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Bloggers stated on June 13, 2016 in an article:

Says Hillary Clinton’s "State Department blocked investigation into Orlando killer’s mosque."

By Allison Graves• June 23, 2016

Kamala Harris stated on August 28, 2024 in an ad:

Project 2025 would defund K-12 schools.

By Samantha Putterman• September 6, 2024

Kamala Harris stated on June 01, 2020 in a CNN interview:

Says the Obama administration was doing pattern-or-practice investigations of discrimination by police departments and “Donald Trump came in with Jeff Sessions and undid those.”

By Miriam Valverde• June 4, 2020

Bill Nelson stated on May 29, 2012 in letter to Gov. Rick Scott:

"In the 2000 Florida election, at least 1,100 eligible voters were wrongly dropped from voting rolls in an attempt to purge a list of felons. Many of those who were dropped showed up to vote and were told they could not."

By Katie Sanders• June 5, 2012

Donald Trump stated on February 05, 2017 in an interview with Bill O'Reilly:

Says "109 people out of hundreds of thousands of travelers" were affected by the immigration executive order.

By Linda Qiu• February 6, 2017

Bob Casey stated on January 17, 2017 in a Senate confirmation hearing for Betsy DeVos.:

"[The Foundation for Individual Rights] is the recipient of donations from [DeVos] totaling about 25,000 bucks over four years."

By Anna Orso• January 19, 2017

Tammy Baldwin stated on June 26, 2018 in a public forum:

"President Trump continues to disrespect patriotic transgender Americans who want to serve their country."

By D.L. Davis• August 20, 2018

Beto O'Rourke stated on July 11, 2019 in a public forum:

"We are incarcerating more children than any time ... since we interned Japanese-Americans during World War II"

By Mica Soellner• July 26, 2019

Instagram posts stated on September 22, 2023 in an Instagram post:

U.S. aid to Ukraine will continue during a government shutdown, but programs for food stamps, transportation, education, justice, environmental protection and homelessness will not.

By Jeff Cercone• September 26, 2023

Facebook posts stated on January 30, 2022 in a post:

“Joe Biden wants to eliminate a regulation that requires school districts to report allegations of teacher on student rape, alleged rape, and sexual assault.”

By Monique Curet• February 8, 2022

Donald Trump stated on June 02, 2024 in an interview with Fox:

Speaking about Hillary Clinton: “I didn’t say, ‘Lock her up.’ ”

By Amy Sherman• June 3, 2024

Dan Forest stated on November 25, 2019 in a press conference:

Says immigrants wanted by ICE have victimized "tens of thousands of children" in North Carolina.

By Paul Specht• December 18, 2019

Viral image stated on June 23, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“1977: Biden said integrating black students would turn schools into ‘a jungle… a racial jungle.’”

By Ciara O'Rourke• June 29, 2020

Tim Walz stated on November 30, 2025 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":

“I take responsibility for putting people in jail” in Minnesota fraud scandal.

By Amy Sherman• December 5, 2025

Joe Biden stated on July 09, 2020 in a speech in Dunmore, Pa.:

"Three hundred sixty thousand Pennsylvanians fought on the side of the Union to defeat the flag, that Confederate flag, including more Black soldiers coming from Pennsylvania than any other state in the nation."

By Jessica Calefati• July 10, 2020

Facebook posts stated on January 20, 2021 in an image:

"By revoking the Keystone pipeline permit, Biden is destroying 11,000 jobs.”

By Daniel Funke• January 21, 2021

Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2021 in a CPAC speech:

Says Joe Biden “has effectively ordered a shutdown of ICE, halting virtually all deportations, everyone, murderers, everybody, no more.”

By Miriam Valverde• March 1, 2021

Facebook posts stated on May 28, 2020 in a post:

The death of George Floyd was a "staged event."

By Daniel Funke• May 29, 2020

Rick Scott stated on November 17, 2015 in an interview on Fox:

The federal government is "making the decision, whether we like it or not, to send 425 refugees to our state" from Syria.

By Amy Sherman• November 20, 2015

Ashley Moody stated on March 03, 2026 in a Senate hearing:

The Biden administration "reversed" a policy of deporting people in the country illegally who have committed felonies.

By Samantha Putterman• March 5, 2026

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