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Nikki Fried stated on June 09, 2021 in an interview with WINK TV:

Gov. Ron DeSantis “signed a $1 billion tax increase on the people of our state, on our consumers, yet gave a $500 million tax break to our corporations."

By Amy Sherman• June 15, 2021

David Axelrod stated on March 14, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week:

"Under the ruling of the Supreme Court, any lobbyist could go into any legislator and say, if you don't vote our way on this bill, we're going to run a million-dollar campaign against you in your district."

By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2010

Californians for Lower Drug Prices stated on March 21, 2016 in a press release:

"Twenty-seven out-of-state pharmaceutical companies have raised more campaign dollars (against a drug price control measure) than all other state ballot measures have raised to date, combined."

By Chris Nichols• April 4, 2016

Tammy Baldwin stated on October 31, 2015 in a campaign email:

"‘Dark money’ spending" in the 2016 election cycle "is 10 times what it was at the same point in the 2012 election cycle," when it topped $308 million.

By Tom Kertscher• November 5, 2015

Bumper Sticker stated on December 20, 2010 in Washington, D.C.:

"CEOs now earn 431 times what their workers earn."

By Martha M. Hamilton• December 21, 2010

Ron Book stated on March 06, 2013 in a state legislative committee hearing:

"Super Bowl L by everybody's estimation is a $500 million economic impact to the state of Florida."

By Amy Sherman• March 14, 2013

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

Carl Paladino stated on July 17, 2016 in a conversation with The Buffalo News at the Republican National Convention.:

In Buffalo's SolarCity project, "Andrew Cuomo will create maybe 500 jobs if it ever happens at all, at about $1.5 million per job."

By Dan Clark• August 5, 2016

John McCain stated on February 03, 2008 in a campaign event in Fairfield, Conn.:

"In her short time in the United States Senate, the senator from New York, Senator Clinton, got $500-million worth of pork barrel projects."

By Bill Adair• February 4, 2008

Maine Democratic Party stated on October 05, 2018 in a campaign mailer:

Say Maine U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin "voted to gut your retirement benefits."

By Stephen Koff• October 24, 2018

Scott Walker stated on June 21, 2011 in a television interview:

Says critics who say he cut Medicaid are wrong; his budget added $1.2 billion to the program

By Dave Umhoefer• June 24, 2011

Sean Duffy stated on June 07, 2012 in a news release:

President Barack Obama’s health care reform "slashed $500 billion from Medicare."

By Tom Kertscher• July 11, 2012

AFL-CIO of New Jersey stated on April 30, 2013 in a Facebook page post:

"New Jersey's governor cut $1.6 billion from public education while handing out $2.1 billion in corporate tax breaks, more than the entire previous decade."

By Caryn Shinske• May 23, 2013

X posts stated on February 02, 2015 in Twitter posts:

"Scott Walker to cut $300 million from universities, spend $500 million on a pro basketball stadium."

By Tom Kertscher• February 6, 2015

Rick Scott stated on April 13, 2016 in a press release:

"Over the past two years, Florida has cut more than $1 billion in taxes."

By Joshua Gillin• April 25, 2016

Jeff Merkley stated on September 17, 2010 in a fundraising letter:

Says Scott Bruun supports allowing corporations to secretly funnel millions of dollars to front groups to finance attack ads.

By Janie Har• October 27, 2010

Rick Scott stated on October 04, 2011 in an answer to reporters:

On how he measures his promise to create 700,000 private-sector jobs in seven years.

By Becky Bowers• October 4, 2011

Scott Bruun stated on September 30, 2010 in a television ad:

Says Kurt Schrader voted to cut $500 billion from Medicare, threatening "thousands of Oregon seniors and their access to their current coverage."

By Janie Har• October 2, 2010

Ted Cruz stated on July 12, 2014 in a roundtable with Texas businesses:

"Every year we spend roughly $500 billion on tax compliance. That is roughly the budget of our entire military, entirely wasted on tax compliance."

By W. Gardner Selby• May 20, 2015

Scott Walker stated on July 27, 2014 in a campaign TV ad:

Mary Burke "wasted 12.5 million dollars on a vacant lot" in a move that "could cost taxpayers nearly $25 million."

By Dave Umhoefer• July 31, 2014

Previewing the 2016 Florida legislative session

By Joshua Gillin• January 7, 2016

What a GOP ad omits about Democrats’ spending proposal

By Amy Sherman• October 21, 2021

Fact-check: President Trump’s speech on inflation, wages, military dividend

By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• December 18, 2025

Fact-checking 9 things Trump overstated, got wrong in his Cedar Rapids speech

By Joshua Gillin, Miriam Valverde• June 22, 2017

Progress Report: Obama's Top 10 Promises

By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 20, 2009

We put Rick Scott's 2014 State of the State address to the Truth-O-Meter

By Joshua Gillin, Julie Kliegman, Amy Sherman• March 4, 2014

Corporate profits do not drive inflation, but inflation boosts company profits

By Louis Jacobson• December 10, 2022

Sorting out the truth on taxes

By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 19, 2008

9 charts show how consumers, businesses have soured on the economy in Trump’s first 100 days

By Louis Jacobson• April 28, 2025

PolitiFact Florida's new 'Scott-O-Meter' to track campaign promises

By Aaron Sharockman• December 30, 2010

Romney: turning over the turnaround label

By David Baumann• September 27, 2007

How many billionaires support the Democratic vs. Republican parties?

By Lauren Carroll• June 23, 2014

PolitiFact's guide to the 2016 presidential candidate tax plans

By Linda Qiu• April 7, 2016

Barack Obama's promises: Our Top 10

By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 19, 2009

For pharma, Trump versus Harris is a showdown between two industry foes

By Stephanie Armour• August 27, 2024

Biden and Ryan exchange claims, barbs in Kentucky debate

By Janel Davis, Eric Stirgus• October 12, 2012

What’s in Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan?

By Louis Jacobson• January 15, 2021

What's in the final version of the tax bill?

By Louis Jacobson• December 18, 2017

Fact-checking El-Sayed, McMorrow and Stevens in Michigan Senate debate

By Caleb McCullough• May 29, 2026

Why you should be skeptical of the Trump White House's promised $4,000 'raise'

By Louis Jacobson• October 26, 2017

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