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Chris Jacobs stated on June 17, 2020 in an ad:
“As a lawyer working in Korea, Nate McMurray helped send American jobs to Asia”
By Jill Terreri Ramos• June 20, 2020
Kelly Ayotte stated on September 25, 2024 in a debate:
“There was a bill to basically create a ban to make sure we never become a sanctuary state, that no locality passes those regulations, and (former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig) opposed that bill.”
By Louis Jacobson• October 23, 2024
U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on February 08, 2012 in a video ad:
Says the Congressional Budget Office said "unemployment could top 9 percent in 2013"
By Molly Moorhead• February 15, 2012
Threads posts stated on February 01, 2025 in a Threads post:
Says White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said, “Jesus didn’t have electricity and he did just fine.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 4, 2025
Michael Steele stated on October 24, 2010 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
"When President, then candidate, Obama was asked to disclose some of his donors because there was suspicion of their being the foreign source of money into his campaign, they refused to do it."
By Robert Farley• October 26, 2010
John Skvarla stated on October 24, 2016 in a speech in Charlotte:
Says HB2 "hasn’t moved the needle one iota" on North Carolina’s economy.
By Will Doran• October 28, 2016
Florida Chamber of Commerce stated on March 29, 2011 in a campaign-style ad.:
Says unions "take away" hard-earned money of teachers, firefighters and police officers to play politics.
By Aaron Sharockman• April 13, 2011
U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on October 28, 2016 in an ad:
Says Russ Feingold said that with Obamacare, "we could keep our doctors and our plans, it was rated as the Lie of the Year."  
By Tom Kertscher• November 4, 2016
Ed Gillespie stated on June 02, 2014 in a TV interview.:
The Chamber of Commerce says new carbon regulations will kill "244,000 jobs a year" and cost average families "$1,200 a year."  
By Warren Fiske• June 9, 2014
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute stated on October 23, 2025 in a statement on X:
An ad from the government of Ontario, Canada, “misrepresents” President Ronald Reagan’s April 25, 1987, address about tariffs.
By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 24, 2025
Barack Obama stated on October 07, 2010 in a speech:
"Groups that receive foreign money are spending huge sums to influence American elections."
By Robert Farley• October 11, 2010
LIBRE Initiative stated on August 10, 2014 in a Facebook post:
"The startup rate of Hispanic businesses is three times the national rate."
By Lauren Carroll• August 12, 2014
Ted Cruz stated on September 24, 2017 in an interview at the Texas Tribune Festival:
"In 2017, I've done 17 town halls."
By W. Gardner Selby• October 4, 2017
Rush Limbaugh stated on June 18, 2014 in a segment on "The Rush Limbaugh Show":
The decision to cancel the trademark of the Washington Redskins "is not the Patent and Trademark Office. This is Barack Obama."
By Katie Sanders• June 19, 2014
Social Media stated on February 23, 2025 in in social media posts:
"The Philadelphia Eagles have declined their invitation to the White House,” as of Feb. 24.
By Jeff Cercone• February 24, 2025
Viral image stated on November 03, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Video shows Ontario Premier Doug Ford promoting Elon Musk’s “latest project.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 10, 2023
Bloggers stated on July 01, 2014 in blog posts:
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office "received zero complaints" about the Washington Redskins name.
By Katie Sanders• July 9, 2014
Facebook posts stated on May 19, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Photos show Joe Biden didn’t drive himself during an electric vehicle test drive.
By Gabrielle Settles• May 20, 2021
Dan Gelber stated on October 08, 2010 in a TV campaign ad:
"Pam Bondi told a group of lobbyists she’ll side with corporate special interests as attorney general."
By Laura Figueroa• October 18, 2010
U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on May 21, 2012 in TV commercial:
"Obamacare could cause 20 million people to lose their current coverage."
By Katie Sanders• May 21, 2012

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