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Caroline Casagrande stated on October 26, 2012 in an interview with NJTV's Michael Aron for "On The Record":
"Every American now is $51,000 in debt. That’s money I owe, that’s money my children owe before they even go to kindergarten, that’s their check to the federal government right now."
By Caryn Shinske• November 15, 2012
Frank Guinta stated on August 21, 2012 in a television ad, “Future.”:
$50,000. That's what every child owes today because Washington politicians have run up a huge spending tab and left our kids the bill."
By Jake Berry• September 12, 2012
Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2013 in a speech in Washington, D.C.:
Says if Congress doesn’t avoid the sequester, "tens of thousands of parents will have to scramble to find child care for their kids."
By Becky Bowers• February 22, 2013
Pete Buttigieg stated on August 11, 2024 in CNN's State of the Union:
JD Vance holds “anti-marriage-equality views.”
By Grace Abels• August 16, 2024
Bloggers stated on May 29, 2017 in a story:
Courts have "quietly confirmed" that the MMR vaccine causes autism.
By Samantha Putterman• February 11, 2019
Joe Biden stated on June 11, 2019 in a speech in Iowa:
"Why should you get a break for racehorses and not get a break for child care?"
By Amy Sherman• June 19, 2019
Bloggers stated on November 01, 2018 in a post on Facebook:
"Barron Trump was born in March 2006 and Melania wasn’t a legal citizen until July 2006. So under this executive order, his own son wouldn’t be an American citizen."  
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 4, 2018
JD Vance stated on July 28, 2024 in an interview:
Vice President Kamala Harris is “calling for an end to the child tax credit.”
By Samantha Putterman• July 30, 2024
JD Vance stated on August 25, 2024 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
A zero-tolerance policy during the Trump administration "led to less family separation than under Kamala Harris' border policies.”
By Amy Sherman• September 4, 2024
Threads posts stated on January 21, 2025 in a post on Threads:
“The removal of birthright citizenship only applies to the children of those that are here ILLEGALLY.”
By Madison Czopek• January 24, 2025
Ivanka Trump stated on April 25, 2017 in a panel discussion in Berlin, Germany:
"The single-largest expense in  over half of American households is child care."  
By Jon Greenberg• April 26, 2017
Kamala Harris stated on July 18, 2024 in a campaign event in North Carolina:
Project 2025 would “end Head Start.”
By Louis Jacobson, Mia Penner• July 23, 2024
Marco Rubio stated on October 15, 2017 in an interview with Channel 8:
"The child tax credit, if we don't do it, there will be no tax relief for working families. How much tax relief working families get under tax reform is entirely dependent on whether or not we put in place an increase to the child tax credit."  
By Allison Graves• October 19, 2017
Barack Obama stated on August 18, 2010 in a response to a question during an appearance in Columbus, Ohio.:
Republicans "don't think it's a good idea" to make the child care tax credit "stronger."
By Lukas Pleva• August 27, 2010
Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on August 21, 2017 in a digital ad:
Says Tony Evers "allowed a middle-school teacher found guilty of spreading pornographic material at school to keep teaching students."  
By Tom Kertscher• September 8, 2017
Rick Scott stated on March 23, 2011 in an opinion article published in the 'Tampa Tribune':
"Before this (federal health care) law was enacted, Florida parents ... were able to purchase inexpensive 'child-only' coverage for their children. The law’s 'consumer protections' have now eliminated that choice in Florida."
By Laura Figueroa• March 31, 2011
Threads posts stated on January 20, 2025 in a post:
President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order would affect former Vice President Kamala Harris’ citizenship status.
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• January 24, 2025
Facebook posts stated on September 24, 2024 in a post:
“Olympic boxer Imane Khelif fails gender test, stripped of all titles, lifetime ban and $25 million prize money revoked!”
By Grace Abels• September 30, 2024
Kevin McCarthy stated on November 18, 2021 in a speech:
The House-passed Build Back Better bill is a “government takeover of child care.”
By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• December 3, 2021
Tommy Tuberville stated on February 22, 2024 in at the 2024 Conservative Political Action Conference:
The Olympic boxing committee “decided this year that men can box against women in the Olympics.”
By Grace Abels• March 1, 2024

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Vaccine misinformation: preparing for infodemic’s ‘second wave’

By Daniel Funke• December 21, 2020

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Fact-checking more claims about the sequester

By Amy Sherman• May 14, 2013

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