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Mitt Romney stated on June 18, 2012 in a speech:
"The median income in America has dropped by 10 percent in the last four years."
By Dave Umhoefer• June 27, 2012
Viral image stated on October 17, 2022 in an Instagram post:
USA Today reported that “5 children have gone missing inside a Chuck E. Cheese.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 9, 2022
Alex McMurtrie Jr. stated on May 07, 2015 in a campaign flyer.:
State legislators "quietly shifted $2 billion from education to road building" in 2013.
By Warren Fiske• May 18, 2015
Florida Democratic Party stated on February 19, 2018 in a news release:
Says Gov. Rick Scott "ended $20 million in funding for mental health care despite Florida already ranking at the bottom."
By Allison Graves• February 21, 2018
Bloggers stated on April 04, 2019 in a story:
Says Jay-Z set up a $15 million trust fund for Nipsey Hussle’s children.
By Samantha Putterman• April 11, 2019
Chain email stated on April 03, 2014 in a chain email:
Because the EPA closed a lead smelter in Missouri, "all lead for bullets will have to come from overseas!"
By Amy Sherman• April 25, 2014
Marc Thiessen stated on January 29, 2014 in a broadcast of Fox News' "The Kelly File":
Says "Barack Obama has gone from blaming George W. Bush to plagiarizing George W. Bush."
By Jon Greenberg• January 29, 2014
Hillary Clinton stated on July 29, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention:
"More than 90 percent of the gains have gone to the top 1 percent."  
By Jon Greenberg, Linda Qiu• July 29, 2016
Facebook posts stated on August 20, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says President Barack Obama made it "legal" for the media to "purposely lie" to the public when he "quietly signed into law HR 4310 in 2012."
By Samantha Putterman• August 23, 2019
Kellyanne Conway stated on February 02, 2017 in an interview on "Fox and Friends":
"This is longest that the nation has gone without a secretary of the Treasury, at least in modern times. If it's not the longest, it's darn close to it."
By Allison Graves• February 2, 2017
Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Nickelodeon's splat logo design is based on the shape of Epstein Island.
By Jeff Cercone• March 26, 2024
Richard Durbin stated on June 22, 2010 in a Senate floor speech:
Under President George W. Bush, "the national debt went from $5 trillion to $12 trillion."
By Louis Jacobson• June 23, 2010
Barack Obama stated on March 31, 2010 in an announcement at Andrews Air Force Base :
On oil drilling
By Catharine Richert• March 31, 2010
Barack Obama stated on May 10, 2011 in a speech in El Paso:
"The (border) fence is now basically complete."
By Robert Farley• May 16, 2011
Matthew Dowd stated on September 06, 2015 in a panel discussion on ABC News' "This Week with George Stephanopoulos":
"Any Republican that has led for two months and led every state has won the GOP nomination."
By Jon Greenberg• September 10, 2015
Rickey Padgett stated on September 15, 2018 in :
John Kerry is "now working on the behalf of foreign terrorist governments."
By Bill McCarthy• October 2, 2018
Markwayne Mullin stated on January 30, 2018 in a post on Rep. Mullin's Facebook page:
Under President Barack Obama: 4 million jobs lost, unemployment rose from 7.8% to 9.9%, the S&P 500 was 1,115.1 and the GDP went down 2.8%.  
By Jon Greenberg• February 2, 2018
Barack Obama stated on November 21, 2013 in speeches:
On changing the rules for filibusters on presidential nominees
By Lilly Maier• November 22, 2013
Bill O'Reilly stated on December 09, 2013 in a broadcast of the "O'Reilly Factor":
"The 'Denver Post' has actually hired an editor to promote pot."
By Jon Greenberg• December 12, 2013
Viral image stated on July 30, 2022 in a Facebook post:
The Atlantic published a story titled “Quiet Courage of Biden’s Negative Growth Economy”
By Andy Nguyen• August 1, 2022

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