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Daniel Llanes stated on October 12, 2013 in an opinion column:

"78702 is the second-most gentrified ZIP code in the entire country."

By W. Gardner Selby• October 30, 2013

Yes on 82 and 83 campaign stated on September 20, 2012 in a campaign ad:

Says Measures 82 and 83 authorize just one more casino.

By Janie Har• September 27, 2012

Jim Webb stated on November 19, 2014 in an announcement.:

The poorest counties in the U.S. are in Appalachia and "happen to be more than 90 percent white."

By Sean Gorman• December 1, 2014

Tim Ziemer stated on January 20, 2016 in an article posted on Medium:

"In Africa, a child dies every minute because of (malaria)."

By Jon Greenberg• April 25, 2016

Tulsi Gabbard stated on February 19, 2019 in a tweet:

Farmers are declaring bankruptcy "in record numbers" and "the median income for U.S. farm households was -$1,548 in 2018."

By Miriam Valverde• February 27, 2019

Ann Coulter stated on August 23, 2018 in a tweet:

"The Dutch (Afrikaners) were" in South Africa "first."

By Jon Greenberg• August 27, 2018

Joe Biden stated on May 16, 2024 in News release:

"The Trump administration handed out taxpayer dollars to a foreign company. Hundreds of homes and farms were bulldozed, and over $500 million in taxpayer dollars were wasted preparing for Foxconn."

By D.L. Davis• July 13, 2024

Facebook posts stated on June 19, 2012 in on the Internet:

"Less than 2 percent of illegals are picking crops, but 41 percent are on welfare."

By Louis Jacobson• June 20, 2012

Keith Parker stated on January 21, 2015 in a Twitter post:

Only "18 percent of jobs are accessible by transit for metro Atlanta residents. 33 percent for those living in the city."

By April Hunt• January 28, 2015

Bloggers stated on September 01, 2017 in Internet posts:

"Navy destroyer strikes a building in downtown Houston."

By Joshua Gillin• September 1, 2017

David Quiroa stated on October 03, 2011 in a news release:

"Under Governor Almond the RI DMV had a program that allowed undocumented [people to] use their Personal Tax Identification Number . . . to apply [for] and receive a RI driver’s license."

By Lynn Arditi• October 16, 2011

Donna Brazile stated on December 29, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "State of the Union":

"(The farm bill) has a provision that would in many ways reduce the deficit."

By Katie Sanders• January 2, 2014

Ocean State Policy Research Institute stated on July 29, 2011 in a report:

"Dubious taxpayer-funded" stimulus spending -- Part II.

By Richard Salit• July 21, 2011

Donald Trump stated on July 12, 2018 in a press conference after the NATO summit:

"The United States was paying for anywhere from 70 to 90 percent of (NATO), depending on the way you calculate."

By Heaven Taylor-Wynn• July 12, 2018

Cory Booker stated on February 09, 2021 in a statement:

“There is a direct connection between discriminatory policies within the USDA and the enormous land loss we have seen among Black farmers over the past century."

By Miriam Valverde• February 22, 2021

TikTok posts stated on June 05, 2020 in on social media:

“Central Park actually used to be a town called Seneca Village” founded by African Americans in 1825.

By Hannah Roesch, Julia Schneider• August 12, 2020

Nathan Deal stated on June 16, 2011 in a radio interview:

A "substantial number" of probationers participating in a pilot project to ease the farm labor shortage are able to "finish the work."

By Willoughby Mariano• June 27, 2011

Matt Rinker stated on October 29, 2013 in a flier:

"Natalyn Archibong skipped (Atlanta) City Council meetings or was late 90% of the time. Then she voted herself a pay raise."

By Eric Stirgus• November 2, 2013

Kenneth Block stated on August 23, 2015 in TV interview:

"The cost of fire in Rhode Island is anywhere from 33 percent to 100 percent more expensive than anywhere else we could find."

By Mark Reynolds• September 20, 2015

Jessica Ramos stated on February 06, 2024 in a statement at a media event:

“Half of the cities with the highest rates of child poverty are in” New York state.

By Claire Fisher, Rebecca Schneider• March 13, 2024

In Tanzania, Clinton Foundation trades on maize and beans, not name

By Jon Greenberg• September 6, 2016

Who is Donald Trump’s State of the Union guest Ji Seong-ho, who defected from North Korea?

By Amy Sherman• January 31, 2018

The PolitiFact Rhode Island Top 10 fact-checks of 2014

By Tim Murphy• December 28, 2014

Aid to Africa doesn’t detract from disaster relief for U.S. hurricane victims

By Jeff Cercone• December 6, 2024

Fact-checking Trump’s video, images about South Africa during Oval Office meeting with Ramaphosa

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 22, 2025

Fact-checking Trump's claims about Medicare at The Villages in Florida

By Shefali Luthra• October 3, 2019

Red State debate top PolitiFact Rhode Island item in March

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• April 1, 2014

Ask PolitiFact: How did U.S. actions contribute to economic and political upheaval in Iran?

By Louis Jacobson• February 27, 2026

Explaining the many sides of Chief Black Hawk’s story

By Madison Black• June 28, 2021

Checking Paul Ryan and more at the Republican National Convention

By Molly Moorhead• August 30, 2012

O'Malley on the trail but lagging

By April Hunt• July 20, 2015

Explaining Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 70 percent marginal tax rate idea

By Louis Jacobson• January 8, 2019

Wednesday night at the GOP convention: the running mate and more

By Molly Moorhead• August 30, 2012

Inflation’s effects on the holiday season

By Jeff Cercone• November 22, 2022

Mailbag: ‘I rate your service as Scorched Pantyhose’

By Louis Jacobson• April 30, 2018

Who’s telling the truth in California’s 10th Congressional District?

By Chris Nichols• October 24, 2018

Not just oil: How the Strait of Hormuz blockage affects US consumers, from fertilizer to helium

By Louis Jacobson• April 6, 2026

PunditFact fact-checks claims about Israel and Gaza

By Aaron Sharockman, Derek Tsang• August 6, 2014

Truth-squading the Senate debate

By Warren Fiske• December 13, 2011

Fact-checking claims about Israel and Gaza