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Michael Steele stated on October 24, 2010 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":

"When President, then candidate, Obama was asked to disclose some of his donors because there was suspicion of their being the foreign source of money into his campaign, they refused to do it."

By Robert Farley • October 26, 2010

Joe Biden stated on August 5, 2020 in an interview:

"There will not be another foot of wall constructed in my administration.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • October 11, 2023

Instagram posts stated on August 20, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Images of blue things that weren’t burned in Hawaii are evidence directed energy weapons started the wildfires there.

By Ciara O'Rourke • August 24, 2023

Facebook posts stated on July 9, 2023 in a Facebook video:

A video shows people holding up their phones to film President Joe Biden, but “every phone there is turned off.”

By Sara Swann • July 12, 2023

Greg Abbott stated on February 3, 2022 in a press conference:

"As compared to last year, Texas has about 15% more power generation capacity."

By Nusaiba Mizan • April 4, 2022

X posts stated on February 23, 2022 in a tweet:

Photo shows Empire State Building lit up to support Ukraine.

By Ciara O'Rourke • February 25, 2022

Viral image stated on September 21, 2021 in a Facebook post:

There are 500,000 “missing kids a year.”

By Tom Kertscher • September 29, 2021

Viral image stated on January 30, 2021 in a Facebook post:

The White House was dark for 10 nights in a row.

By Ciara O'Rourke • February 3, 2021

Bloggers stated on December 15, 2020 in a blog post:

“NASA confirms earth will go dark for 6 days in December 2020.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • December 16, 2020

Viral image stated on October 6, 2020 in a Facebook post:

An impersonator in a Joe Biden mask gave an interview as Joe Biden.

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 8, 2020

Bloggers stated on February 3, 2020 in a blog post:

Says Kobe Bryant’s wife “recorded her suicide after depression attack this morning.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • February 3, 2020

West Virginia Democratic Party stated on July 10, 2018 in a tweet:

Says Patrick Morrisey’s "family’s firm was paid $500,000 to lobby AGAINST Trump’s last Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch."

By Louis Jacobson • July 13, 2018

Becoming American Initiative stated on July 3, 2018 in an ad:

Says Ronald Reagan said immigrants "brought with them courage and the values of family, work, and freedom. Let us pledge to each other that we can make America great again."

By Miriam Valverde • July 3, 2018

Jeanne Ives stated on December 1, 2016 in a floor speech:

"Germany managed to increase its use of renewables and its output of carbon dioxide at the same time -- because it resorted to cheap coal to keep the lights on at a price its people could afford."

By Kevin Hoffman • December 16, 2016

Joe Heck stated on October 25, 2016 in a political ad.:

Says "Catherine Cortez Masto indicted (Brian Krolicki), who was an innocent man, in order to save Harry Reid's political career"

By Riley Snyder • November 1, 2016

Pete Gallego stated on October 4, 2016 in a TV ad pointed out to PolitiFact Texas:

Says Will Hurd said a border-long U.S.-Mexico wall "absolutely makes sense."

By W. Gardner Selby • October 7, 2016

Empower Texans stated on January 28, 2016 in a web page:

In 2005 and 2007, " Joe Straus received a 100 percent rating by NARAL (the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League)."

By Filipa Ioannou • February 18, 2016

Dustin Inman Society stated on April 15, 2013 in a billboard advertisement:

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham says South Carolina "has a labor shortage and wants more immigration."

By Janel Davis • May 3, 2013

Let Freedom Ring stated on October 15, 2012 in a Web video:

Says GM used taxpayer dollars to prop up operations in China.

By Jon Greenberg • October 25, 2012

Jack Reed stated on November 10, 2011 in a speech on the Senate floor:

In Rhode Island, "only 5 percent of ozone pollution is from local or in-state sources. . . Ninety-five percent comes from outside of our borders, particularly the Midwest."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 27, 2011

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Sorry Illinois politicians, PolitiFact is back

By Bob Secter • August 1, 2017

Greatest hits of Florida’s U.S. Senate race

By Katie Sanders • November 5, 2012

Fact-checking the second night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention

By PolitiFact Staff • August 19, 2020

Candidate for California governor employs fake ads to protest Facebook policy

By Chris Nichols • November 5, 2019

Donald Trump’s border wall: how much has been built?

By Miriam Valverde • August 30, 2019

Claire McCaskill, Josh Hawley argue over immigration, taxes in final Senate debate

By PolitiFact Staff • October 25, 2018

Live fact-checking the second GOP presidential debate

By Linda Qiu • September 15, 2015

A look at local claims

By April Hunt • May 22, 2015

Will the U.S. have to close Guantanamo once the Afghanistan War is over?

By Louis Jacobson • June 6, 2014

So, where does Mary Burke stand on the issues?

By Tom Kertscher • December 2, 2013

Kidnappings, Social Security, it’s your turn

July 1, 2010