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Facebook posts stated on December 16, 2012 in a Facebook posting:

"Switzerland (where the government) issues every household a gun . . . has the lowest gun related crime rate of any civilized country in the world!!!"

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 6, 2013

Ritchie Torres stated on July 20, 2025 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":

“Since Donald Trump's inauguration, we have seen an 11% decline in the value of the dollar, the steepest decline in more than a half a century.”

By Louis Jacobson • July 25, 2025

Donald Trump stated on May 8, 2025 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press":

“We have now close to $10 trillion” in investments. “We’re talking about essentially two months.”

By Louis Jacobson, Madison Czopek • May 8, 2025

Laura Ingraham stated on May 4, 2020 in a TV segment:

"There was no real scientific basis for believing that" social distancing would be necessary, "since it had never been studied."

By Bill McCarthy • May 6, 2020

X posts stated on April 5, 2020 in a post:

Says Rudy Giuliani "bought $2M in shares of Novartis, a primary supplier of hydroxychloroquine" in early February.

By Daniel Funke • April 9, 2020

Ilhan Omar stated on February 27, 2019 in a tweet:

"#MichaelCohen: Convicted of lying to Congress re: Russia investigation … #ElliottAbrams: Convicted of lying to Congress re: arming Contra death squads"

By Jon Greenberg • March 1, 2019

Pricey Harrison stated on February 15, 2018 in a tweet:

"The US has approximately 5% of the world's population and 42% of civilian gun ownership."

By Paul Specht • March 5, 2018

Bernie Sanders stated on September 21, 2017 in a speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo.:

"The six wealthiest people in the world (have) as much wealth as the bottom half of the world’s population, 3.7 billion people."

By Carolina Vargas, Emma Diltz • October 31, 2017

Viral image stated on September 25, 2015 in a viral Internet post:

Honduras "bans citizens from owning guns" and has the "highest homicide rate in the entire world." Switzerland, with a similar population, "requires citizens to own guns" and has the "lowest homicide rate in the entire world."

By Katie Sanders • September 30, 2015

Facebook posts stated on July 16, 2014 in a meme on social media:

Former President George W. Bush and former Vice President Dick Cheney are "unable to visit Europe due to outstanding warrants."

By Louis Jacobson • July 17, 2014

Marco Rubio stated on April 25, 2014 in a speech to the NRA:

"No other country has a constitutional right" like the Second Amendment.

By Amy Sherman • April 29, 2014

Bloggers stated on June 21, 2013 in a meme on social media:

"There are over 2,000 crimes recorded per 100,000 population in the U.K.," compared to "466 violent crimes per 100,000" in the United States.

By Louis Jacobson • June 24, 2013

Fred Karger stated on October 15, 2011 in an interview with The Guardian:

"If a President Romney got a call from the president of the (Mormon church), he has no choice but to obey. It is obedience over family and country."

By Louis Jacobson • October 18, 2011

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

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Passengers at Liberty Airport Terminal in Newark, N.J., 9-12-2023

Fact-check: You can eat a burger and fries for less than $78 at Newark airport

By Amy Sherman • September 22, 2023

Fact-checking Donald Trump in Singapore about North Korea

By Louis Jacobson, Manuela Tobias • June 12, 2018

Does the U.S. already have the biggest diplomatic presence in Cuba?

By Katie Sanders • December 23, 2014

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