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Jim Moran stated on March 17, 2011 in a floor speech.:
Ending federal funding for National Public Radio would jeopardize 9,000 jobs.
By Jacob Geiger• March 26, 2011
Hal Turner Radio Show stated on February 01, 2020 in an article:
Says the coronavirus is “a MILITARY BIO-WEAPON Developed by China's Army.”
By Daniel Funke• February 11, 2020
Kevin Russell stated on October 28, 2015 in an opinion column:
"In almost every other country in the world, artists and musicians are paid when their music is played on the radio. In fact, the only countries besides the U.S. who do not have a radio-performance right are China, Iran and North Korea."
By W. Gardner Selby• December 7, 2015
Florida voter stated on August 17, 2011 in a robocall from the Pink Slip Rick website, played on MSNBC's "Rachel Maddow" show.:
Says Gov. Rick Scott cut state funding for PBS.
By Amy Sherman• August 22, 2011
Bill Pascrell stated on September 02, 2011 in interview on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show:
Says 600,000 to 700,000 government workers have been laid off in the last year and a half
By Erin O'Neill• September 12, 2011
Mark Miller stated on September 22, 2011 in a radio address:
"Republicans enacted the most drastic cuts to K-12 public schools of any state in the nation."  
By Dave Umhoefer• October 5, 2011
Facebook posts stated on August 20, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says President Barack Obama made it "legal" for the media to "purposely lie" to the public when he "quietly signed into law HR 4310 in 2012."
By Samantha Putterman• August 23, 2019
Jim McGreevey stated on October 10, 2011 in a radio interview:
"After I had resigned or announced my resignation, I abolished -- I prohibited pay-to-play for people that had county or state contracts."
By Bill Wichert• October 30, 2011
Instagram posts stated on September 18, 2023 in an Instagram post:
An emergency broadcast system test will “send a specific high-frequency signal … with the intention of activating graphene oxide” in people.
By Jeff Cercone• September 21, 2023
AFSCME stated on April 03, 2012 in a web site posting:
Says gubernatorial recall candidate Tom Barrett supported passage of Gov. Scott Walker’s bill stripping collective bargaining of state employees.
By James B. Nelson• April 6, 2012
Hal Turner Radio Show stated on June 17, 2023 in an article:
Videos and photos of military vehicles are proof of “war prep” and looming military action within the U.S.
By Jeff Cercone• June 21, 2023
Social Media stated on September 12, 2025 in social media posts:
Former President Barack Obama eliminated a law that “held news corporations accountable for lying to the American people.”
By Loreben Tuquero• September 17, 2025
Bloggers stated on February 02, 2008 in a blog posting:
Obama says America is great, but let's "try to change it."
By Tom Tobin• March 24, 2008
Mike Huckabee stated on February 28, 2011 in an interview on a radio show:
Says Barack Obama grew up in Kenya.
By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 2, 2011
JB Pritzker stated on November 17, 2020 in remarks at a news conference:
“Republican elected officials, a network of propaganda publications in the state and some radio shock jocks” were spreading “a lie” about his daughter breaking COVID-19 restrictions.
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• December 6, 2020
Charlie Sykes stated on April 06, 2011 in comments made during his radio show:
Says JoAnne Kloppenburg’s side had a "3-to-1 money advantage" in the Wisconsin Supreme Court campaign. 
By Dave Umhoefer• April 10, 2011
Steve Bannon stated on April 14, 2020 in a radio interview.:
Dr. Anthony “Fauci told us there’s nothing to worry about. That’s his quote, ‘There’s nothing to worry about.’”
By Warren Fiske• April 29, 2020
Jeanne Ives stated on February 07, 2018 in a campaign ad:
"Rauner made you pay for abortions in all nine months of pregnancy."
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• February 12, 2018
Scott Jones stated on April 02, 2018 in a news conference:
There are "paid protesters" involved in the Stephon Clark demonstrations.
By Chris Nichols• April 10, 2018
Dan Bongino stated on October 11, 2022 in a video:
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $200 million for digital IDs as part of a shift toward a “totalitarian society.”
By Andy Nguyen• October 26, 2022

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New Hampshire Public Radio joins PolitiFact

By Bill Adair• July 20, 2011

Introducing PolitiFact California

By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 3, 2015

Coming soon: PolitiFact California

By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 9, 2015

PolitiFact California Launches

By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 3, 2015

No, Oct. 4 national emergency alert test won't turn you into a zombie. Here are the facts.

By Jeff Cercone• October 3, 2023

Coming soon: PolitiFact California

By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 9, 2015

Politifact's Obameter wins Knight-Batten Award

By Bill Adair• July 19, 2010

PolitiFact Texas on the air

By W. Gardner Selby• May 31, 2011

PolitiFact and WLRN form Florida partnership with statewide public media

By PolitiFact Staff • May 9, 2023

Mailbag: Readers weigh in on Mike Pence's stance on evolution; Calif. pot legalization

By Chris Nichols• August 9, 2016

More 'birther' announcements

By Louis Jacobson• July 21, 2009

Rauner corrupts the word ‘corrupt’

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• August 19, 2018

Announcing PolitiFact Florida!

By Bill Adair• March 1, 2010

NOAA firings came just before a U.S. tornado outbreak. Did public warning systems work?

By Loreben Tuquero• March 26, 2025

One year of fact-checking California, on-air and online

By Chris Nichols• December 12, 2016

Pants on Fire in California; Barely True in Alabama

By Bill Adair• June 6, 2010

Obama overstates impact of Supreme Court decision

By Louis Jacobson• January 26, 2010

A new side effect of H1N1 virus: exaggeration

By Robert Farley• October 14, 2009

New PolitiFact feature highlights work of other fact-checkers

By Bill Adair• May 5, 2011

What is Wisconsin U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde’s stance on abortion?

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