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John Chiang stated on May 12, 2018 in a campaign ad:

Antonio Villaraigosa's "recklessness (as mayor of Los Angeles) ... left no funding to test 7,000 rape kits, putting public safety at risk."

By Chris Nichols• May 16, 2018

Antonio Villaraigosa stated on July 31, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC:

"In the eight years that I was mayor, (there was a) nearly 50 percent drop in violent crime, gang crime — crime went down because we grew our police department, we focused on constitutional community policing, we did some of the most innovative prevention, intervention, job re-entry programs in the nation."

By Chris Nichols• October 18, 2017

Paula Dockery stated on April 03, 2010 in an opinion column in the Lakeland Ledger:

"Teachers will not be able to return to work after raising their children."

By Amy Sherman• April 6, 2010

Mandela Barnes stated on August 16, 2021 in Twitter:

In Afghanistan, “over 100 billion dollars spent on military contracts.”

By D.L. Davis• August 31, 2021

Building a Better Ohio stated on September 06, 2011 in a campaign commercial:

Toledo Mayor "Mike Bell (once) lost his job as a firefighter because his city ran out of money."

By Tom Feran• September 23, 2011

Donald Trump stated on July 29, 2016 in a rally speech:

"We have a fire marshal that said, 'Oh we can't allow more people’ ... And the reason they won't let them in is because they don't know what the hell they're doing."

By Alan Gathright• August 3, 2016

Kevin Graham stated on June 21, 2019 in in an interview:

Says the U.S. Department of Justice has "seen in the past" that police department "consent decrees don’t work, that there’s very little change, that oftentimes immediately after a consent decree goes into effect, crime actually goes up."

By Duncan Agnew, Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• June 30, 2019

Amanda Fritz stated on April 12, 2012 in a questionnaire:

Says "my advocacy questioning contracting out in Parks … delayed and altered the renewal of the Brooks contract, and reduced the number of contracted employees in Parks from over 100 to fewer than 40."

By Janie Har• April 26, 2012

Donald Trump stated on July 24, 2024 in a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina:

Kamala Harris “wants to defund the police.”

By Amy Sherman• July 30, 2024

Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“ABC issued an official statement confirming that Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg’s contracts will not be renewed.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• November 20, 2024

Facebook posts stated on November 06, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says Thomas Jefferson said "the government will one day be corrupt and filled with liars and the people will flock to the one who tells the truth."

By Samantha Putterman• November 8, 2019

Karoline Leavitt stated on January 28, 2025 in White House press briefing:

The U.S. has an egg shortage because the “Biden administration and the Department of Agriculture directed the mass killing of more than 100 million chickens.”

By Jeff Cercone• January 30, 2025

Wisconsin Working Families Party stated on January 15, 2016 in a direct mail flier:

Says Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele spent "$100,000 of taxpayer money on a new luxury SUV."

By James B. Nelson• February 24, 2016

Facebook posts stated on December 14, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“California store owner prices all items at $951 so thieves can be prosecuted.”

By Samantha Putterman• December 15, 2021

Chain email stated on November 26, 2013 in a chain email:

If the Trans-Pacific Partnership "is fast-tracked through the Senate, it won't receive a committee assignment" and the consideration will include "no debate."

By Louis Jacobson• November 29, 2013

Michele Bachmann stated on July 24, 2011 in a prepared statement:

Says Tim Pawlenty said in 2006, "The era of small government is over... the government has to be more proactive and more aggressive."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 26, 2011

Seminole Tribe of Florida stated on February 03, 2016 in a commercial:

The Seminole gambling compact offers "$3 billion in guaranteed revenue, the largest share for any state in history."

By Joshua Gillin• February 11, 2016

Viral image stated on June 23, 2019 in a Facebook post:

"If you need to call 911 but are scared to because of someone in the room dial and ask for a pepperoni pizza."

By Ciara O'Rourke• August 23, 2019

Facebook posts stated on February 23, 2022 in a post:

"It was revealed in court” on Feb. 23, 2022 “that Tory Lanez DNA WAS NOT found on the weapon in the Meg Thee Stallion case."

By Monique Curet• February 28, 2022

Randi Shade stated on May 18, 2011 in a campaign mailer.:

Says opponent Kathie Tovo "believes that Austin invests too much in the cops, firefighters and paramedics that protect our families and neighborhoods."

By W. Gardner Selby• June 11, 2011

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