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Rick Scott stated on June 08, 2010 in a campaign mail piece.:
"Bill McCollum holds the same position on (embryonic stem cell research) as Barack Obama."
By Aaron Sharockman• June 11, 2010
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on February 22, 2011 in a news release:
In slashing $1.7 billion from Social Security, "Rep. Jim Renacci may end up forcing the entire agency to ... shut down for a month, causing seniors to not get their benefits on time, halting claims processing, and forcing new retirees and disabled workers into a backlog."
By Sabrina Eaton• March 7, 2011
John Boehner stated on March 14, 2011 in video:
Says the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act adopted last year contains "a series of slush funds, set up to stay on the books automatically, with little or no oversight."  
By Sabrina Eaton• March 31, 2011
Jim Huffman stated on September 17, 2010 in a television/web ad:
Says Ron Wyden spent $2 million "to study exotic ants."
By Ian K. Kullgren• September 24, 2010
John Fleming stated on September 12, 2016 in a radio ad:
"The head of the IRS ordered 24,000 emails erased before Congress could review them, making sure the American people will never know the real truth."
By Katherine Burns, Rachel Tiede• September 15, 2016
Mike Gallagher stated on January 03, 2021 in a statement:
“Congress has one job here: to count electoral votes that have in fact been cast by any state.”
By Eric Litke• January 4, 2021
Alan Grayson stated on September 01, 2011 in an e-mail to supporters about his opposition to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars:
"$360 million of our tax dollars went straight to ... the Taliban."
By Katie Sanders• September 15, 2011
Rod Smith stated on June 28, 2011 in an e-mail to supporters:
"Rick Scott has destroyed over 100,000 jobs."
By Becky Bowers• July 1, 2011
Mitch McConnell stated on May 17, 2009 in an interview on Fox News Sunday.:
A public option for health care would end private insurance "because the private insurance people will not be able to compete with a government option."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 19, 2009
Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Fires at food processing plants are an “attempt to starve us.”
By Jeff Cercone• April 26, 2022
Tom Ganley stated on August 18, 2010 in an interview with The Plain Dealer:
On the success of "Cash for Clunkers"
By Sabrina Eaton• September 24, 2010
Instagram posts stated on October 06, 2024 in an Instagram post:
“Out of the 28 North Carolina counties destroyed by Hurricane Helene, 26 of them supported President Trump in the 2020 election … If you’re wondering why the government hasn’t helped these people, now you know why.”
By Loreben Tuquero• October 7, 2024
Nancy Pelosi stated on August 25, 2008 in Denver:
"Whether in Illinois or Washington, Barack Obama has bridged partisanship to bring about significant reform."
By Robert Farley• August 25, 2008
Donald Trump stated on March 16, 2024 in a rally in Vandalia, Ohio:
"Your Social Security will be destroyed by the people coming in. There's too many of them. It's not sustainable."
By Louis Jacobson• March 20, 2024
Tommy Thompson stated on November 09, 2011 in remarks at a Vatican conference:
On using embryonic stem cells for medical research.
By Tom Kertscher• November 20, 2011
Mitt Romney stated on March 12, 2012 in a campaign memo:
President Barack Obama is "ending Medicare as we know it."
By Louis Jacobson• March 22, 2012
Donald Trump stated on September 05, 2018 in an exchange with reporters:
"We’re making (Medicare) stronger. We’re making Social Security stronger."  
By Jon Greenberg• September 6, 2018
Viral image stated on January 30, 2023 in an Instagram post:
The government caused a fire at Hillandale Farms in Connecticut “so that they can force us into eating their fake GMO meats, or starve us into compliance.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 31, 2023
Facebook posts stated on June 07, 2022 in a Facebook post:
95-item list of food-destroying incidents demonstrates that “you are duped if you think they aren’t planning a food shortage.”
By Madison Czopek• June 15, 2022
Big League Politics stated on October 30, 2020 in a video:
Detroit election worker trainings “reveal the mechanisms of the planned theft of the election”
By Clara Hendrickson• November 11, 2020

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Florida under Gov. Rick Scott: Adding jobs, or destroying them?

By Becky Bowers• July 2, 2011

Your guide to distortions on health care

By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 19, 2009

Donald Trump’s long, false list of things Joe Biden would ban, abolish or destroy

By Miriam Valverde• October 18, 2020

Mailbag: Lie of the Year

By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 23, 2010

Fact-checking Donald Trump on Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico

By Manuela Tobias• September 26, 2017

Making sense of 'bleach' and hammer claims: What really happened with Hillary Clinton's emails?

By Samantha Putterman• June 16, 2023

Trump wants to designate antifa as a terrorist organization, but lacks legal authority for it

By Miriam Valverde• June 1, 2020

Have people been prosecuted for mishandling White House records?

By Yacob Reyes• August 10, 2022

PolitiFact's guide for Iowa caucus-goers

By Molly Moorhead• December 31, 2011

Why you can’t find cheap at-home COVID tests

By Hannah Norman, Rachana Pradhan• November 23, 2021

Razor wire and a blocked Border Patrol. What’s going on in Eagle Pass, Texas?

By Jeff Cercone, Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 24, 2024

Will Joe Biden’s vaccination requirements hold up in court?

By Louis Jacobson• September 15, 2021

'Zuckerbucks' for 2022 elections? Republicans say thumbs down

By Amy Sherman• March 15, 2022

Does Obama practice what he preaches?

By David Baumann• September 9, 2007

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s rally in Charlotte, N.C.

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 25, 2024

After the health care bill failure, what's next for Congress and the Affordable Care Act?

By Louis Jacobson• July 28, 2017

PolitiFact Sheet: Military spending under Obama and Congress

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• December 14, 2015

PolitiFact Sheet: Defense spending under Obama and Congress

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• December 14, 2015