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Washington Examiner stated on June 9, 2014 in opinion piece:

U.S. Senate candidate Michelle Nunn has avoided taking a stand on Obamacare.

By Nancy Badertscher, Nick Fouriezos • June 27, 2014

Bill O'Reilly stated on October 23, 2009 in a comment on the O'Reilly Factor:

When White House communications director Anita Dunn said that Mao Tse-tung was "one of her favorite philosophers, only Fox News picked that up."

By Louis Jacobson • October 27, 2009

Mike Rogers stated on September 24, 2026 in a TV interview:

Abdul El-Sayed "could not condemn the terrorist who tried to attack and kill 140 Jewish children right here in Michigan."

By Caleb McCullough • October 1, 2026

Sam Brown stated on August 15, 2024 in an X post:

Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen said the Biden administration did a "tremendous job" on the U.S. military’s Afghanistan withdrawal.

By Seth A. Richardson • September 26, 2024

Instagram posts stated on February 4, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Paper shows “mRNA COVID-19 vaccines caused more deaths” than lives saved.

By Sara Swann • February 9, 2024

Ron DeSantis stated on August 4, 2023 in a town hall:

“We’ve eliminated critical race theory in our K through 12 schools.”

By Samantha Putterman • August 14, 2023

Kamala Harris stated on July 20, 2023 in a speech to the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority:

Florida “decided middle school students will be taught that enslaved people benefited from slavery.”

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson, Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa • July 24, 2023

Sawyer Hackett stated on January 16, 2023 in a tweet:

Gov. Abbott “signed a bill last year eliminating the requirements for Texas schools to teach MLK’s ‘I have a dream’ speech.”

By Nusaiba Mizan • February 14, 2023

Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee stated on December 4, 2022 in a tweet.:

“The Virginia GOP education agenda (would) erase slavery from VA history.”

By Warren Fiske • December 14, 2022

Ron Johnson stated on December 8, 2021 in Radio interview:

Around the world, people who exercise their "health autonomy" and don't get vaccinated are being put "basically into internment camps."

By Madeline Heim • December 13, 2021

Dennis Prager stated on November 8, 2021 in an interview with Newsmax:

"During the AIDS crisis, can you imagine if gay men and intravenous drug users … had they been pariahs the way the non-vaccinated are? But it would've been inconceivable."

By Louis Jacobson • November 11, 2021

Facebook posts stated on July 19, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says the white man who wanted Rosa Parks’ seat on the bus was suffering from ADHD and anxiety.

By Gabrielle Settles • August 2, 2021

Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2020 in in a post:

Quotes Joe Biden as saying “We need to teach our children the ISLAMIC FAITH in our schools!”

By Emily Venezky • July 23, 2020

Beto O'Rourke stated on February 24, 2018 in a Waco campaign stop:

Says "PTA meetings are now being conducted to help parents tell their kids" that if a guy with an AR-15 walks into their classroom, "you are supposed to create as much chaos as you possibly can. They want you to scream and yell and dance around and throw books and just keep moving."

By W. Gardner Selby • March 15, 2018

Glenna Hodge stated on July 20, 2017 in testimony before a Texas Senate committee:

"Schools in Austin Independent School District are teaching children as young as 4 years old that their gender is fluid – that they’re not a boy or a girl and they can choose whichever gender they want."

By W. Gardner Selby • September 8, 2017

Betsy DeVos stated on January 17, 2017 in her Senate confirmation hearing:

"I would imagine that there's probably a gun in the school (in Wapiti, Wyo.) to protect from potential grizzlies."

By Lauren Carroll • January 18, 2017

James Woods stated on July 31, 2016 in a tweet:

Says Hillary Clinton wrote, "I believe the primary role of the state is to teach, train and raise children. Parents have a secondary role."

By Neelesh Moorthy • August 1, 2016

Donald Trump stated on June 21, 2016 in a meeting with Christian leaders:

"We don't know anything about Hillary in terms of religion. Now, she's been in the public eye for years and years, and yet there's no — there's nothing out there."

By Neelesh Moorthy • June 24, 2016

Pat McCrory stated on March 26, 2016 in a list of rebuttals to criticism over the law:

"Will (HB2) threaten federal funding for public schools under Title IX? No, according to a federal court which has looked at a similar issue."

By Will Doran • March 29, 2016

Peter King stated on September 21, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":

"In 2011, (the Islamic State) attempted to attack Fort Knox."

By Steve Contorno • September 23, 2014

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George Washington’s lessons and the future of political civility

By Louis Jacobson • February 19, 2018

In Context: Were Paul Ryan’s poverty comments a ‘thinly veiled racial attack’?

By Tom Kertscher • March 14, 2014

From Johnny Appleseed to Claudette Colvin: 5 surprisingly true American history facts

By Grace Abels • July 2, 2026

Health Savings Accounts, backed by GOP, cover fancy saunas but not insurance premiums

By Amanda Seitz • December 8, 2025

Whooping cough pertussis bacteria microbe

Whooping cough cases are rising. Know the symptoms and how to avoid infection.

By Grace Abels • November 25, 2025

How Donald Trump’s untimely and untrue ‘death’ unfolded on social media

By Loreben Tuquero, Maria Ramirez Uribe • September 2, 2025

Kristi Noem and Donald Trump, Vandalia, Ohio, 3-16-2024

Did South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem break the law by shooting her dog? What legal experts say

By Jeff Cercone • May 1, 2024

Jesse Watters hosting Primetime, 2-26-2024

Do Jesse Watters’ claims about the federal budget, LGBTQ+ and DEI funding add up?

By Grace Abels • March 29, 2024

One year into Russia’s war in Ukraine: A look at U.S. aid, and why the U.S. is involved

By Louis Jacobson • February 23, 2023

How an antisemitic conspiracy theory amplified by Ye, Kyrie Irving divides Black, Jewish people

By Gabrielle Settles, Salvador Rodriguez-Ruiz • February 21, 2023

Why at-home rapid COVID-19 tests cost so much, even after Biden’s push for lower prices

By Hannah Norman • September 13, 2021

Science shows mask-wearing is largely safe for children

By Louis Jacobson • August 12, 2021

Donald Trump’s ‘I was right about everything,’ fact-checked

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Amy Sherman, Tom Kertscher • June 14, 2021

What is critical race theory, and why are conservatives blocking it?

By Amy Sherman, Jon Greenberg • May 24, 2021

Fans leaving Pelicans-Kings game on March 11, 2020

6 things we’ve learned from one year of coronavirus misinformation

By Daniel Funke • March 12, 2021

8 facts and 4 unknowns about the coronavirus vaccines

By Samantha Putterman • December 17, 2020

The COVID-19 vaccine is here. What journalists need to know

By Amy Sherman, Samantha Putterman • December 15, 2020

Who is Democratic presidential candidate Deval Patrick?

By Jon Greenberg • December 2, 2019

How similar are the Saturday Night Massacre and the Comey firing?

By Louis Jacobson • May 11, 2017

ivanka meeting with small business owners

Fact-checking Ivanka Trump’s new book, ‘Women Who Work’

By Katie Sanders, Sarah Waychoff • May 9, 2017