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Jeanette Kowalik stated on June 14, 2020 in an appearance on WISN-TV's "UpFront":
"Our health department, our city and our county declared racism as a public health crisis last year.”
By Lawrence Andrea• June 18, 2020
Facebook posts stated on September 18, 2020 in on social media:
“4 republican senators now on board...no vote until January on (Supreme Court): Murkowski, Romney, Collins, Grassley.”
By Louis Jacobson• September 20, 2020
Charles Schumer stated on September 18, 2020 in a tweet:
On confirming a Supreme Court nominee in a presidential election year.
By Miriam Valverde• September 22, 2020
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on April 29, 2022 in a tweet:
"In Texas, Republicans passed a law allowing rapists to sue their victims for getting an abortion."
By Nusaiba Mizan• May 9, 2022
Viral image stated on July 01, 2024 in a Threads post:
“In official capacity, Biden orders DOJ to arrest 6 justices of SCOTUS.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 5, 2024
Pete Buttigieg stated on April 06, 2021 in an interview with The Grio:
“There is racism physically built into some of our highways.”
By Louis Jacobson• April 15, 2021
Kelda Helen Roys stated on July 19, 2018 in a TV ad:
"In Wisconsin, abortion is still a crime."  
By Tom Kertscher• July 25, 2018
Bloggers stated on June 21, 2017 in a blog:
Spicer: "Trump has the legal right to cancel SCOTUS because they serve at his pleasure"
By Manuela Tobias• July 6, 2017
AmericanNews.com stated on October 12, 2014 in a headline:
"Oprah tells Fox News host ‘all white people have to die.’"
By Amy Sherman• January 16, 2018
Education Action Group stated on September 16, 2012 in an online post:
"Portland Schools spend $500K to deem PB&J sandwiches racist."
By Janie Har• September 18, 2012
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar stated on May 04, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week":
"More whites believe in ghosts than believe in racism."
By Katie Sanders• May 4, 2014
Charlie Kirk stated on December 08, 2024 in a post on X:
The 14th Amendment “has never been challenged at SCOTUS.”
By Madison Czopek• December 12, 2024
Viral image stated on April 24, 2021 in a Facebook post:
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention campaign says, “FACT: Refusing to take the vaccine is a form of racism since it harms people of color.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• April 28, 2021
Bloggers stated on June 30, 2017 in a blog post:
Says "CNN host Fareed Zakaria calls for jihad rape of white women."
By Jon Greenberg• July 12, 2017
Nevada State Democratic Party stated on February 23, 2016 in a press release:
"Every Republican Senate candidate has now announced whether or not they support the Senate taking up the Supreme Court vacancy…except for Congressman Heck."
By Riley Snyder• March 3, 2016
Facebook posts stated on July 06, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“SCOTUS overturned the 2020 election.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 8, 2022
Facebook posts stated on January 25, 2023 in a video:
The United States of America “no longer exists” because President Joe Biden “signed away our sovereignty as a nation.”
By Samantha Putterman• January 30, 2023
Facebook posts stated on January 16, 2023 in a photo on Facebook:
“Every single Republican blocked Ketanji Brown Jackson’s SCOTUS appointment.”
By Sara Swann• January 17, 2023
TikTok posts stated on August 26, 2021 in a TikTok video:
"Verizon promotes defunding the police and (the) idea that America is fundamentally racist."
By Tom Kertscher• September 27, 2021
Viral image stated on March 25, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Republicans “nominated the 1st Black woman to the SCOTUS & she was BLOCKED & filibustered by… Joe Biden.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• March 28, 2022

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Obama, Romney stumble in reactions to SCOTUS decision

By Louis Jacobson• June 29, 2012

What is critical race theory, and why are conservatives blocking it?

By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• May 24, 2021

The Supreme Court’s ‘shadow docket’: What you need to know

By Louis Jacobson• October 18, 2021

Does a graphic showing use of words about racism prove media manipulation? There’s more to the story

By Jeff Cercone• May 16, 2023

In Context: Is there a 'Biden Rule' on Supreme Court nominations in a presidential election year?

By Amy Sherman• September 21, 2020

How GOP Senate resolution condemning critical race theory distorts the facts

By Jon Greenberg• June 16, 2021

Looking at claims from Biden and other Democrats as DNC is poised to get underway

By Haley BeMiller• August 14, 2020

Juneteenth’s 156-year path to becoming a federal holiday: Here’s the history

By Jon Greenberg• June 17, 2021

Why doesn’t the Supreme Court have a formal code of ethics?

By Matthew Crowley• April 13, 2023

Biden made a lot of promises about race. Can he keep them?

By Amy Sherman• January 26, 2021

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By Amy Sherman• April 2, 2018

Fact-checking the 2nd night of the Democratic debate in Miami

By PolitiFact Staff • June 28, 2019

Is Black Lives Matter a Marxist movement?

By Tom Kertscher• July 21, 2020

Protests renew call for reparations for African Americans

By Amy Sherman• June 18, 2020

Was W.Va. effectively bankrupt when Jim Justice became governor?

By Lizzie Perry• October 11, 2018

E-mail slams Obama on religion, race

By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 12, 2008

Trump rests national emergency declaration on border ‘invasion.’ Here are the facts

By Miriam Valverde• February 15, 2019

Fact-checking the May 4 news shows

By Aaron Sharockman• May 4, 2014