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By Robert Farley• March 18, 2009 Bernie Sanders stated on November 15, 2018 in Tweet announcing new bill: Says middle class taxpayers "subsidize Walmart’s horrendously low wages to the tune of at least $6.2 billion every year." By Colin Meyn• November 16, 2018 C.W. Bill Young stated on November 09, 2009 in a meeting of Florida Republicans: Claims that Obama said, "For those who oppose our policies, you should just shut up and go away." By Aaron Sharockman• November 11, 2009 Facebook posts stated on February 19, 2025 in a Facebook post: “Stacey Abrams stole $2 BILLION from taxpayers.” By Caleb McCullough• February 26, 2025 David Plouffe stated on October 30, 2011 in an interview on "Meet the Press": The loan guarantee program that helped Solyndra "was a program that was supported by President Bush." By Becky Bowers• November 17, 2011 60 Plus Association stated on November 07, 2011 in a television commercial: An independent payment advisory board created by in the health care reform law is "like a Medicare IRS with the power to cut Medicare in order to pay for new government programs." By Sabrina Eaton• November 25, 2011 Donald Trump stated on November 29, 2017 in a speech in St. Charles, Mo.: Says the tax bill "is going to cost me a fortune, this thing -- believe me. Believe me, this is not good for me." By Louis Jacobson• November 30, 2017 John McCain stated on November 28, 2007 in St. Petersburg, Fla.: "I saved the taxpayers $2-billion on a bogus Air Force Boeing tanker deal where people went to jail." By Tom Tobin• November 29, 2007 Joni Ernst stated on May 28, 2022 in a newsletter: $3 million per day in "your tax dollars" are being spent to guard "unused border wall materials." By Nina Baker• June 16, 2022 Jonathan Steitz stated on August 03, 2011 in a radio ad: The 2009-11 state budget that Democrats approved left Wisconsin taxpayers $3.6 billion in debt. By James B. Nelson• August 24, 2011 Bloggers stated on March 28, 2013 in blog posts: Forty aides who serve President Barack Obama "owe $333,485 in back taxes." By Stephen Koff• April 3, 2013 Robert Menendez stated on June 08, 2012 in an interview on NJTV’s “On the Record”: Says Joe Kyrillos "voted to raid the state's pension funds by $2.8 billion that is costing New Jersey taxpayers still today to the tune of nearly $15 billion dollars to repay that money." By Erin O'Neill• June 17, 2012 Donald Trump stated on April 02, 2019 in a tweet: "Puerto Rico got 91 Billion Dollars for the hurricane, more money than has ever been gotten for a hurricane before." By Amy Sherman• April 3, 2019 Randy Feenstra stated on October 05, 2021 in a tweet: The Biden administration "published a study concluding 4 (of) 5 new cars on the road by 2050 will still require liquid fuels." By Sabine Martin, Lyle Muller• October 28, 2021 Kayleigh McEnany stated on December 27, 2017 in an interview: "Come February (2018), Americans will see their paychecks grow at the tune of saving $1,000 or more a year." By Tom Kertscher• January 10, 2018 Facebook posts stated on March 13, 2021 in a text post: Says Joe Biden is “now saying he inherited ‘a mess’ at the border. Fact: 9,000 illegals all of 2020. So far in 2021 108,000 entered U.S.” By Daniel Funke• March 17, 2021 Donald Trump stated on April 30, 2023 in a Truth Social post: A Florida elections bill “guts everything” “instead of getting tough, and doing what the people want (same day voting, Voter ID, proof of Citizenship, paper ballots, hand count, etc.).” By Amy Sherman• May 3, 2023 Bloggers stated on May 06, 2018 in a blog post: "Melania Just Hit Donald Trump With Shocking Announcement He Never Saw Coming" By Miriam Valverde• May 8, 2018 VoteVets.org stated on May 26, 2010 in a TV ad: The American Power Act "would cut our dependence on oil in half." By Robert Farley• June 3, 2010 Articles (8322) Fact-checking Donald Trump's Feb. 16 press conference By Lauren Carroll• February 16, 2017 Did Donald Trump inherit 'a mess' from Barack Obama? By Louis Jacobson• February 17, 2017 Fact-checking Donald Trump's 2018 speech at CPAC By Allison Graves, Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel, Amy Sherman• February 23, 2018 Fact-checking the second GOP presidential debate By Aaron Sharockman• September 17, 2015 The leading 2020 Democrats’ climate change plans, explained By Sophie Austin• January 14, 2020 Fact-checking Donald Trump's 2020 campaign kick-off in Florida By Jon Greenberg• June 19, 2019 Fact-checking Donald Trump's address to Congress By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• March 1, 2017 Why Ukraine? How an Eastern European country triggered tumult in American politics By Jon Greenberg• September 30, 2019 Wacky spending, even under the sequester? By Molly Moorhead• March 22, 2013 Clean-up plans for oil spills make interesting reading By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 16, 2010 Baltimore bridge collapse: Why the federal government is paying upfront to fix it By Jeff Cercone, Loreben Tuquero• April 2, 2024 With 2016 looming, a look at what Scott Walker has been telling the nation By Tom Kertscher• November 19, 2014 17 candidates, 2 debates, 1 Donald Trump and plenty to fact-check By Aaron Sharockman• August 7, 2015 Fact-checking President Trump’s NATO summit news conference in Brussels By Jon Greenberg, Bill McCarthy• July 12, 2018 Unpacking the spin from Democrats, GOP over which side is blocking hurricane relief for Puerto Rico By Amy Sherman• April 1, 2019 Fact-check: Donald Trump’s defense of Scott Pruitt’s rent, security, EPA record By Jon Greenberg• April 11, 2018 Fact-checking the Republican attacks against Gov. Ron DeSantis on Disney, taxes By Matthew Crowley• May 25, 2023 Pat Boone earns his first Pants on Fire By Sabrina Eaton• November 28, 2011 Pat Boone earns his first Pants on Fire By Sabrina Eaton• November 25, 2011 Fact-checking the early Fox News presidential debate By Aaron Sharockman• August 5, 2015
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Donald Trump stated on March 12, 2020 in a tweet: “During the 2009 swine flu outbreak, Biden made reckless comments unsupported by science & the experts. The Obama Admin had to clean up his mess & apologize for his ineptitude.” By Samantha Putterman• March 13, 2020 Elijah Cummings stated on March 16, 2009 in in a TV interview: AIG "said they were giving $57 million (in retention payments) to people who were being terminated." By Robert Farley• March 18, 2009 Bernie Sanders stated on November 15, 2018 in Tweet announcing new bill: Says middle class taxpayers "subsidize Walmart’s horrendously low wages to the tune of at least $6.2 billion every year." By Colin Meyn• November 16, 2018 C.W. Bill Young stated on November 09, 2009 in a meeting of Florida Republicans: Claims that Obama said, "For those who oppose our policies, you should just shut up and go away." By Aaron Sharockman• November 11, 2009 Facebook posts stated on February 19, 2025 in a Facebook post: “Stacey Abrams stole $2 BILLION from taxpayers.” By Caleb McCullough• February 26, 2025 David Plouffe stated on October 30, 2011 in an interview on "Meet the Press": The loan guarantee program that helped Solyndra "was a program that was supported by President Bush." By Becky Bowers• November 17, 2011 60 Plus Association stated on November 07, 2011 in a television commercial: An independent payment advisory board created by in the health care reform law is "like a Medicare IRS with the power to cut Medicare in order to pay for new government programs." By Sabrina Eaton• November 25, 2011 Donald Trump stated on November 29, 2017 in a speech in St. Charles, Mo.: Says the tax bill "is going to cost me a fortune, this thing -- believe me. Believe me, this is not good for me." By Louis Jacobson• November 30, 2017 John McCain stated on November 28, 2007 in St. Petersburg, Fla.: "I saved the taxpayers $2-billion on a bogus Air Force Boeing tanker deal where people went to jail." By Tom Tobin• November 29, 2007 Joni Ernst stated on May 28, 2022 in a newsletter: $3 million per day in "your tax dollars" are being spent to guard "unused border wall materials." By Nina Baker• June 16, 2022 Jonathan Steitz stated on August 03, 2011 in a radio ad: The 2009-11 state budget that Democrats approved left Wisconsin taxpayers $3.6 billion in debt. By James B. Nelson• August 24, 2011 Bloggers stated on March 28, 2013 in blog posts: Forty aides who serve President Barack Obama "owe $333,485 in back taxes." By Stephen Koff• April 3, 2013 Robert Menendez stated on June 08, 2012 in an interview on NJTV’s “On the Record”: Says Joe Kyrillos "voted to raid the state's pension funds by $2.8 billion that is costing New Jersey taxpayers still today to the tune of nearly $15 billion dollars to repay that money." By Erin O'Neill• June 17, 2012 Donald Trump stated on April 02, 2019 in a tweet: "Puerto Rico got 91 Billion Dollars for the hurricane, more money than has ever been gotten for a hurricane before." By Amy Sherman• April 3, 2019 Randy Feenstra stated on October 05, 2021 in a tweet: The Biden administration "published a study concluding 4 (of) 5 new cars on the road by 2050 will still require liquid fuels." By Sabine Martin, Lyle Muller• October 28, 2021 Kayleigh McEnany stated on December 27, 2017 in an interview: "Come February (2018), Americans will see their paychecks grow at the tune of saving $1,000 or more a year." By Tom Kertscher• January 10, 2018 Facebook posts stated on March 13, 2021 in a text post: Says Joe Biden is “now saying he inherited ‘a mess’ at the border. Fact: 9,000 illegals all of 2020. So far in 2021 108,000 entered U.S.” By Daniel Funke• March 17, 2021 Donald Trump stated on April 30, 2023 in a Truth Social post: A Florida elections bill “guts everything” “instead of getting tough, and doing what the people want (same day voting, Voter ID, proof of Citizenship, paper ballots, hand count, etc.).” By Amy Sherman• May 3, 2023 Bloggers stated on May 06, 2018 in a blog post: "Melania Just Hit Donald Trump With Shocking Announcement He Never Saw Coming" By Miriam Valverde• May 8, 2018 VoteVets.org stated on May 26, 2010 in a TV ad: The American Power Act "would cut our dependence on oil in half." By Robert Farley• June 3, 2010
Fact-checking Donald Trump's Feb. 16 press conference By Lauren Carroll• February 16, 2017 Did Donald Trump inherit 'a mess' from Barack Obama? By Louis Jacobson• February 17, 2017 Fact-checking Donald Trump's 2018 speech at CPAC By Allison Graves, Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel, Amy Sherman• February 23, 2018 Fact-checking the second GOP presidential debate By Aaron Sharockman• September 17, 2015 The leading 2020 Democrats’ climate change plans, explained By Sophie Austin• January 14, 2020 Fact-checking Donald Trump's 2020 campaign kick-off in Florida By Jon Greenberg• June 19, 2019 Fact-checking Donald Trump's address to Congress By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• March 1, 2017 Why Ukraine? How an Eastern European country triggered tumult in American politics By Jon Greenberg• September 30, 2019 Wacky spending, even under the sequester? By Molly Moorhead• March 22, 2013 Clean-up plans for oil spills make interesting reading By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 16, 2010 Baltimore bridge collapse: Why the federal government is paying upfront to fix it By Jeff Cercone, Loreben Tuquero• April 2, 2024 With 2016 looming, a look at what Scott Walker has been telling the nation By Tom Kertscher• November 19, 2014 17 candidates, 2 debates, 1 Donald Trump and plenty to fact-check By Aaron Sharockman• August 7, 2015 Fact-checking President Trump’s NATO summit news conference in Brussels By Jon Greenberg, Bill McCarthy• July 12, 2018 Unpacking the spin from Democrats, GOP over which side is blocking hurricane relief for Puerto Rico By Amy Sherman• April 1, 2019 Fact-check: Donald Trump’s defense of Scott Pruitt’s rent, security, EPA record By Jon Greenberg• April 11, 2018 Fact-checking the Republican attacks against Gov. Ron DeSantis on Disney, taxes By Matthew Crowley• May 25, 2023 Pat Boone earns his first Pants on Fire By Sabrina Eaton• November 28, 2011 Pat Boone earns his first Pants on Fire By Sabrina Eaton• November 25, 2011 Fact-checking the early Fox News presidential debate By Aaron Sharockman• August 5, 2015
