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Americans For Tax Reform stated on July 31, 2012 in a blog post:
"U.S. Olympic medal winners will owe up to $9,000 to the IRS."
By Louis Jacobson• August 1, 2012
BikePortland.org stated on January 04, 2013 in a tweet. :
Says if you are on your bike in a crosswalk, all you have to do is dip your wheel into the road and cars must legally stop.
By Ian K. Kullgren• January 11, 2013
Donald Trump stated on October 05, 2025 in a statement to the media:
“Portland is burning to the ground.”
By Maria Briceño, Amy Sherman• October 7, 2025
Threads posts stated on July 28, 2024 in a post:
Kamala Harris said, “Today we celebrate the Olympics. Because Olympians are Olympic.”
By Sara Swann• July 29, 2024
Bloggers stated on May 13, 2017 in a web post:
Say Lance Armstrong is dead.
By W. Gardner Selby• May 15, 2017
Commonwealth Together PAC stated on April 08, 2026 in an online ad:
“Moulton voted with Republicans to thank ICE for protecting our homeland. He thanked ICE as they were terrorizing our communities and killed citizens in broad daylight.”
By Amy Sherman• April 13, 2026
Wisconsin Family Action stated on July 21, 2011 in a campaign TV ad:
Says state Rep. Fred Clark (D-Baraboo) ran a red light and seriously injured a bicyclist.
By James B. Nelson• July 24, 2011
Facebook posts stated on June 02, 2015 in in posts on Facebook:
The runnerup to Caitlyn Jenner for ESPN’s Arthur Ashe Courage Award was "Army veteran Noah Galloway, who lost an arm and leg to a roadside bomb in Iraq."
By Aaron Sharockman• June 4, 2015
Victoria Taft stated on December 22, 2010 in a website posting:
Portland spent nearly $1 million in federal stimulus money to install bike path signs where they already existed.
By Janie Har• January 8, 2011
Truth Examiner stated on November 02, 2017 in a headline:
"New Jersey police chief says black people ‘have no value’ and should all be executed."
By Amy Sherman• December 14, 2017
Donald Trump stated on August 08, 2024 in a press conference:
Says his Jan. 6, 2021, speech on the White House Ellipse drew the “same number of people,” as the 1963 March on Washington where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech.
By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• August 9, 2024
Tom McCarey stated on June 06, 2016 in In a Penn Live editorial:
"Never mind that no red light camera, no speed camera, nor any radar gun has ever stopped one accident from occurring."
By Mark Dent• June 14, 2016
Bike Austin stated on June 08, 2016 in a press release:
"Bike lanes and sidewalks have been proven to reduce crashes by up to 38 percent on Austin’s streets."
By Jane Wester• July 29, 2016
X posts stated on July 17, 2021 in a tweet:
Olympic Village has cardboard beds “to prevent Olympians from having sex, and thus risk spreading (COVID-19).”
By Kelsey Sena Tamakloe• July 19, 2021
James Bell stated on March 14, 2013 in press release:
Every day, "about 100 people will be arrested for possession of marijuana in Georgia."
By Janel Davis• March 26, 2013
John Charles stated on September 21, 2012 in an online post:
"There is no reason to allocate 60 percent of bridge space to satisfy two percent of all travelers."
By Janie Har• November 16, 2012
Sean Hannity stated on March 07, 2018 in his Fox News program:
Says 642,000 crimes were committed against Texans by criminal immigrants in a recent seven-year period.
By W. Gardner Selby• March 23, 2018
Bill White stated on March 04, 2010 in a speech:
"Debt has almost doubled in Austin under Gov. Perry."
By Ciara O'Rourke• March 4, 2010
Bloggers stated on July 16, 2017 in a fake news blog post:
Say Oscar Pistorius "commits suicide in prison."  
By Jon Greenberg• July 24, 2017
Jeb Bush stated on August 31, 2015 in comments on Twitter.:
"I cut state spending more than anybody (in the 2016 GOP field)."
By Linda Qiu• September 9, 2015

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By Cassie Owens• February 29, 2016

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