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Jon Voight stated on October 20, 2015 in an interview with "Cigar Aficianado":
"The word progressive ... was created as a substitute for ‘communist’."  
By Jon Greenberg• October 22, 2015
Anti-Defamation League stated on April 15, 2011 in a news release:
It is estimated that Arizona "has lost more than $100 million in hospitality industry revenues since passage of the Arizona immigration laws."  
By Willoughby Mariano• May 31, 2011
Sarah Palin stated on October 24, 2008 in a speech in Springfield, Mo.:
Obama would "experiment with socialism."
By Alexander Lane• December 3, 2008
Scott Walker stated on December 12, 2012 in a speech:
Wisconsin has created "just under 100,000" jobs since he took office.  
By James B. Nelson• December 16, 2012
Democratic Party of Virginia stated on August 05, 2011 in a web video:
Virginia has made "no progress on jobs" since Bob McDonnell took office.
By Sean Gorman• August 18, 2011
Glenn Beck stated on November 02, 2009 in a Webcast:
"Mitt Romney ... gave you government health care that is now bankrupting the state" of Massachusetts.
By Catharine Richert• November 10, 2009
Scott Walker stated on February 25, 2012 in an interview:
Says 94 percent of Wisconsin employers think the state "is heading in the right direction" and a majority say they will "grow their companies in 2012."
By Dave Umhoefer• March 11, 2012
Nan Rich stated on July 11, 2014 in a speech to the Florida Press Association:
Florida has the "third most-regressive tax" structure.
By Amy Sherman• July 22, 2014
Instagram posts stated on October 17, 2022 in an Instagram post:
Video shows Hillary Clinton talking about a glass dome over the Earth.
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 19, 2022
Barack Obama stated on July 08, 2008 in :
"McCain will give more tax breaks to big oil."
By Robert Farley• July 10, 2008
Gary Peters stated on April 14, 2014 in a press release:
Says opposing the Paycheck Fairness Act is part of the Koch brothers’ agenda.
By Steve Contorno• April 18, 2014
Bruce Rauner stated on December 04, 2017 in a press conference:
"The candidates controlled by Madigan, all of them have said, ‘The answer to our problems is a massive income tax hike.’ "
By Matt Dietrich• December 14, 2017
Glenn Beck stated on January 29, 2010 in his Fox News program:
"Thomas Jefferson created the Marines for the Islamic pirates that were happening."
By Robert Farley• February 3, 2010
Roy Blunt stated on September 08, 2017 in a tweet:
"Nearly 2/3 of rural Missourians don’t have access to broadband. That needs to change."
By Katelyn Brown, Patrick Mueller• September 15, 2017
Mike Fasano stated on October 11, 2011 in a news article:
"Just a little over 60 percent of your electric bill, my electric bill, 60 percent of that is pass-throughs, whether they be for building of nuclear plants or whatever they may be." A planned nuclear plant repair "will only increase that percentage."
By Becky Bowers• October 18, 2011
John Kasich stated on July 12, 2011 in an interview on Fox News:
"We jumped 11 places since beginning this year in terms of being job-friendly."
By Tom Feran• July 21, 2011
Instagram posts stated on April 02, 2023 in an Instagram post:
Videos show former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton discussing a glass dome over Earth.
By Ciara O'Rourke• April 4, 2023
Joe Biden stated on October 24, 2020 in a speech in Dallas, Pa.:
Says President Donald Trump "thinks that $15 an hour minimum wage is too much for essential workers."
By Louis Jacobson• October 30, 2020
Michael Doherty stated on May 24, 2011 in an opinion piece:
"The top 1 percent of income earners pay 40 percent of all state income taxes, and those at the bottom pay little or nothing."
By Caryn Shinske• June 29, 2011
Jeff Stone stated on January 21, 2011 in a statement at a candidate forum:
Regulations on developers have thwarted construction on county-owned land in Milwaukee’s downtown Park East corridor.
By Dave Umhoefer• January 31, 2011

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PolitiFact Florida Mailbag: Marco Rubio, Allen West and the University of Florida

By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 30, 2012

Introducing the Bob-O-Meter

By Warren Fiske• September 16, 2011

Progress, and a setback, for GOP health care promises

By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 17, 2011

Tracking Obama's promises: one step forward, one back

By Louis Jacobson• November 29, 2010

Gavin Newsom promised to expand homeless services. What has he done?

By Chris Nichols• October 4, 2019

Fact checking claims about low-income workers

By Louis Jacobson• December 5, 2013

A look at Scott Walker's campaign promises

By Dave Umhoefer• January 2, 2011

Mailbag: "Are you kidding me?"

By Tim Murphy• November 30, 2013

He didn't stand in the way, but he didn't always lead

By Jeffrey S. Solochek• December 27, 2007

Evers-O-Meter update of Gov. Tony Evers campaign promises

By D.L. Davis• July 5, 2022

Introducing PolitiFact Vermont from VTDigger

By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 1, 2018

Rating Obama's promises on cybersecurity

By Molly Moorhead• November 28, 2012

Introducing PolitiFact California’s ‘Newsom-Meter’, tracking the campaign promises of Gavin Newsom

By Chris Nichols• January 3, 2019

PolitiFact R.I. launches Gina-Meter

By Tim Murphy• January 4, 2015

Rating Obama's promises at the 1-year mark

By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• January 15, 2010

Gavin Newsom has made progress on some promises, but what about a state homelessness secretary?

By Chris Nichols• April 15, 2019

What Bernie Sanders has said about the Democrats over the years

By Louis Jacobson• March 3, 2020