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Bernie Sanders stated on April 04, 2016 in an interview with the New York Daily News:
"In Malaysia … many of the workers are indentured servants because their passports are taken away when they come into this country and are working in slave-like conditions."
By Linda Qiu• April 12, 2016
Bill Clinton stated on April 18, 2010 in ABC's "This Week":
"Dubai is the only country with huge amounts of imported workers that's actually passed legislation to give these immigrant workers a better deal in the Middle East."
By Robert Farley• April 20, 2010
Becky Moeller stated on June 28, 2012 in a statement reacting to the Supreme Court decision upholding the law.:
Says the federal health care law upheld by the Supreme Court "has improved or saved the lives of more than 4,000 Texans" otherwise prevented from obtaining health coverage due to pre-existing conditions.
By W. Gardner Selby• June 29, 2012
Nathan Deal stated on January 15, 2014 in a speech:
"(M)ore Georgians have jobs than at any other time since October 2008."
By Nancy Badertscher, Eric Stirgus• January 21, 2014
Rick Scott stated on April 18, 2012 in radio interview:
"About 230,000 people that were on unemployment when I took office are not on unemployment now."
By Katie Sanders• April 27, 2012
Mitt Romney stated on June 05, 2012 in a Web ad:
"More Hispanics have fallen into poverty under Obama."
By Molly Moorhead• June 8, 2012
Arianna Huffington stated on May 01, 2011 in a roundtable segment on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour":
Says although the unemployment rate seems to be improving, it does not reflect real job creation -- it’s caused by a "shrinking of the actual labor force."
By Louis Jacobson• May 4, 2011
Joe Biden stated on November 01, 2023 in a speech in Northfield, Minn.:
"Over the past four decades, we’ve lost over 400,000 farms in America (and) over 140 million acres of farmland. And that’s an area roughly equal to the size of Minnesota, North and South Dakota combined.”
By Louis Jacobson, Renee Romo• November 7, 2023
Threads posts stated on July 28, 2025 in a Threads post:
“Home Depot signed a deal that pays them $250 million with DHS, allowing ICE agents to stake out their parking lots and arrest immigrants.”
By Maria Briceño• August 5, 2025
Joe Biden stated on February 03, 2023 in a speech in Philadelphia:
“We created more new jobs in two years than any president did in their entire term.”
By Louis Jacobson• February 7, 2023
Steve McQueen stated on March 02, 2014 in an acceptance speech at the Academy Awards:
Says 21 million people "still suffer slavery today."
By Steve Contorno• March 3, 2014
Mike Parson stated on January 24, 2019 in an interview on KCUR:
"We are always going to need architects, doctors, we’re going to need professionals with four-year degrees. But 65 to 70 percent of the people in Missouri don’t have degrees."
By Magdaline Duncan• March 22, 2019
Donald Trump stated on September 06, 2016 in a speech in North Carolina:
Says "Hillary Clinton set aside environmental and labor rules to help a South Korean company with a record of violating workers’ rights set up what amounts to a sweatshop in Haiti."
By Jon Greenberg• October 11, 2016
Rob Portman stated on August 27, 2012 in a television interview:
"We've got 7.2 percent unemployment (in Ohio), but when you include the folks who have stopped looking for work, it's actually over 10 percent."
By Tom Feran• September 7, 2012
Democratic National Committee stated on January 16, 2018 in a Medium post:
"In Trump’s first year as president, job growth slowed to a six-year low."
By Louis Jacobson• January 16, 2018
Donald Trump stated on April 04, 2017 in a CEO town hall:
"When you look for a job, you can't find it and you give up. You are now considered statistically employed."
By Louis Jacobson• April 4, 2017
Donald Trump stated on December 06, 2017 in a cabinet meeting:
"We’re … getting into the pool of the 100 million people that are not working. That pool is now coming back."
By Louis Jacobson• December 7, 2017
Xi Jinping stated on November 12, 2014 in a press conference in Beijing.:
"China has made enormous progress in its human rights. That is a fact recognized by all the people in the world."
By Steve Contorno• November 17, 2014
Hillary Clinton stated on September 15, 2016 in a speech at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute:
Says comprehensive immigration reform "will add $700 billion to our economy."  
By Miriam Valverde• September 21, 2016
Donald Trump stated on August 28, 2015 in an interview with Sarah Palin:
"We have 93 million people out of work. They look for jobs, they give up, and all of a sudden, statistically, they're considered employed."
By Louis Jacobson• August 31, 2015

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By Cassie Owens• November 23, 2016

Spotlight on 6 of Joe Biden’s campaign promises as he gives the 2024 State of the Union

By Matthew Crowley• March 7, 2024

Did Trump inherit a mess? 8 charts show otherwise

By Louis Jacobson• March 1, 2017

Do Jesse Watters’ claims about the federal budget, LGBTQ+ and DEI funding add up?

By Grace Abels• March 29, 2024

Has West Virginia's economy boomed since Trump, Justice took office?

By Darby Coughlin, Mackenzie Myers• October 3, 2019

A stimulus report card

By Robert Farley, Louis Jacobson• February 18, 2010

Fact-checking Donald Trump's address to Congress

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• March 1, 2017

Bloomberg on health care: Translating his mayoral record to the national stage

By Shefali Luthra• January 23, 2020

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By James B. Nelson• October 2, 2015

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By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• September 7, 2015

Congress passes historic bipartisan gun legislation: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• June 24, 2022

Fact-checking President Joe Biden's first speech to Congress

By Louis Jacobson, Victoria Knight, Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• April 29, 2021

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

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Transportation Tax: The Best of the Truths, Rumors and Gridlock

By Willoughby Mariano• July 27, 2012

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By Lauren Carroll, Steve Contorno, Aaron Sharockman• March 8, 2015

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By Lauren Carroll, Steve Contorno, Aaron Sharockman• March 8, 2015

Reduction of jobs by 911,000 puts spotlight on BLS and Biden’s legacy

By Louis Jacobson• September 11, 2025

Trump's actions could affect the 2026 midterm elections. What will it mean for voters?

By Amy Sherman• November 3, 2025