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Glenn Beck stated on November 22, 2010 in his radio broadcast:

"This town (Wilmington, Ohio) hasn’t taken any money from the government. They don’t want any money from the government."

By Mark Naymik• December 3, 2010

Barack Obama stated on June 22, 2012 in a speech in Orlando:

The DREAM Act "was written by members of both parties. When it came up for a vote a year and a half ago, Republicans in Congress blocked it. The bill hadn’t changed. ... The only thing that had changed was politics."

By Molly Moorhead• June 26, 2012

Glenn Beck stated on June 07, 2010 in his Fox News program:

"The 2000 Census cost $4.5 billion. The 2010 Census is set to cost up to $14.5 billion."

By Robert Farley• June 11, 2010

Tommy Tuberville stated on February 03, 2025 in an interview on "The Megyn Kelly Show" podcast:

As head football coach at Texas Tech University, “I recruited (Patrick Mahomes) ... I’ve got to be very good friends with him.”

By Madison Czopek• February 9, 2025

Kimberly Guilfoyle stated on July 31, 2009 in the Glenn Beck show:

If you log into the government's Cash for Clunkers Web site (cars.gov) from your home computer, the government can "seize all of your personal and private" information, and track your computer activity.

By Robert Farley• August 3, 2009

X posts stated on January 28, 2014 in comments from sports pundits and fans on Twitter:

Says Peyton Manning struggles in cold weather games.

By Steve Contorno• January 31, 2014

Glenn Beck stated on October 08, 2009 in his radio program.:

"You don't know if this (the H1N1 vaccine) is gonna cause neurological damage like it did in the 1970s."

By Robert Farley• October 14, 2009

Ben Carson stated on October 09, 2015 in his book "A More Perfect Union":

"German citizens were disarmed by their government in the late 1930s," which allowed the Nazis to "carry out their evil intentions with relatively little resistance."

By Jon Greenberg• October 26, 2015

John Carter stated on August 09, 2010 in a conference call with reporters.:

Says the United States is the only nation that affords citizenship to anyone born here, "whether you are here legally or illegally."

By W. Gardner Selby• August 10, 2010

Dana Milbank stated on January 03, 2010 in a column in the Washington Post:

"Americans admire Glenn Beck more than they admire the pope."

By Louis Jacobson• January 4, 2010

Facebook posts stated on February 03, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says Ben Carson said "illegal immigrants caught voting should be stripped of their citizenship."

By Ciara O'Rourke• February 8, 2019

George Will stated on July 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week":

Says that President Obama said if Congress passed the economic stimulus bill, "we would have unemployment at 8 percent and no higher. And it went higher."

By Robert Farley• July 13, 2010

Glenn Beck stated on March 18, 2011 in comments on his Fox News show.:

Says Allen West helped thwart a terrorist plot by shooting a gun in the direction of an Iraqi detainee, then reported the incident to his superior and said it was wrong.

By Aaron Sharockman• March 23, 2011

Bill O'Reilly stated on October 23, 2009 in a comment on the O'Reilly Factor:

When White House communications director Anita Dunn said that Mao Tse-tung was "one of her favorite philosophers, only Fox News picked that up."

By Louis Jacobson• October 27, 2009

Ben Carson stated on November 29, 2015 in an interview on CNN:

"The Family Research Council, according to some government agencies, is a terrorist group."

By Louis Jacobson• December 1, 2015

Glenn Beck stated on December 03, 2009 in his Fox News Channel show:

Labor union president Andy Stern is "the most frequent visitor" at the White House.

By Louis Jacobson• December 7, 2009

Glenn Beck stated on January 23, 2016 in an appearance in Ankeny, Iowa:

"In 40 years of broadcast, I have never endorsed any candidate."

By W. Gardner Selby• January 26, 2016

Michele Bachmann stated on January 25, 2011 in a response to the State of the Union:

"The White House promised us that all the spending would keep unemployment under 8 percent."

By Robert Farley• January 26, 2011

Facebook posts stated on September 25, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“Georgia coach Kirby Smart's family ends relationship with Taylor Swift: ‘We do not support her endorsement.’”

By Ciara O'Rourke• October 1, 2024

Bill O'Reilly stated on April 13, 2010 in a segment on the Fox News show The O'Reilly Factor:

"We researched to find out if anybody on Fox News had ever said you're going to jail if you don't buy health insurance. Nobody's ever said it."

By Louis Jacobson• April 27, 2010

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