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Lee Leffingwell stated on February 25, 2014 in his "State of the City" address:

Austin is "a city that has basically doubled in size every 25 years or so since it was founded."

By W. Gardner Selby• March 7, 2014

Steven King stated on January 05, 2014 in a TV interview:

"We’ve had the private sector more than double the investment that was made by the public sector" at Quonset Business Park.

By John Hill• January 22, 2014

Joseph Kyrillos stated on October 04, 2012 in a debate on NJTV:

Says under U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez’s watch the nation’s unemployment rate and debt doubled and the federal budget deficit quadrupled.

By Erin O'Neill• October 7, 2012

George Will stated on June 06, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's This Week:

The final pitch of Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series "was a foot and half probably high and outside."

By Louis Jacobson• June 12, 2010

Snapple stated on April 05, 2018 in a bottle cap:

"There are only 18 minutes of total action in an average baseball game."

By Louis Jacobson• April 6, 2018

Kate Brown stated on May 01, 2012 in a television interview.:

Says she does the jobs of state auditor, secretary of state and lieutenant governor "for less than the price of one of them" in Washington state.

By Ian K. Kullgren• August 17, 2012

Lori Lightfoot stated on March 05, 2019 in a tweet:

Says the percentage of officers the Chicago Police Board fired after hearing their cases or who chose to resign prior to a board hearing roughly doubled during her tenure.

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• March 10, 2019

Instagram posts stated on June 13, 2021 in an Instagram post:

Says professional soccer player Christian Eriksen received the Pfizer vaccine days before he collapsed during a game.

By Samantha Putterman• June 14, 2021

Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association stated on May 13, 2015 in a radio ad:

"Accidents are down 50 percent and injury accidents are down 60 percent" in the rebuilt Marquette Interchange in Milwaukee.

By Dave Umhoefer• May 25, 2015

AFL-CIO stated on September 20, 2010 in a campaign mailer.:

Marco Rubio "opposes extending unemployment benefits."

By Aaron Sharockman• September 22, 2010

John Kennedy stated on May 13, 2012 in a radio interview:

Hartsfield-Jackson’s new international terminal is opening "within budget."

By Willoughby Mariano• May 23, 2012

Yes on 79 stated on December 28, 2011 in an ad and on their website:

Says constitutional amendment would "help to stop unfair, double taxation on real estate."

By Ian K. Kullgren• December 30, 2011

Lincoln Chafee stated on July 27, 2010 in in a comment on the John DePetro Show:

"I remember one of [Curt Schilling's] teammates said he painted his sock, the bloody sock."

By Cynthia Needham• July 27, 2010

Ron Johnson stated on August 02, 2020 in a TV interview:

“Depending on which study you look at, either 68% or 5 out of 6 individuals ... are making more on unemployment than they did on the job.”

By Nusaiba Mizan• August 13, 2020

John Stockton stated on January 23, 2022 in an interview:

“There’s 150 I believe now – it’s over 100 professional athletes dead, professional athletes, the prime of their life, dropping dead that are vaccinated, right on the pitch, right on the field, right on the court."

By Samantha Putterman• January 26, 2022

David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter:

Says Republican lieutenants to House Speaker Joe Straus "aired radio ads supporting Democrat(ic state Rep.) Mark Homer... helping the Democrat to a narrow win."

By W. Gardner Selby• July 5, 2010

Sherrod Brown stated on August 04, 2011 in an appearance on MSNBC:

"Rooting for the Red Sox is like rooting for the drug companies."

By Tom Feran• August 29, 2011

Chris Larson stated on September 05, 2013 in an interview:

The Capitol Police force is "going so far as to use paramilitary equipment" in dealing with singing protesters in Madison

By Dave Umhoefer• September 19, 2013

Facebook posts stated on September 30, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Judge Aileen Cannon “loses her license.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• October 6, 2022

Facebook posts stated on September 05, 2022 in a video on Facebook:

Joe Biden called Pope Francis the “famous African American baseball player in America."

By Andy Nguyen• September 13, 2022

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