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Hillary Clinton stated on February 04, 2016 in the Democratic debate in Durham, N.H.:

Says Bernie Sanders advocated putting "Iranian troops into Syria to try and resolve the conflict there. Putting them right on the doorstep of Israel."

By Jon Greenberg• February 5, 2016

Mitt Romney stated on February 22, 2012 in in a Republican presidential debate in Mesa, Ariz.:

"This president ... could have gotten crippling sanctions against Iran. He did not."

By Becky Bowers• February 24, 2012

Mitt Romney stated on March 06, 2012 in a speech to the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee:

Ronald Reagan’s philosophy of "peace through strength" is why "the Iranians released the hostages on the same day and at the same hour that Reagan was sworn in."

By Louis Jacobson• March 7, 2012

Ohio House Republican Organizational Committee stated on October 13, 2010 in an election ad:

"Matt Patten kicked off his dirty campaign with thousands in dirty cash from guess who? (Frank) Russo and (Jimmy) Dimora."

By Aaron Marshall• October 25, 2010

E. Gordon Gee stated on October 04, 2011 in a comment to a reporter:

"We are the poster child for compliance, and whenever we discover possible infractions we resolve and report it to the NCAA no matter how minor the violations."

By Aaron Marshall• October 31, 2011

Chapel Hill stated on November 03, 2017 in meeting:

The UNC athletic director’s $705,000 salary was "not at market. Not even close."

By Paul Specht• February 8, 2018

Doug Jones stated on August 10, 2020 in an interview:

In April, when asked how he would handle the COVID-19 pandemic, Tommy Tuberville "said he didn't have a clue" and after winning the Republican nomination in July, "he still said he didn't have a clue."

By Tom Kertscher• August 27, 2020

Chris Christie stated on January 31, 2012 in a radio interview on New Jersey 101.5's "Ask the Governor":

"Here's something that people never talk about with coach Schiano: Rutgers had the best graduation rate of any Division I football program in America."

By Erin O'Neill• February 12, 2012

Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in a foreign policy debate:

Says Barack Obama was silent on Iran "when the students took to the streets in Tehran and the people there protested, (and) the Green Revolution occurred."

By Amy Sherman• October 23, 2012

Forbes blog stated on April 22, 2012 in a blog post:

"The University of Florida announced this past week that it was dropping its computer science department ... Meanwhile, the athletic budget for the current year is $97.7 million, an increase of more than $2 million from last year."

By Kim Wilmath• April 24, 2012

Facebook posts stated on December 14, 2024 in a post:

“Men’s swimming team refuses to compete against Lia Thomas, calling her a 'cheat'”

By Grace Abels• December 18, 2024

Facebook posts stated on November 14, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“NCAA shifts all medals from Lia Thomas to Riley Gaines.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• November 20, 2024

Diamond and Silk stated on July 02, 2018 in a headline:

"Obama secretly gave citizenship to 2,500 Iranians as part of nuke deal."

By Amy Sherman• July 5, 2018

Instagram posts stated on October 17, 2022 in an Instagram post:

Bodybuilder died from the COVID-19 vaccine.

By Jeff Cercone• October 24, 2022

X posts stated on January 25, 2023 in a tweet:

“Female student-athletes in Florida need to provide their schools with detailed information about their periods.”

By Samantha Putterman• February 3, 2023

Vicky Hartzler stated on February 01, 2019 in a claim on Facebook and Twitter:

Says the University of Missouri "has been cleared of involvement" in academic fraud involving student athletes.

By Laura Murgatroyd• March 16, 2019

John Calipari stated on January 20, 2018 in an interview:

"We have the highest graduation rate of basketball players in the history of the NCAA. We have the highest graduation rate of African-American basketball players in the history of the NCAA in basketball."

By John Kruzel• February 1, 2018

Michael McCaul stated on September 12, 2015 in the Republican weekly radio/TV address:

Iran’s "regime is responsible for more than 1,000 American casualties during the Iraq war" and "has plotted a terrorist attack here in our nation's capital."

By W. Gardner Selby• October 5, 2015

Donald Trump stated on March 15, 2016 in a speech at Mar-a-Lago:

Under the Iran nuclear deal, "we give them $150 billion, we get nothing."

By Linda Qiu• March 17, 2016

Facebook posts stated on April 14, 2024 in a post:

“Venus Williams forfeits match against trans woman,” saying, “I’m not playing a man.”

By Grace Abels• April 17, 2024

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