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Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on October 22, 2018 in a campaign ad:

Says "over 40 Republican leaders denounced" Steve Watkins’ campaign

By Stephen Koff • October 25, 2018

Kristi Noem stated on August 19, 2025 in a press conference:

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics statistics show, “We have 1.6 million illegal aliens that have gone home voluntarily.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • September 2, 2025

Monica Crowley stated on June 12, 2022 in an interview with Fox News:

Soviet and Chinese communists have “grabbed control” of U.S. entertainment, movies, television, music, academia, K-12 education and the news media.

By Louis Jacobson • June 17, 2022

Facebook posts stated on November 15, 2021 in a Facebook post:

A new Facebook/Meta rule allows the company to use people’s photos without their permission, and posting a notice on your page will stop it from doing so.

By Samantha Putterman • November 17, 2021

Gavin Newsom stated on March 9, 2021 in a State of the State Address:

“California’s [COVID-19] death rate has remained one of the lowest per capita in the nation: 134 deaths per 100,000, compared to 158 nationally, 153 in Texas and 247 in New York.”

By Chris Nichols • March 10, 2021

Scott Fitzgerald stated on November 8, 2020 in a TV interview:

The 2020 election is in “recount territory” and “I’ve seen elections change as a result of” recounts.

By Eric Litke, Nusaiba Mizan • November 18, 2020

Donald Trump stated on March 30, 2020 in an interview on "Fox and Friends":

“We inherited a broken test” for COVID-19.

By Jon Greenberg • March 31, 2020

Ta-Nehisi Coates stated on June 19, 2019 in congressional testimony:

"The typical black family in this country has one-tenth the wealth of the typical white family."

By Tom Kertscher • July 1, 2019

John Bucy III stated on March 27, 2019 in the Texas House:

"Right now, 1 in 4 Texas women of reproductive age are uninsured, totaling 1.5 million Texas women."

By Madlin Mekelburg • March 29, 2019

John Nygren stated on February 12, 2019 in a tweet:

"Over the last eight years, we’ve shown that even though we’ve cut taxes by $8 billion, revenues continue to grow."

By Eric Litke • March 21, 2019

Steve Chabot stated on September 6, 2018 in a campaign ad:

Says Aftab Pureval is "lying" about his office’s "$400,000 projected deficit."

By Stephen Koff • September 13, 2018

Paul Ryan stated on January 12, 2017 in a media briefing:

Obamacare "is in what the actuaries call a death spiral."

By Eric Litke • January 18, 2017

Tim Canova stated on August 11, 2016 in a campaign mailer:

On the Iran nuclear deal

By Amy Sherman • August 17, 2016

Tim Kaine stated on August 7, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press":

"I haven't switched my position" on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.

By Linda Qiu • August 7, 2016

Morten Jerven stated on June 29, 2016 in an article:

For 21 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, "we simply do not have data to say anything about trends in poverty."

By Jon Greenberg • July 7, 2016

Barack Obama stated on February 16, 2016 in a press conference:

"There is not a single candidate in the Republican primary that thinks we should do anything about climate change."

By Lauren Carroll • March 1, 2016

Bernie Sanders stated on January 24, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press.":

Says his views on reparations for slavery are the same as Barack Obama's and Hillary Clinton's.

By Linda Qiu • January 26, 2016

Rachel Maddow stated on August 4, 2015 in a segment on her MSNBC show:

"Fox changed around their poll eligibility criteria on the day they announced who is in and out of their debate."

By Jon Greenberg • August 6, 2015

Mark Pocan stated on May 20, 2015 in a radio interview:

"Twenty-five percent of people in the country have said they changed their email and phone habits because of" the collection of data allowed by the Patriot Act.

By Sarah Hauer • June 15, 2015

Marco Rubio stated on May 17, 2015 in an interview on Fox News:

On whether the Iraq War was a mistake.

By Amy Sherman • May 18, 2015

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Healthy food on California grocery shelves

What is ‘ultra-processed’ food? Brazilian researchers have an answer.

By Grace Abels • March 16, 2026

Immunization poster in Lubbock, Texas 02-25-2025

The CDC changed the childhood vaccine schedule. How will that affect families, insurance coverage?

By Madison Czopek • January 16, 2026

Teen gets COVID-19 vaccine in Pasadena, Calif., 5-14-2021

3 things to know about COVID-19 and children after FDA officials said COVID-19 vaccines are deadly

By Madison Czopek • December 3, 2025

Donald Trump sings executive orders in the White House's Oval Office, 1-20-2025

Killing chickens, banning TikTok: Six times Trump criticized Democrats for things he also supported

By Amy Sherman • February 3, 2025

House Speaker Mike Johnson bangs the House gavel in Washington, 2-13-2024

What does a small majority mean for House Republicans? 3 things to know

By Louis Jacobson • November 19, 2024

FEMA recovery center in Asheville, 10-15-24

FEMA conspiracy theories have existed for decades. Here’s how the internet has amplified them.

By Jeff Cercone • October 22, 2024

From farming to doomsday prepping: How one YouTube channel changed to fuel misinformation

By Madison Czopek • September 5, 2023

Transgender legislation protest in Austin, Texas, 5-20-2021

‘Gender dysphoria’: What it is, what it isn’t and how history has changed its view

By Grace Abels • May 22, 2023

Why doesn’t the Supreme Court have a formal code of ethics?

By Matthew Crowley • April 13, 2023

Biden waves after speech about neg. COVID test

Biden, fully vaccinated, caught COVID-19. Here are 6 things to know about breakthrough cases in 2022

By Gabrielle Settles • July 27, 2022

A voter’s guide to casting a ballot in Ohio: 10 things to know

By Amy Sherman • April 27, 2022

mail ballot drop off in Las Vegas 11-2-2020

Much has changed since Jimmy Carter’s report on fraud in mail voting

By Amy Sherman • September 22, 2021

10 things Donald Trump got wrong about impeachment in 2019, fact-checked

By Jon Greenberg • December 16, 2019

The inaccurate or unproven things Rudy Giuliani said about Ukraine on ‘This Week’

By Daniel Funke, Miriam Valverde • October 2, 2019

Assad photo (use for 10-point reading list)

9 things we’re reading about Syria, U.S. airstrikes

By Gabrielle Healy • April 7, 2017

5 questions you have about delegates, answered

By Linda Qiu • March 29, 2016

Mailbag: ‘Y’all have lost your marbles’

By Louis Jacobson • January 6, 2016

5 things to know about the fight between Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz on immigration

By Amy Sherman • January 6, 2016

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

By Katie Sanders • December 23, 2014

Will the U.S. have to close Guantanamo once the Afghanistan War is over?

By Louis Jacobson • June 6, 2014