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Facebook posts stated on September 27, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Republican Gov. Phil Scott "just voted to impeach President Trump."
By Miriam Valverde• September 30, 2019
Bloggers stated on March 10, 2017 in a fake news article:
"BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi Was Just Taken From Her Office In Handcuffs"
By Chris Nichols• April 2, 2017
Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Video shows Sen. Chris Murphy running away because Sen. Ted Cruz said “just shut your mouth.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• April 12, 2023
Facebook posts stated on January 01, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Says Betty White said Dec. 28, days before she died, “Eat healthy and get all your vaccines. I just got boosted today.”
By Bill McCarthy• January 3, 2022
Donna Brazile stated on August 21, 2011 in a comment on 'This Week with Christiane Amanpour':
"Over the last four years, 53 percent of black wealth has just disappeared."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 24, 2011
Bloggers stated on February 02, 2022 in a blog post:
“Marines are investigating 3 ancient pyramids discovered in Antarctica.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• April 27, 2022
Democratic Party of Oregon stated on November 02, 2010 in a doorknob flier:
"In fact, 85 percent of Oregonians voted in 2008."
By Janie Har• November 5, 2010
Bloggers stated on March 14, 2017 in an article:
"President Trump just told Paul Ryan, ‘You’re fired.’"
By Tom Kertscher• April 2, 2017
U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on May 09, 2012 in a TV ad:
"Seniors will see $500 billion in Medicare cuts to fund Obamacare."
By Aaron Sharockman• May 15, 2012
Americans for Job Security stated on July 09, 2010 in a television ad:
The "state bureaucracy" Jane Norton managed "grew by $43 million in just three years."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 26, 2010
Ron DeSantis stated on January 10, 2024 in a debate:
“Biden’s let in 8 million people just in four years.”
By Marta Campabadal Graus, Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 11, 2024
Steve Rothman stated on February 08, 2012 in a speech on the House floor:
"The Republicans just voted last year to end Medicare."
By Bill Wichert• February 19, 2012
Donald Trump stated on January 09, 2019 in a tweet:
California’s deadly wildfires "would never happen" with "proper Forest Management."
By Chris Nichols• January 9, 2019
Barack Obama stated on May 13, 2008 in a Q&A in Cape Girardeau, Mo.:
A gas tax holiday is a gimmick that "every economist says will just go into the pockets of the oil companies."
By Alexander Lane• May 21, 2008
Viral image stated on December 14, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“Dying nurse on deathbed claims she swapped more than 5,000 babies for ‘fun.’”
By Ciara O'Rourke• December 17, 2021
Jack Bogdanski stated on July 06, 2011 in in a blog post.:
Says "in the Legislature, (Mary Nolan) has been a party-line Democrat, showing a 100% track record in harmony with the American Civil Liberties Union."
By Ian K. Kullgren• July 22, 2011
Threads posts stated on February 01, 2025 in a Threads post:
Says White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said, “Jesus didn’t have electricity and he did just fine.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 4, 2025
Viral image stated on May 20, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Nancy Pelosi said, "Just because someone is here illegally doesn’t mean they broke any of our laws."
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 29, 2019
Jim Patterson stated on May 22, 2017 in a press release:
California Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget "cuts funds for local tree mortality efforts from $52.7 million to just $2 million."
By Chris Nichols• May 25, 2017
Viral image stated on February 10, 2016 in in a post on Facebook:
Quotes Mark Cuban as saying, "I worry that millions of millennials are voting Democrat this year because they fact-check everything."
By Lauren Carroll• February 12, 2016

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By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 14, 2016

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By Robert Higgs• November 8, 2010

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By Daniel Funke• May 22, 2020

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By Angie Drobnic Holan, April Hunt• September 16, 2014

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By Linda Qiu• March 8, 2016

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By Seth Smalley• September 29, 2022

Fact-checking President Obama's press conference

By Robert Farley, Louis Jacobson• June 29, 2011

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By Aaron Sharockman• March 19, 2016

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By Robert Farley, Aaron Sharockman• April 19, 2011

Fact-checking the whoppin’ Texas ballot

By W. Gardner Selby• November 4, 2012

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By Louis Jacobson• April 10, 2017

Politics and the Gulf oil spill: separating fact from fiction on the one-year anniversary

By Robert Farley• April 19, 2011

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By Tom Feran• July 29, 2012

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By Martha M. Hamilton, Louis Jacobson• November 11, 2011

'Policing the pols'

By Bill Adair• December 3, 2007

Kellyanne Conway's back and forth with Chuck Todd on 'alternative facts,' annotated

By Allison Graves, Linda Qiu• January 23, 2017

In Context: Donald Trump’s ‘very fine people on both sides’ remarks (transcript)

By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 26, 2019