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Search results for "Streaming services' obnoxiously loud ads become illegal on July 1 in California"

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Ryan Fournier stated on October 20, 2019 in a tweet:
"Starting January 1, 2020, California will tax legal citizens if they don’t have health insurance. Why? The state needs to come up with $98,000,000 to pay for free health insurance for illegal aliens."
By Miriam Valverde• October 30, 2019
Michael Cutler stated on June 07, 2011 in an appearance on the "Helen Glover ShowV:
"A couple of hundred American cities are infested by members of the Mexican cartels."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• June 19, 2011
California Together, No On Proposition 1 stated on August 16, 2022 in comments on its website:
“With Proposition 1, the number of abortion seekers from other states will soar even higher, costing taxpayers millions more.”
By Rachel Bluth• September 21, 2022
Threads posts stated on July 13, 2024 in a Threads post:
“Trump rally shooter has been identified as 32-year-old California resident, Hank Pecker.”
By Loreben Tuquero• July 14, 2024
Kyrsten Sinema stated on April 30, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann':
Under the Arizona immigration law, police are required to check immigration status if someone's "lawn is overgrown" or if a dog is "barking too loudly."
By Louis Jacobson• May 4, 2010
Antonio Villaraigosa stated on December 08, 2016 in an op-ed :
"California is once again the sixth-largest economy in the world. If you add the GDP’s of Washington and Oregon, California would surpass the United Kingdom to become the fifth-largest economy in the world."  
By Chris Nichols• December 15, 2016
Steve Chabot stated on October 21, 2021 in a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee:
We are seeing “the Justice Department treat American parents as domestic terrorists” under the Patriot Act.
By Jon Greenberg• October 22, 2021
Julián Castro stated on June 30, 2019 in an interview:
Says Section 1325 of U.S. immigration law was "put into place in 1929, by a segregationist."
By Madlin Mekelburg• July 12, 2019
Steve Adler stated on May 17, 2016 in a panel discussion in Austin:
"The first tweet was sent from Austin."
By W. Gardner Selby• May 20, 2016
Viral image stated on July 03, 2018 in a meme shared on the Internet:
"More than 66% of ALL births in California are to illegals on Medi-Cal."
By Louis Jacobson• July 5, 2018
Sharron Angle stated on October 25, 2010 in a TV ad:
Sen. Harry Reid voted "against declaring English our national language, twice."
By Robert Farley• October 29, 2010
Facebook posts stated on June 28, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Two stamps needed for mail-in ballots.”
By Tom Kertscher• July 23, 2020
Kay Bailey Hutchison stated on February 04, 2010 in A TV advertisement:
  Uses headlines to portray Gov. Rick Perry as beholden to special interests.
By W. Gardner Selby• February 4, 2010
Instagram posts stated on February 27, 2024 in an Instagram post:
The ATF updated its background check policy to allow “illegal immigrants” to purchase firearms.
By Sofia Ahmed• February 28, 2024
John Mica stated on November 18, 2010 in an interview with MSNBC.:
"On the question on the DREAM Act, no -- no to granting lower tuition to illegals."
By Aaron Sharockman• December 14, 2010
Lindsey Graham stated on July 28, 2010 in an interview with Fox News' "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren":
"People come here to have babies. They come here to drop a child. It's called 'drop and leave."
By Louis Jacobson• August 6, 2010
Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on June 29, 2017 in a White House press briefing:
"The president in no way, form or fashion has ever promoted or encouraged violence."
By Louis Jacobson, Manuela Tobias• July 5, 2017
Donald Trump stated on August 27, 2019 in a tweet:
Says Dan McCready "believes in open borders and sanctuary cities."
By Paul Specht• August 30, 2019
Ron DeSantis stated on July 30, 2023 in a post:
"Illinois is now letting illegal aliens become police officers."
By Nuria Diaz Muñoz, Maria Ramirez Uribe• August 11, 2023
Donald Trump stated on October 26, 2018 in a rally in North Carolina:
"The Democrats want to invite caravan after caravan of illegal aliens into our country. And they want to sign them up for free health care, free welfare, free education, and for the right to vote."
By Miriam Valverde• November 1, 2018

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By Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman• June 26, 2018

Fact-check: How accurate are 2024 Republican presidential candidates' attacks on one another?

By Amy Sherman• August 21, 2023

Pot 101 Update: What are the rules for advertising recreational marijuana in California?

By Sami Soto• May 9, 2019

Despite Trump’s Suggestion, Voting Twice In An Election Is Illegal Under California And Federal Law

By Chris Nichols• September 3, 2020

Fact-checking Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Republican response to Biden’s State of the Union speech

By Caleb McCullough, Lyle Muller, Lauren White, Rylee Wilson• March 2, 2022

The facts on advertiser boycotts against cable news networks

By Bill McCarthy• July 22, 2019

Tucker Carlson feigned ignorance over ‘great replacement theory,’ despite talking about it often

By Bill McCarthy• May 19, 2022

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Fox News town hall with Sean Hannity

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• September 5, 2024

What states would ban same-sex marriage if the Supreme Court overturned Obergefell?

By Louis Jacobson• July 20, 2022

Our 2013 Top 10 rulings

By Tim Murphy• December 29, 2013

Tale of two different Gavin Newsom TV ads

By Chris Nichols• April 30, 2018

Did Gavin Newsom 'separate families and deport children' in San Francisco?

By Chris Nichols• July 12, 2018

PolitiFact and PunditFact fact-check the debate over immigration

By Jon Greenberg, Derek Tsang• July 28, 2014

Fact-checking an immigration meme that's been circulating for more than a decade

By Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• July 5, 2018

What we know about DeSantis flying migrants to Martha's Vineyard

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Yacob Reyes• September 16, 2022

PolitiFact: Donald Trump returns to Butler, Pennsylvania, site of first assassination attempt

By Loreben Tuquero• October 6, 2024

Barking dogs, racial profiling and the Ariz. law

By Louis Jacobson• May 4, 2010

Kamala Harris fact-check: How accurate was her 2024 DNC speech in Chicago?

By PolitiFact Staff • August 22, 2024

Pot 101: Facts you should know about California’s legal marijuana

By Chris Nichols• January 5, 2018

HHS' Oz says $1 billion of Medicaid funds went to immigrants in US illegally. States disagree

By Phil Galewitz• November 3, 2025