2018 Gun Owners of America stated on June 08, 2022 in a tweet: “U.S. House of Reps. votes 226-194 to criminalize disassembling, cleaning, and re-assembling your gun without a firearm manufacturer’s license, including 8 Republicans!” By Gabrielle Settles• June 17, 2022 Mitt Romney stated on September 22, 2011 in a debate in Orlando, Fla.: President Obama "went around the world and apologized for America." By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 23, 2011 Bob Gibbs stated on May 17, 2013 in a tweet: "If Obamacare is fully implemented, 30 million people will still be without health insurance." By Sabrina Eaton• June 10, 2013 Republican National Committee stated on March 05, 2020 in a mass email: On key issues including taxes, health care, the Green New Deal, abortion, and guns, there is “no daylight between” Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden. By Louis Jacobson• March 10, 2020 Rob Portman stated on January 24, 2013 in a news release: Says out-of-state abortion clinics "have marketed their services to minors" in states with parental consent laws. By Stephen Koff• February 6, 2013 Daniel Lipinski stated on February 14, 2020 in a TV interview: Says the Affordable Care Act “took money out of the Medicare trust fund.” By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• February 23, 2020 Articles (7879) Did the U.S. embassy in Cairo make an apology? By Louis Jacobson• September 13, 2012 Did the U.S. embassy in Cairo make an apology? By Louis Jacobson• September 12, 2012 Rauner blames Democrats for decades of bipartisan can-kicking By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• December 9, 2018 Housing, Health Care, Homelessness: After A Year, Where Does Gavin Newsom Stand On His Key Promises By Chris Nichols• February 18, 2020 The facts on housing affordability in the United States By Bill McCarthy• December 30, 2019 ‘The California price’: Why it costs so much to build a home in the Golden State By Chris Nichols• November 19, 2019 PBS News and PolitiFact announce partnership through 2024 election cycle By PolitiFact Staff • July 12, 2024 President Obama vs. the Truth-O-Meter By Robert Farley• January 18, 2010 Fact-checking 5 claims in the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion on Roe v. Wade By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• May 3, 2022 Pritzker’s capital spending claim raises questions though parts track with past practices By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• July 14, 2019 Fact-checking 5 claims in the final Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• June 24, 2022 Fact or Fiction? A Look At Claims About SB 50, One Of California’s Most Controversial Housing Bills By Chris Nichols• January 21, 2020 Sorry Illinois politicians, PolitiFact is back By Bob Secter• August 1, 2017 Obama's Rezko connection By Robert Farley• October 25, 2008 Introducing PolitiFact Illinois By Madeleine Doubek• July 13, 2016 What we know about the Trump-Epstein falling out By Madison Czopek, Gabrielle Lazor• July 31, 2025 Barack Obama debuts stump speech By Sean Gorman, Nancy Madsen• May 5, 2012 Sen. Rick Scott, carrying on a tradition, takes credit for infrastructure funding he opposed By Madison Czopek• February 2, 2022 Unearthing the facts on Yosemite’s visitors, bears and wildfires By Chris Nichols, Sami Soto• August 9, 2018 How do the Democrats running for president really live? A look at their homes, wealth By John Kruzel• August 22, 2019
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Bloggers stated on July 31, 2018 in a blog post: Says Donald Trump contradicted his own administration when he said the decision to allow blueprints for 3D-printed guns to be distributed "doesn’t seem to make much sense." By Bill McCarthy• August 2, 2018 X posts stated on August 23, 2025 in an X post: An Aug. 23 video shows “the military’s already showing up in Chicago” before a potential National Guard deployment. By Maria Briceño• August 25, 2025 Chris Kennedy stated on February 09, 2018 in an interview with the Southern Illinoisan editorial board: "Zero percent of kids in Cairo are college-ready." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• March 1, 2018 Ann Coulter stated on June 10, 2009 in a column.: Says President Obama was wrong "about Muslims' historical contributions to mankind, such as algebra (actually that was the ancient Babylonians), the compass (that was the Chinese), pens (the Chinese again) and medical discoveries." By Catharine Richert• June 19, 2009 Joe Biden stated on March 07, 2024 in his State of the Union address: “We cut the federal deficit by $160 billion because Medicare will no longer have to pay those exorbitant prices to Big Pharma.” By Amy Sherman• March 11, 2024 Kelly Ayotte stated on July 29, 2012 in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” : "The president's first major foreign policy speech in Cairo was to apologize for our country." By Maryalice Gill• July 31, 2012 Mitt Romney stated on August 30, 2012 in remarks at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: Barack Obama began his presidency "with an apology tour." By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 31, 2012 Donald Trump stated on October 25, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": Because of Obamacare "people’s premiums ... are going up 35, 45, 55 percent." By Linda Qiu• October 25, 2015 Tim Scott stated on April 11, 2023 in Senate Banking Committee press release: “For African American families in particular, the homeownership rate remains relatively unchanged since 1968, the year the Fair Housing Act was signed into law.” By Matthew Crowley• May 19, 2023 Mitt Romney stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate: Says Barack Obama began his presidency "with an apology tour." By Angie Drobnic Holan, Katie Sanders• October 17, 2012 Joe Biden stated on August 29, 2023 in a speech at the White House: “According to the Congressional Budget Office,” the Inflation Reduction Act “will save the federal government $160 billion over the next 10 years because Medicare will be paying less for the prescription drugs they’re making available to seniors.” By Louis Jacobson• August 31, 2023 Mitt Romney stated on June 02, 2011 in a speech announcing his presidential campaign: "A few months into office, (President Barack Obama) traveled around the globe to apologize for America." By Louis Jacobson• June 3, 2011 Mike Plant stated on November 20, 2013 in an interview: "No one in the country has ever built a brand new sports facility and created this kind of development at the same time." By Eric Stirgus• November 22, 2013 Chris Kennedy stated on January 16, 2018 in an interview with the Chicago Sun-Times: "There was no requirement to put in affordable housing." By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• February 6, 2018 Gun Owners of America stated on June 08, 2022 in a tweet: “U.S. House of Reps. votes 226-194 to criminalize disassembling, cleaning, and re-assembling your gun without a firearm manufacturer’s license, including 8 Republicans!” By Gabrielle Settles• June 17, 2022 Mitt Romney stated on September 22, 2011 in a debate in Orlando, Fla.: President Obama "went around the world and apologized for America." By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 23, 2011 Bob Gibbs stated on May 17, 2013 in a tweet: "If Obamacare is fully implemented, 30 million people will still be without health insurance." By Sabrina Eaton• June 10, 2013 Republican National Committee stated on March 05, 2020 in a mass email: On key issues including taxes, health care, the Green New Deal, abortion, and guns, there is “no daylight between” Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden. By Louis Jacobson• March 10, 2020 Rob Portman stated on January 24, 2013 in a news release: Says out-of-state abortion clinics "have marketed their services to minors" in states with parental consent laws. By Stephen Koff• February 6, 2013 Daniel Lipinski stated on February 14, 2020 in a TV interview: Says the Affordable Care Act “took money out of the Medicare trust fund.” By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• February 23, 2020
Did the U.S. embassy in Cairo make an apology? By Louis Jacobson• September 13, 2012 Did the U.S. embassy in Cairo make an apology? By Louis Jacobson• September 12, 2012 Rauner blames Democrats for decades of bipartisan can-kicking By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• December 9, 2018 Housing, Health Care, Homelessness: After A Year, Where Does Gavin Newsom Stand On His Key Promises By Chris Nichols• February 18, 2020 The facts on housing affordability in the United States By Bill McCarthy• December 30, 2019 ‘The California price’: Why it costs so much to build a home in the Golden State By Chris Nichols• November 19, 2019 PBS News and PolitiFact announce partnership through 2024 election cycle By PolitiFact Staff • July 12, 2024 President Obama vs. the Truth-O-Meter By Robert Farley• January 18, 2010 Fact-checking 5 claims in the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion on Roe v. Wade By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• May 3, 2022 Pritzker’s capital spending claim raises questions though parts track with past practices By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• July 14, 2019 Fact-checking 5 claims in the final Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• June 24, 2022 Fact or Fiction? A Look At Claims About SB 50, One Of California’s Most Controversial Housing Bills By Chris Nichols• January 21, 2020 Sorry Illinois politicians, PolitiFact is back By Bob Secter• August 1, 2017 Obama's Rezko connection By Robert Farley• October 25, 2008 Introducing PolitiFact Illinois By Madeleine Doubek• July 13, 2016 What we know about the Trump-Epstein falling out By Madison Czopek, Gabrielle Lazor• July 31, 2025 Barack Obama debuts stump speech By Sean Gorman, Nancy Madsen• May 5, 2012 Sen. Rick Scott, carrying on a tradition, takes credit for infrastructure funding he opposed By Madison Czopek• February 2, 2022 Unearthing the facts on Yosemite’s visitors, bears and wildfires By Chris Nichols, Sami Soto• August 9, 2018 How do the Democrats running for president really live? A look at their homes, wealth By John Kruzel• August 22, 2019
