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Donald Trump stated on March 27, 2026 in a speech to a Saudi investment conference:

“More Americans are working today than at any time in the history of our country.”

By Louis Jacobson • March 31, 2026

Joe Biden stated on May 24, 2024 in a campaign email:

"The last administration oversaw the largest increase in murders ever recorded."

By Louis Jacobson • June 10, 2024

Isabel Brown stated on August 23, 2023 in a post on TikTok:

Americans “currently are making less than at the height of the Great Depression.”

By Louis Jacobson • September 7, 2023

Hakeem Jeffries stated on May 12, 2023 in a tweet:

“(Donald) Trump ran up more debt than any other president in American history.”

By Louis Jacobson • May 22, 2023

Paul Ryan stated on February 23, 2023 in TV interview:

"WOW county swing suburban voters (in Wisconsin) don't vote for Donald Trump.”

By D.L. Davis • April 18, 2023

Thom Tillis stated on October 26, 2021 in a tweet:

"Gas in North Carolina increased 14 cents per gallon this past week, the highest in the nation."

By Paul Specht • October 29, 2021

Heartland Institute stated on October 11, 2021 in an article from the Heartland Institute:

“U.S. acres burned each year are much fewer now — even in our worst years — than was the case in the early 20th century.”

By Jon Greenberg • October 15, 2021

Nikki Haley stated on June 28, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“The national debt is now bigger than our economy. That hasn’t happened since World War Two – and we’re in peacetime. Joe Biden is digging a hole America can never fill.”

By Jason Asenso, Louis Jacobson • July 2, 2021

Joe Manchin stated on August 19, 2020 in an interview with the Washington Examiner:

“Now with the COVID-19 … more people are dependent on drugs or alcohol.”

By Delaney Geiger, Julia Maltby • October 28, 2020

Van Wanggaard stated on October 7, 2020 in Video interview:

No one under 20 has died of COVID-19, and "it has not actually been determined yet" that anyone under 20 can spread it to an older person

By Madeline Heim • October 14, 2020

Cindy O’Laughlin stated on February 14, 2019 in an opinion piece:

"When comparing state by state, the data clearly demonstrates that over 20 other states with (Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs) are still substantially worse off than Missouri in terms of curbing the effects of opioid abuse."

By Madison Conte • May 2, 2019

Gavin Newsom stated on February 12, 2019 in a State of the State Address:

"More than a million Californians" do not have "clean water to bathe in or drink."

By Chris Nichols • February 14, 2019

Jerry Falwell Jr. stated on January 1, 2019 in a newspaper interview.:

"This midterm (election), the president did better than the average president does in his first midterms."

By Warren Fiske • January 8, 2019

Kendra Fershee stated on September 19, 2018 in a Facebook post:

"Poverty in WV is more than 5% higher than the national average."

By Liz Newton, Jamie Green • November 1, 2018

Donald Trump stated on August 5, 2018 in a tweet:

"California wildfires are being magnified & made so much worse by the bad environmental laws which aren’t allowing massive amount of readily available water to be properly utilized. It is being diverted into the Pacific Ocean."

By Chris Nichols • August 6, 2018

Ted Cruz stated on December 19, 2017 in Senate floor debate of federal tax legislation:

"Every taxpayer, their taxes are going down, except rich people in Manhattan and San Francisco. Some of them, their taxes may go up."

By W. Gardner Selby • January 5, 2018

Hillary Clinton stated on October 2, 2017 in a tweet:

"The crowd (in Las Vegas) fled at the sound of gunshots. Imagine the deaths if the shooter had a silencer ..."

By Manuela Tobias • October 4, 2017

Donald Trump stated on August 1, 2017 in a tweet:

"Corporations have NEVER made as much money as they are making now."

By Louis Jacobson • August 1, 2017

Newt Gingrich stated on July 23, 2017 in an interview on Fox News:

In economic growth, "Obama's best year was slower than Bill Clinton's worst year."

By Louis Jacobson • July 27, 2017

Michael Needham stated on June 25, 2017 in an interview on Fox News Sunday:

"Actually, on some procedures, you're more likely to die if you're on Medicaid than if you're uninsured."

By Amy Sherman • June 28, 2017

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By Amy Sherman • June 29, 2026

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‘Everything we trained for’: How the far-right Oath Keepers militia planned for violence on Jan. 6

By Samantha Putterman • September 23, 2021

A health care worker fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. July 22, 2021 (AP)

V-Safe: How everyday people help the CDC track COVID-19 vaccine safety with their phones

By Amanda Michelle Gomez • August 26, 2021

The Trump-to-Biden transition process: How it’s gone off the rails

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • November 20, 2020

The uninvited guest: How to keep the coronavirus out of Thanksgiving

By Bill McCarthy • November 17, 2020

Are Floridians better off than they were four years ago?

By Louis Jacobson • October 8, 2020

Mailbag: ‘There has to be something worse than Pants on Fire’

By Shannon Beckham • May 26, 2014

Does expanding Medicaid ‘worsen health care options’? We take a second look

By Louis Jacobson • April 11, 2013

Fact-check: President Donald Trump misleads on Iran war, AI in speech to UN

By Caleb McCullough, Louis Jacobson, Loreben Tuquero, Samantha Putterman • September 22, 2026

Can Trump give Americans $5,000 if Republicans win midterms? It’d be complicated and expensive

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Briceño • September 10, 2026

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By Madison Czopek • August 6, 2026

Diarrhea parasites, glass in bread: Is our food getting less safe? What experts told us

By Madison Czopek • August 4, 2026

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By Louis Jacobson • July 31, 2026

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By Madison Czopek • July 22, 2026

People hold hands at Haiti TPS vigil in Miami in Feb 2026

Will the end of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians mean a caregiving crisis?

By Samantha Putterman • July 2, 2026

11 times US presidents shaded reality as they shaped US history

By Louis Jacobson • June 22, 2026

As ACA enrollment drops, higher insurance rates may follow

By Julie Appleby • May 20, 2026

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Realities of life on GLP-1s for weight loss: What doctors say you can expect

By Grace Abels • May 11, 2026

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Is this March Madness betting cause for concern? How to tell and what to do

By Madison Czopek • March 23, 2026