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Search results for "Science is the foundation of the modern world"

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Fact-checks (8397)

Ann Coulter stated on June 10, 2009 in a column.:
Says President Obama was wrong "about Muslims' historical contributions to mankind, such as algebra (actually that was the ancient Babylonians), the compass (that was the Chinese), pens (the Chinese again) and medical discoveries."
By Catharine Richert• June 19, 2009
Tim Kaine stated on August 05, 2016 in an appearance in Milwaukee:
The Democratic Party "is the oldest continuous political party in the world."
By Alison Dirr• October 24, 2016
Facebook posts stated on September 12, 2022 in a video on Facebook:
"55,000 years ago the world was 2 degrees warmer Celsius than it is today.”
By Kristin Hugo• October 10, 2022
Bloggers stated on July 28, 2014 in a blog post:
Says George Soros and Bill Gates are funding a bioweapons lab in Sierra Leone that caused the Ebola outbreak.
By Katie Sanders• August 11, 2014
Marco Rubio stated on April 25, 2015 in Faith and Freedom Summit in Iowa:
The United States "is not modernizing its nuclear weapons."
By Amy Sherman• May 5, 2015
Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says a pandemic occurs exactly every 100 years.
By Tom Kertscher• April 9, 2020
Herschel Walker stated on March 13, 2022 in an appearance at a church:
The presence of apes calls into question the concept of evolution.
By Sara Swann• March 17, 2022
Lamar Smith stated on March 26, 2014 in a committee hearing:
The National Science Foundation awarded $700,000 to fund a climate change musical.
By W. Gardner Selby• April 2, 2014
Joe Biden stated on January 30, 2023 in A speech in Baltimore:
“We used to rank No. 1 in the world in research and development, now we rank No. 9. China used to rank No. 8, now it ranks No. 2.”
By Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson• February 13, 2023
Bob Corker stated on February 15, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":
"Today, 27 million people .. are enslaved."
By Jon Greenberg• February 17, 2017
Eric Cantor stated on February 19, 2013 in a news release.:
"The National Science Foundation spent $1.2 million paying seniors to play World of Warcraft to study the impact it had on their brain."
By Sean Gorman• February 22, 2013
Instagram posts stated on January 17, 2023 in a post:
"Climate change is a naturally occurring phenomenon that can be tracked throughout prehistoric eras."
By Andy Nguyen• January 23, 2023
Michael McCaul stated on December 11, 2019 in a tweet:
"80% of children born in developing countries die of cancer each year." 
By Madlin Mekelburg• December 20, 2019
Marco Rubio stated on June 14, 2011 in his first speech on the U.S. Senate floor:
"Anywhere in the world, when someone uses a mobile phone, e-mail, the Internet or GPS, they are enjoying the benefits of the American miracle."
By Becky Bowers• June 15, 2011
E. Gordon Gee stated on August 18, 2023 in an interview with the Daily Athenaeum:
Foreign languages are “not a high priority” nationally
By Derek Nastasi• October 6, 2023
Freedom From Religion Foundation stated on November 09, 2012 in an email:
"Secular Americans are the fastest-growing religious identification demographic in this country."  
By Tom Kertscher• November 18, 2012
Tim Ryan stated on September 15, 2011 in a television interview:
"We have a $2 trillion to $3 trillion infrastructure deficit. We’ve got work that needs to get done. We’ve got people that want to go to work."
By Henry J. Gomez• October 6, 2011
Pat McCrory stated on April 17, 2016 in in interview on Meet The Press with Chuck Todd:
The Human Rights Campaign is "more powerful than the NRA."
By Will Doran• April 21, 2016
Young America's Foundation stated on January 02, 2020 in a Facebook post:
"FACT: Less than 1% of the trash in the ocean is from the United States."
By Louis Jacobson• January 15, 2020
Barack Obama stated on February 17, 2009 in a bill signing ceremony in Denver.:
"We are making the largest investment in education in our nation’s history."
By Alexander Lane• February 27, 2009

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By Sean Gorman• February 27, 2013

Cantor earns Pants on Fire for World of Warcraft

By Sean Gorman• February 22, 2013

Will Barack Obama be outraised by Mitt Romney?

By Amy Sherman• July 20, 2012

PolitiFact, Knight team up to fact-check the 2016 candidates on Medium

By Aaron Sharockman• December 18, 2015

Scientists fear what’s next for public health if RFK Jr. is allowed to ‘go wild’

By Arthur Allen• November 14, 2024

PunditFact: Why Obama won't label ISIS 'Islamic extremists'

By Lauren Carroll, Katie Sanders• February 22, 2015

Why Obama won't label ISIS 'Islamic' extremists

By Lauren Carroll, Katie Sanders• February 22, 2015

Fact checking "Decision Points"

By Louis Jacobson• November 29, 2010

Will Barack Obama be outraised by Mitt Romney?

By Amy Sherman• July 20, 2012

How close is a coronavirus vaccine?

By Louis Jacobson• May 12, 2020

Promises to jump-start the economy

By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 15, 2009

Special report: Examining the state of gun research

By Becky Bowers, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• April 29, 2013

A radical Ayers allegation

By Alexander Lane• October 10, 2008

Special report: Examining the state of gun research

By Becky Bowers, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• April 26, 2013

A stat about sex that might shock you

By Katie Sanders• June 24, 2015

In UN speech, Joe Biden calls for collective action on climate, COVID-19

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• September 21, 2021

What is generative AI and why is it suddenly everywhere? Here’s how it works

By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa, Jeff Cercone• June 19, 2023

Fact-checking global development efforts in Congress

By Linda Qiu• December 22, 2016

Wacky spending, even under the sequester?

By Molly Moorhead• March 22, 2013

Indictment of a president was unprecedented before Trump in the U.S., but not other countries

By Yacob Reyes• April 4, 2023