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Facebook posts stated on July 06, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“Drought is a lie” designed to limit farming, reduce the food supply and ultimately control Americans.
By Madison Czopek• July 19, 2022
Club for Growth stated on July 20, 2015 in a statement:
Says David Jolly refused "to cut spending for a national greenhouse in D.C."
By Joshua Gillin• July 27, 2015
Rick Kriseman stated on June 24, 2017 in a "Tampa Bay Times" article:
Says that compared to Rick Baker's time as mayor, Kriseman "had wet weather events that he did not experience" that caused sewage spills. Baker "went through significant periods of drought during his time as mayor."
By Allison Graves• August 10, 2017
Mark Pocan stated on January 16, 2014 in a speech:
As a result of climate change, ice fishermen in Wisconsin "are already noticing fewer days they can be out on our ice covered lakes."
By James B. Nelson• February 17, 2014
Saundra McDowell stated on August 20, 2018 in remarks on "The Weekend Report":
If Missouri Amendment 1 passes, the auditor's office "could take one district, St. Louis here, and merge it with a district in southwest Missouri, a Republican district, and they don't even have to touch."
By Sten Spinella, Titus Wu• September 5, 2018
Joe Manchin stated on November 16, 2021 in a Senate hearing:
The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and “we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy."
By Duncan Slade• December 10, 2021
John Kasich stated on November 29, 2012 in a news conference:
Says "Detroit dumping a bunch of sewage" in Lake Erie "causes big problems" for Ohio.
By Aaron Marshall• January 7, 2013
James Inhofe stated on December 07, 2009 in CNN's 'The Situation Room':
The Climatic Research Unit e-mails show that the science behind climate change "has been pretty well debunked."
By Catharine Richert• December 12, 2009
Facebook posts stated on February 03, 2023 in a Facebook post:
“If you need Girl Scout cookies this year and don’t have a local troop to support, please consider buying from Troop 6000, which is entirely made up of girls living in NYC’s homeless shelters.”
By Madison Czopek• May 8, 2023
Seth Moulton stated on March 24, 2026 in an interview on MS NOW:
"Bombing civilian power infrastructure is a war crime.”
By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• April 2, 2026
Lindsay Cross stated on January 03, 2023 in a press release:
"Florida's water is dirtier and sicker than when Gov. DeSantis first took office."
By Yacob Reyes• January 13, 2023
Shelley Moore Capito stated on July 29, 2014 in a campaign ad:
"The president's come out with rules that say, 'No new coal-fired power plants.' "
By Steve Contorno• August 7, 2014
Donald Trump stated on January 13, 2026 in a speech in Detroit:
"If we stop this fraud, this massive fraud, we're going to have a balanced budget."
By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• January 13, 2026
Greg Abbott stated on November 19, 2020 in a press conference:
Says that shutdowns are “ineffective” and that we now know that COVID-19 is not commonly spread “by someone going to work.”
By Brandon Mulder• November 27, 2020
Tom O'Mara stated on January 20, 2026 in an op-ed:
“New Yorkers pay 49% more than the national average for electricity.”
By Brooke Johnpier• February 13, 2026
Marc Molinaro stated on February 14, 2026 in an X post:
New York leads the nation in population loss.
By Holden Turek• April 1, 2026
Lisa Bloom stated on January 14, 2014 in an interview with Piers Morgan:
"Americans are 20 times as likely to die from gun violence as citizens of other civilized countries."  
By Katie Sanders• January 17, 2014
Tom Price stated on March 28, 2016 in a post on Medium:
Says the Congressional Budget Office "is expecting a protracted economic malaise for at least the next decade under current policies."
By Louis Jacobson• April 11, 2016
Randy Forbes stated on April 21, 2016 in a radio interview.:
China is "going to have twice the number of submarines we have in just over a decade."
By Sean Gorman• May 2, 2016
Mitt Romney stated on August 14, 2012 in a campaign speech:
Claims Joe Biden said "coal is more dangerous than terrorists." 
By Tom Feran• August 17, 2012

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By Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 27, 2026

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By Amy Sherman, Zoe Weyand• March 30, 2026

Mailbag: 'Everyone fails this fact-check'

By Louis Jacobson• April 17, 2014

Are 20 percent of women sexually assaulted before they graduate college?

By Steve Contorno• May 2, 2014

Supporting Iranians, then threatening to end civilization: How Trump contradicts himself on war

By Amy Sherman• April 7, 2026

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s marathon press briefing at one-year mark of second term

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 20, 2026

Barack Obama debuts stump speech

By Sean Gorman, Nancy Madsen• May 5, 2012

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Fact-checking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ final State of the State speech

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Donald Trump’s off-base claims about electric car ‘mandates’ and markets

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By Amy Sherman• August 20, 2018

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By Tom Kertscher• August 17, 2023

How climate change is making wildfires worse

By Sara Swann• June 9, 2023

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