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Search results for "Trump wants to check on the gold in Fort Knox because 'they steal a lot'"

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Fact-checks (22777)

Peter King stated on September 21, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
"In 2011, (the Islamic State) attempted to attack Fort Knox."
By Steve Contorno• September 23, 2014
Greg Abbott stated on June 12, 2015 in a press release:
A Texas law "will repatriate $1 billion of gold bullion from the Federal Reserve in New York to Texas."
By W. Gardner Selby• June 26, 2015
Kellyanne Conway stated on February 02, 2017 in There was no massacre:
"Two Iraqis came here to this country, were radicalized and they were the masterminds behind the Bowling Green massacre. … It didn't get covered"
By Steve Contorno, Louis Jacobson• February 3, 2017
Mark Pocan stated on September 13, 2017 in a tweet:
Says U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin "wants to use a government jet that costs $25,000 per hour for his honeymoon."
By Tom Kertscher• September 18, 2017
John Robitaille stated on October 15, 2010 in a biography on Robitaille's campaign website:
His biography says he was the top ROTC officer in the nation.
By Cynthia Needham• October 17, 2010
Chris Christie stated on July 30, 2013 in an article on NJ.com:
"In fact New Jersey is a donor state, we get 61 cents back on every dollar we send to Washington. And interestingly Kentucky gets $1.51 on every dollar they send to Washington."
By Caryn Shinske• August 4, 2013
Viral image stated on September 21, 2020 in a Facebook post:
A photo shows women who “gathered to scream at Trump through their vaginas.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 20, 2020
Roy Barnes stated on February 12, 2010 in a speech:
Georgia could get money for schools by scraping "the gold off the gold dome" of the state Capitol.
By Jim Tharpe• June 15, 2010
Donald Trump stated on January 29, 2017 in a statement:
"My policy is similar to what President Obama did in 2011 when he banned visas for refugees from Iraq for six months."
By Linda Qiu• January 30, 2017
Facebook posts stated on October 02, 2024 in a video on Facebook:
The Federal Emergency Management Agency “is confiscating supplies and donations!”
By Madison Czopek• October 6, 2024
Donald Trump stated on April 04, 2017 in a CEO town hall:
"When you look for a job, you can't find it and you give up. You are now considered statistically employed."
By Louis Jacobson• April 4, 2017
Jeb Bush stated on December 01, 2014 in a 'Wall Street Journal' CEO Council event:
"Too many" tattoos "on visible body parts" keep some applicants out of the military.
By Amy Sherman• December 3, 2014
Instagram posts stated on November 15, 2022 in a post:
Bags arriving at the Maricopa County vote counting site are evidence of “Democrats with the help of the media and GOP establishment stealing another election.”
By Amy Sherman• November 17, 2022
Viral image stated on December 14, 2022 in a Facebook post:
A video shows Nancy Pelosi unveiling a portrait of former U.S. Energy Department employee.
By Ciara O'Rourke• December 19, 2022
Facebook posts stated on November 04, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“118-year-old William Bradley voted via an absentee ballot in Wayne County, Michigan this year. William died in 1984. They’re trying to steal this election.”
By Amy Sherman• November 5, 2020
Christopher Monckton stated on October 14, 2009 in a speech in St. Paul, Minn.:
If President Obama signs the Copenhagen climate change treaty, he "will sign your freedom, your democracy, and your prosperity away forever — and neither you nor any subsequent government you may elect would have any power whatsoever to take it back again."
By Louis Jacobson• October 20, 2009
Viral image stated on June 21, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Photos show the inside of the BOK Center during Donald Trump’s rally in Tulsa.
By Ciara O'Rourke• June 22, 2020
Georgians for Bernie Sanders for President stated on May 23, 2016 in Facebook post.:
Polls show Bernie Sanders would do better than Hillary Clinton in a head-to-head battle against Donald Trump.
By Jim Tharpe• June 8, 2016
Barack Obama stated on July 24, 2013 in a speech in Galesburg, Ill.:
The minimum wage is "lower right now than it was when Ronald Reagan took office."
By Louis Jacobson• July 31, 2013
Facebook posts stated on August 03, 2022 in a Facebook post:
"Send your postcards to 5 key states to decertify fraud” in the 2020 election.
By Amy Sherman• August 16, 2022

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