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Kendra Yarbrough Camarena stated on September 14, 2010 in a TV ad.:
"Austin politicians want to cram more kids into classrooms so they don't have to make the tough decisions to balance the budget."
By W. Gardner Selby• September 25, 2010
Republican Party of Florida stated on October 04, 2018 in an ad:
After Hurricane Hermine struck Tallahassee, "utility companies lined up trucks to restore power. But as mayor, Andrew Gillum refused help from workers."
By Amy Sherman• October 10, 2018
Facebook posts stated on November 20, 2012 in a post on Facebook:
A precinct in the Allen West-Patrick Murphy recount has "7 registered voters in Guatemalan community and the tally showed 900 voted!!!!!"
By Amy Sherman• November 20, 2012
Social Media stated on July 13, 2024 in social media posts:
Donald Trump staged the shooting at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
By Samantha Putterman• July 14, 2024
Social Media stated on February 10, 2025 in in social media posts:
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is “being charged with the attempted assassination of Trump.”
By Jeff Cercone• February 14, 2025
Larry Pittman stated on February 15, 2018 in a Facebook post:
"So many of these shooters turn out to be communist Democrats."
By Dan Clark, Paul Specht• February 23, 2018
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
Bloggers stated on February 18, 2008 in blog postings responding to a news video showing the flag.:
"Barack Obama loves Che Guevara."
By Robert Farley• February 22, 2008
Marco Rubio stated on October 15, 2018 in a gathering in West Miami of Ron DeSantis supporters:
After Hurricane Hermine in 2016, Tallahassee "didn’t have power for weeks because (Mayor Andrew Gillum) stood in the way of crews being able to come in and restore power, because they weren’t members of the right union or something."
By Amy Sherman• October 16, 2018
Recovery.gov stated on November 17, 2009 in data on its Web site:
52 jobs have been saved or created in Florida's 34th Congressional District.
By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 19, 2009
Bloggers stated on February 11, 2017 in a headline:
"Japanese whaling crew eaten alive by killer whales, 16 dead."
By Joshua Gillin• February 23, 2017
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence stated on March 27, 2012 in a congressional briefing:
The Florida Department of Agriculture’s website FreshFromFlorida.com can be used "to get a permit to carry a loaded hidden gun without ever leaving your house."
By Amy Sherman• April 3, 2012
Susan Shapiro stated on January 15, 2015 in a newspaper commentary:
"The 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that up to half of daily marijuana smokers become addicted -- an estimated 2.7 million people in the U.S."
By Katie Mulvaney• February 9, 2015
Hillary Clinton stated on January 17, 2016 in the South Carolina Democratic debate:
Says Bernie Sanders "voted for what we call the 'Charleston Loophole.'"
By Amy Sherman• January 18, 2016
Judicial Watch stated on July 10, 2013 in a press release:
"A little-known unit of the Department of Justice, the Community Relations Service, was deployed to Sanford, FL, following the Trayvon Martin shooting to help organize and manage rallies and protests against George Zimmerman."
By Katie Sanders• July 12, 2013
Jack Reed stated on May 01, 2014 in Senate floor speeches and during a news conference:
The Senate proposal to restore emergency unemployment benefits for five months was "fully paid for."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• June 22, 2014
Ben Shapiro stated on March 01, 2022 in a YouTube video:
"There is no evidence Biden’s spending produced one job. Nonpartisan projections for job growth in 2021, not including that American Rescue Plan, showed higher job growth than Biden produced.”
By Jeff Cercone• March 9, 2022
Ben Shapiro stated on October 15, 2014 in a YouTube video:
"We’re above 800 million Muslims radicalized, more than half the Muslims on Earth That’s not a minority. That’s now a majority."
By Jon Greenberg• November 5, 2014
Boyd Richie stated on December 13, 2010 in a press release.:
Says Texas Republican leaders "have proposed laying off thousands of teachers."
By W. Gardner Selby• December 24, 2010
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

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By Bill McCarthy• May 11, 2022

Digging into Scott Walker’s talk of 17,000 job-producing new businesses

By Rick Romell, Dave Umhoefer• May 18, 2014

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By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• September 10, 2019

Thompson's first role: factory worker

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By Jon Greenberg• October 10, 2017

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Chiropractor ditches patient over chain e-mail

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