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Rick Santorum stated on March 31, 2017 in a conversation on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher":
"The EPA director under Obama said the Clean Power Initiative would have no effect on man-made CO2 emissions. That's what she said. Go look it up."
By Louis Jacobson• April 6, 2017
Kevin McCarthy stated on May 12, 2021 in a statement to reporters:
"I don't think anybody is questioning the legitimacy of the presidential election."
By Miriam Valverde• May 14, 2021
Garry McCarthy stated on December 11, 2018 in a speech:
"There was almost a 70 percent reduction in police-related shootings under my tenure because of training, supervision and policy decisions."
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• December 23, 2018
Wayne LaPierre stated on March 24, 2013 in an interview on NBC’s Meet the Press:
Says New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says "we can only have three bullets" and "the NRA wants firearms with nukes on them."
By Becky Bowers• March 26, 2013
Kevin McCarthy stated on August 31, 2021 in a statement via Twitter:
“If these (telecom and internet) companies comply with the Democrat order to turn over private information, they are in violation of federal law and subject to losing their ability to operate in the United States.”
By Jon Greenberg• September 2, 2021
Kevin McCarthy stated on February 03, 2021 in a press conference:
“I don’t even know what (QAnon) is.”
By Noah Y. Kim• February 4, 2021
Yesli Vega stated on October 07, 2022 in a statement.:
On House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.
By Warren Fiske• October 11, 2022
Michael Madigan stated on August 01, 2016 in Interview with WSIU and WBBM, published Aug. 1. :
"Bruce Rauner is of record that he will fully support the Trump candidacy. It's documented. It’s available." 
By Marc Filippino• August 10, 2016
Instagram posts stated on May 17, 2023 in a post:
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy called for the immediate “expulsion and prosecution of Rep. Adam Schiff for committing crimes of treason against the United States.”
By Madison Czopek• May 30, 2023
Facebook posts stated on May 16, 2023 in a post:
Video shows “Pelosi CRIES LIKE KID after McCarthy kicked her out as speaker.”
By Gabrielle Settles• May 18, 2023
Kevin McCarthy stated on November 29, 2022 in remarks to reporters outside the White House:
"I think President Trump came out four times and condemned” Nick Fuentes.
By Louis Jacobson• November 30, 2022
Donald Trump stated on June 13, 2016 in a speech responding to the Orlando shooting:
"According to Pew Research, 99 percent of the people in Afghanistan support oppressive Sharia law."
By Neelesh Moorthy• June 16, 2016
Kevin McCarthy stated on September 12, 2023 in a speech:
On moving forward with an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden with a House vote.
By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• September 13, 2023
Kevin McCarthy stated on August 15, 2018 in a speech:
Studies are showing California’s wildfires "are producing more emissions than all of our cars are doing."
By Chris Nichols• August 29, 2018
NARAL Pro-Choice America stated on November 15, 2017 in an online popup ad:
Says Paul Ryan is leading the effort to "pass a tax bill with divisive conception language by disguising it as a college savings plan" in "another attempt to ban abortion and rob women of their reproductive rights."
By Tom Kertscher• November 22, 2017
Kelda Helen Roys stated on May 28, 2018 in a radio interview:
"There are a lot of private charters. And in fact, (Tony Evers) sought and received the largest charter school grant in the country from the Trump-DeVos administration to start new charter schools in Wisconsin."
By Anna Groves• July 3, 2018
Kevin McCarthy stated on November 05, 2017 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":
The Republican tax bill "lets every American keep more of what they earned."
By Louis Jacobson• November 9, 2017
Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Kevin McCarthy said Nancy Pelosi “should be prosecuted and jailed.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 14, 2022
Dave Brat stated on October 11, 2015 in comments on "Meet the Press":
Says Republican Rep. Charlie Dent wants to kick the Freedom Caucus out of the Republican conference "for voting our conscience."     
By Linda Qiu• October 11, 2015
Garry McCarthy stated on January 15, 2019 in a campaign ad:
Says Chicago "had the lowest murder rates in a generation" during his time as police superintendent.
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• January 27, 2019

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In Context: What Kevin McCarthy said about Hillary Clinton and Benghazi

By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 7, 2015

The legitimacy of the Jan. 6 committee, explained

By Louis Jacobson• June 8, 2022

Sequestration hits; we sort the facts

By Molly Moorhead• February 27, 2013

Can the Jan. 6 committee get to the truth about the attack — and get Americans to believe it?

By Jon Greenberg• December 1, 2021

Fact-checking the California governor's debate with John Cox and Gavin Newsom

By Kyra Haas, Manuela Tobias• October 8, 2018

What happened during the Jan. 6 call between Donald Trump and Kevin McCarthy?

By Louis Jacobson• April 26, 2021

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy orders impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden: What to know

By Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson• September 13, 2023

The 2021 Lie of the Year: Lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and its significance

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman• December 15, 2021

How a House speaker could kick some lawmakers off committees

By Louis Jacobson• December 19, 2022

A possible House impeachment investigation of Joe Biden: What to know

By Louis Jacobson• September 11, 2023

Matt Gaetz’s motion to vacate the House speakership: what to know

By Louis Jacobson• October 3, 2023

What Kevin McCarthy said, and didn’t say, about Trump and the Capitol assault

By Jon Greenberg• April 22, 2022

Clinton's calendar miscalculation

By Stephanie Garry, Angie Drobnic Holan• May 26, 2008

Fact-checking CPAC 2023 claims about the FBI, fentanyl, IRS

By PolitiFact Staff • March 3, 2023

Look who’s not talking: Key figures who aren’t cooperating with Jan. 6 investigators

By Jon Greenberg• January 10, 2022

The Controversy Over GOP House Leader Kevin McCarthy’s ‘Chinese Coronavirus’ Tweet, Explained

By Chris Nichols• March 12, 2020

About face on mask-wearing: Why did the federal guidance change?

By Louis Jacobson• May 25, 2021

Why ousting the House speaker could be easy in 118th Congress

By Louis Jacobson• January 5, 2023

The Antisemitism Awareness Act: What to know

By Louis Jacobson• May 10, 2024

Do drone attacks comply with international law?

By Louis Jacobson• July 1, 2010