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Donald Trump stated on September 10, 2020 in a speech at a rally in Michigan:
"After the last administration nearly killed the US auto industry, I saved the U.S. auto industry ... We brought you a lot of car plants… (and Japan) “announced five car companies are coming to Michigan.”
By Jon Greenberg• September 11, 2020
John McCain stated on February 27, 2009 in a speech on the Senate floor.:
"The president's plan, even after the end of its withdrawal timeline is reached, will leave in place up to 50,000 U.S. troops."
By Alexander Lane• February 27, 2009
Viral image stated on May 21, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“Lego unveils new genderless bricks with no male/female connectors.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 26, 2021
Steny Hoyer stated on January 04, 2011 in a news release:
In preparing a rules package for the 112th Congress, the GOP had no discussions with Democrats.
By Louis Jacobson• January 7, 2011
George Allen stated on June 14, 2011 in a speech.:
"The tax on job creating businesses is 35 percent in the United States, second worst in the entire world."
By Sean Gorman• June 18, 2011
Facebook posts stated on August 08, 2023 in a Facebook post:
BBC News reported that British residents “no longer need to work” thanks to an investment project from Elon Musk.
By Ciara O'Rourke• August 11, 2023
Barack Obama stated on February 26, 2008 in a debate in Cleveland, Ohio.:
"We are bogged down in a war that John McCain now suggests might go on for another 100 years."
By Bill Adair• March 5, 2008
Mark Pocan stated on April 30, 2019 in a tweet:
"The United States is the ONLY industrialized country without universal healthcare."    
By D.L. Davis• June 21, 2019
Gary Johnson stated on May 05, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate:
"We have the highest corporate income tax in the world right now."
By Louis Jacobson• May 6, 2011
Donald Trump stated on November 13, 2016 in a tweet:
"The @nytimes states today that DJT believes ‘more countries should acquire nuclear weapons.’ How dishonest are they. I never said this!"
By Lauren Carroll• November 14, 2016
Steve Adler stated on April 25, 2018 in a tweet:
Says Austin is the "safest big city in Texas with an unemployment rate under 3% that has been named the best place to live in the entire United States two years running."    
By W. Gardner Selby• April 26, 2018
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
Donald Trump stated on December 09, 2025 in public events:
The U.S. has received promises of investments totaling $18 trillion to $22 trillion since January.
By Louis Jacobson, Nick Karmia• December 9, 2025
VoteVets.org stated on February 25, 2008 in a television ad.:
"John McCain says it's okay with him if the U.S. spends the next thousand years in Iraq."
By Bill Adair• March 5, 2008
Wawa Welcome America stated on April 13, 2017 in in a press release:
"The Wawa Welcome America festival (features) . . . America's largest free concert."
By Jordan Gunselman• April 21, 2017
Donald Trump stated on February 23, 2016 in a campaign speech:
The U.S. "doesn’t make television sets anymore."  
By Warren Fiske, Linda Qiu• March 14, 2016
Facebook posts stated on February 02, 2022 in a post:
Turkey, Brazil, Britain, Sweden, Spain, Czech Republic, Mexico, El Salvador, Japan and Singapore canceled all COVID-19 quarantine procedures, testing and compulsory vaccination and are considering COVID-19 “just a seasonal flu.”
By Monique Curet• February 7, 2022
Ben Carson stated on July 31, 2019 in a press conference:
 "You look at the homelessness situation. Take a city like Tokyo, which has more people than New York City. There's no homelessness there."
By John Kruzel• August 1, 2019
Ted Cruz stated on May 11, 2013 in the commencement address at Hillsdale College:
Says Americans "invented ‘Pong,’ ‘Space Invaders’ and the iPhone."
By W. Gardner Selby• June 6, 2013
Donald Trump stated on August 13, 2019 in a speech at a chemical plant in Pennsylvania:
Says the large trade deficit with Japan stems from them sending "millions of cars," while "we send them wheat," but the deficit is "changing rapidly."  
By Jon Greenberg• August 15, 2019

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