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Sid Covington stated on October 28, 2013 in an opinion column by Sid Covington, the district's chairman of the board:
A planning group said that to meet anticipated traffic demands by 2035, Interstate 35 between Austin and Round Rock will need a dozen additional lanes going north and 14 additional southbound lanes.
By W. Gardner Selby• November 6, 2013
John Wisniewski stated on February 07, 2012 in a radio interview:
"Many of the top officials at the Port Authority earn more money than the governors of the states that have jurisdiction over them."
By Bill Wichert• February 15, 2012
Facebook posts stated on March 25, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Video shows a crowd erupting and Hillary Clinton crying during a committee hearing.
By Ciara O'Rourke• April 5, 2023
Viral image stated on March 24, 2022 in a Facebook post:
John F. Kennedy Jr. is alive and the author of anonymous QAnon messages.
By Ciara O'Rourke• March 25, 2022
Barack Obama stated on February 09, 2009 in a news conference:
"Putting three Republicans in my Cabinet...is unprecedented."
By Robert Farley• February 10, 2009
Michele Bachmann stated on August 26, 2011 in a campaign event:
President Barack Obama "has virtually no one in his cabinet with private-sector experience."
By Louis Jacobson• September 1, 2011
Joe Biden stated on August 23, 2019 in an event in Hanover, N.H.:
Says that as vice president, he pinned a Silver Star on a Navy captain in Afghanistan who had carried a mortally wounded comrade out of a ravine, and resisted receiving a medal for his actions.
By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• September 4, 2019
Viral image stated on November 05, 2022 in Instagram post:
A German survey ranked Kyrie Irving as the “greatest threat to world peace” among world leaders.
By Michael Majchrowicz• November 8, 2022
Facebook posts stated on July 12, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Claims the James Webb Space Telescope is “fakery they got for the masses”
By Andy Nguyen• July 18, 2022
Facebook posts stated on December 04, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Microsoft and Bill Gates created a 1999 video game called “Omikron.”
By Samantha Putterman• December 17, 2021
Glenn Beck stated on November 30, 2009 in a statement on his show on Fox News Channel:
Less than 10 percent of Obama's Cabinet appointees "have any experience in the private sector."
By Louis Jacobson• December 2, 2009
Instagram posts stated on March 26, 2024 in an Instagram post:
The movie “Leave the World Behind” predicted the Baltimore bridge crash.
By Grace Abels• March 27, 2024
Viral image stated on May 30, 2024 in an Instagram post:
Photo shows former President Donald Trump in police custody May 30.
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 31, 2024
Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2024 in a post:
“The Francis Scott Key bridge is the same bridge that was shown in the Netflix movie ‘Leave the World Behind.’”
By Grace Abels, Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• March 29, 2024
John Kerry stated on July 20, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday":
"The so-called defense minister of the People's Republic of Donetsk ... actually posted a bragging social media posting of having shot down a military transport. And then when it became apparent it was civilian, they pulled it down from social media."  
By Lauren Carroll• July 20, 2014
X posts stated on March 26, 2024 in an X post:
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg blamed the Francis Scott Key Bridge’s collapse on “racism.”
By Loreben Tuquero• March 27, 2024
Raymond LaHood stated on February 25, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC:
"There's going to be a slowdown and delays in flights" as a result of the sequester.
By Molly Moorhead• February 27, 2013
Social Media stated on January 03, 2026 in social media posts:
Images and videos show aftermath of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s capture.
By Loreben Tuquero• January 5, 2026
Bloggers stated on June 03, 2017 in Internet posts:
Says "Monica Lewinsky Found Dead" in a burglary.
By John Kruzel• June 6, 2017
Waco Tea Party stated on May 25, 2011 in an e-mail blast:
Says the federal government threatened to impose a no-fly zone in Texas if state legislators bar airport security officials from performing pat-downs.
By • June 8, 2011

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