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Instagram posts stated on August 30, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Bill Gates-funded research into genetically engineered cattle ticks is responsible for red-meat allergies from alpha-gal syndrome in the U.S.

By Jeff Cercone• September 1, 2023

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

Viral image stated on September 16, 2021 in a Facebook post:

A wind turbine “could never generate as much energy as was invested in building it.”

By Jon Greenberg• October 12, 2021

Tucker Carlson stated on May 09, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Lyme disease became endemic because of U.S. government bioweapons labs.

By Sofia Ahmed• May 16, 2024

Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“Texas has launched ‘Operation Lone Star’ to finish the border wall themselves.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• March 23, 2021

Greg Abbott stated on February 16, 2023 in the State of the State speech:

"Businesses large and small have led Texas to be ranked the number one state for business every year that I’ve been governor."

By Aarón Torres• March 20, 2023

Jerry Brown stated on December 14, 2016 in a speech:

"California is growing a hell of a lot faster than Texas."

By Chris Nichols• December 19, 2016

Gavin Newsom stated on May 07, 2023 in a tweet:

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott “cut $211 million in mental health funding.”

By Sarah Bahari, Amy Sherman• May 9, 2023

Al Gore stated on October 11, 2016 in a speech:

Global warming leads to much quicker spread of the Zika virus because the increased temperature, "makes mosquitoes mature faster, . . . bite more due to having a higher metabolism, and makes the Zika virus inside of them incubate faster."

By Joseph Cariz• October 28, 2016

Sid Covington stated on October 28, 2013 in an opinion column by Sid Covington, the district's chairman of the board:

A planning group said that to meet anticipated traffic demands by 2035, Interstate 35 between Austin and Round Rock will need a dozen additional lanes going north and 14 additional southbound lanes.

By W. Gardner Selby• November 6, 2013

Lone Star Project stated on April 08, 2010 in a press release :

"(Pete) Sessions has held at least two fundraisers at adult-themed clubs and made no apologies."

By Ciara O'Rourke• April 13, 2010

Doug Whitsett stated on June 03, 2011 in a legislative hearing:

The Medford Water Commission was fined $279,000 for dumping plain drinking water into a stream.

By Janie Har• June 18, 2011

Lone Star Project stated on August 23, 2012 in a political action committee report:

Says that like Todd Akin, all Texas Republicans in U.S. House cosponsored a bill "that attempts to distinguish between ‘forcible rape’ and other sexual assaults."

By Sue Owen• September 6, 2012

Lone Star First stated on September 28, 2010 in a TV ad:

Rick Perry thinks "injecting 11- and 12-year-old girls with a controversial drug (the HPV vaccine), without a parent's consent, is a good idea."

By Ciara O'Rourke• October 1, 2010

Rick Perry stated on August 21, 2013 in a radio ad:

"Every year, more than $40 million are leaving Missouri for the Lone Star State."

By W. Gardner Selby• August 30, 2013

Facebook posts stated on July 29, 2021 in an image:

“It would cost $20 billion to end homelessness in the U.S.” and “halting global warming would cost $300 billion.”

By Emily Tian• August 27, 2021

Wendy Davis stated on September 23, 2014 in speaking to reporters:

"Greg Abbott and his surrogates have referred to women who have been the victims of rape or incest as though somehow what they are confronting is a minor issue."

By W. Gardner Selby• September 25, 2014

Chris Gregoire stated on November 21, 2010 in a statement in a Seattle Times article:

Says Washington state has "consistently ranked in the top five in the Forbes list of best states to do business — ahead of Texas."

By Ciara O'Rourke• November 5, 2010

Tammy Baldwin stated on October 18, 2024 in TV debate:

Says opponent Eric Hovde “opposes efforts to negotiate with the big pharmaceutical companies to lower the price of prescription drugs.”

By D.L. Davis• October 31, 2024

Facebook posts stated on July 29, 2022 in a Facebook post:

"The Sun is out of place, the Moon is out of place and the stars are out of place. The compasses are off" because of a shift in the Earth’s poles.

By Grace Abels• August 3, 2022

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