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Jesse Watters stated on May 28, 2024 in a segment of "Jesse Watters Primetime" on Fox News:
Judge Juan Merchan “overrules every objection from the defense and sustains every objection from the prosecution” during former President Donald Trump’s New York trial.
By Madison Czopek• May 31, 2024
Donald Trump stated on May 18, 2026 in remarks at the White House:
"There's been numerous other occasions over the years” when the federal government created a reserve similar to a new $1.776 billion anti-weaponization settlement fund.
By Louis Jacobson• May 20, 2026
SEIU stated on October 20, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
"You worked hard for your money and you paid your taxes when you earned it. Now, (Indiana Republican congressional candidate) Todd Young wants to tax it again when you spend it."
By Louis Jacobson• October 21, 2010
Stephen Miller stated on October 24, 2025 in an interview:
“To all ICE officers, you have federal immunity in the conduct of your duties.”
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 29, 2025
Chuck Todd stated on May 10, 2020 in a TV segment:
Says Attorney General William Barr didn’t cite the "rule of law” in explaining his decision in the Michael Flynn case during a CBS News interview.
By Bill McCarthy• May 11, 2020
Mike DeWine stated on July 30, 2010 in a statement posted to his website:
"There are currently delays of up to six months in the processing of DNA evidence at the state run crime lab."
By Aaron Marshall• August 9, 2010
Donald Trump stated on March 13, 2016 in Donald Trump on Sunday, March 13th, 2016, in an interview on "Meet the Press":
Says a YouTube video shows Thomas DiMassimo, the man who rushed Trump at an Ohio rally, "dragging the American flag on the ground like it was a piece of garbage."    
By Jim Tharpe• March 17, 2016
Instagram posts stated on July 24, 2021 in an Instagram post:
People charged in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol are “political prisoners” and “non-violent trespassers” who have been held in solitary confinement for the past six months.
By Tom Kertscher• July 28, 2021
Donald Trump stated on July 27, 2016 in a news conference:
On whether the federal government should set a minimum wage
By Louis Jacobson• July 28, 2016
Todd Staples stated on April 15, 2010 in a Tea Party rally in El Paso:
On the National Animal Identification System.
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 20, 2010
Donald Trump stated on January 24, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
Says a Ted Cruz ad has "got me bull-dozing down a house. I never bulldozed it down. It's false advertising."
By Lauren Carroll• January 24, 2016
Bloggers stated on November 29, 2016 in Townhall.com :
Hillary Clinton in 2005 co-sponsored legislation that would jail flag burners.
By Jim Tharpe• December 2, 2016
Donald Trump stated on March 13, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press":
Says the man who rushed the stage at him in Dayton, Ohio, "had chatter about ISIS, or with ISIS" in his social media posts.
By Louis Jacobson• March 13, 2016
Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press":
"We (Trump University) have an ‘A’ from the Better Business Bureau."  
By Jon Greenberg• February 28, 2016
Donna Brazile stated on June 14, 2010 in a statement on ABC News' 'This Week.':
Ninety percent of the people in Arkansas still love Bill Clinton.
By Alex Holt• June 15, 2010
Hugh Hewitt stated on July 15, 2018 in in a panel discussion:
Says FBI agent Peter Strzok’s hearing confirmed Republican Congressman Jim Jordan’s theory about how the Justice Department got the Steele dossier.
By John Kruzel• July 24, 2018
William Barr stated on September 02, 2020 in a CNN interview:
“We indicted someone in Texas, 1,700 ballots collected from people who could vote, he made them out and voted for the person he wanted to.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 22, 2020
Michael Whatley stated on September 06, 2025 in an X post:
Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper “bears direct responsibility” for the fatal stabbing of a woman on the Charlotte rail system.
By Will Doran, Paul Specht• September 12, 2025
Eric Holder stated on February 17, 2015 in remarks at the National Press Club:
Last year, "we saw the first reduction in the federal prison population in 32 years."
By Lauren Carroll• February 23, 2015
Donald Trump stated on May 12, 2017 in Twitter:
Says James Clapper "and virtually everyone else" said "there is no collusion" in the Russia investigation findings.
By John Kruzel• May 12, 2017

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By Jeff Cercone• May 21, 2026

Trump spoke about girls being ‘of age’ at ‘above six years old’ as he promoted the SAVE America Act

By Zoe Weyand• March 12, 2026

Fact-checking the March 13 Sunday news shows

By Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu• March 13, 2016

Does a national sales tax amount to double taxation?

By Louis Jacobson• October 21, 2010

Trump's old taxes can't be audited as part of IRS deal. That's unprecedented — and hard to reverse

By Louis Jacobson• May 21, 2026

Were Tulsi Gabbard’s attacks on Kamala Harris’ record as a California prosecutor on target?

By Chris Nichols• August 1, 2019

President Trump fires Attorney General Pam Bondi: How she helped his agenda, and shaded the truth

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Zoe Weyand• April 2, 2026

Fact-checking the Feb. 28 news shows

By Jon Greenberg, Linda Qiu• February 28, 2016

Is Ron Johnson right to call Donald Trump the nation’s “chief law enforcement officer”?

By Eric Litke• October 10, 2019

Mailbag: Readers react to Mar-a-Lago reports, Biden promises

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• August 16, 2022

Fact-checking Trump’s false and misleading claims in Waco, Texas, rally

By Matthew Crowley, Amy Sherman• March 26, 2023

Read James Comey's opening remarks for the June 8 Senate hearing

By Lauren Carroll• June 7, 2017

Legal experts say Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency raises questions about ethics and secrecy

By Loreben Tuquero• April 17, 2025

Kellyanne Conway's back and forth with Chuck Todd on 'alternative facts,' annotated

By Allison Graves, Linda Qiu• January 23, 2017

Does the Bible give Trump moral authority to kill Kim Jong Un, as Trump's pastor says?

By Joshua Gillin• August 11, 2017

A preview of Indiana’s Republican Senate primary

By Manuela Tobias• May 7, 2018

Fact-checking claims about Border Patrol’s immigration crackdown in North Carolina

By Will Doran, Paul Specht• November 24, 2025

Trump leaders say Minnesota officials withhold detained immigrants from ICE. Is that true?

By Amy Sherman• January 30, 2026