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Elizabeth Warren stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall in New Hampshire:

Speaking of the financial crisis that gained traction in 2007, "I talked about it to anyone who would listen, a crisis is coming."

By Miriam Valverde • April 30, 2019

Jerry Brown stated on December 11, 2018 in an NPR interview:

California’s budget surplus is about "$30 billion"

By Chris Nichols • December 18, 2018

Bloggers stated on July 17, 2018 in a fake news blog post:

"Clint Eastwood Leaves His Estate To The Trump 2020 Campaign"

By Jon Greenberg • July 18, 2018

Jeff Sessions stated on August 7, 2017 in a press release:

Chicago city officials "have adopted an official policy of protecting criminal aliens who prey on their own residents."

By Matt Dietrich • August 16, 2017

Todd Wilcox stated on July 8, 2015 in a campaign announcement:

"More businesses are closing than are opening for the first time in our nation's history."

By Joshua Gillin • July 10, 2015

Mitt Romney stated on April 11, 2012 in a campaign speech:

"The number of new businesses started per year has dropped by 100,000 during this president’s term."

By Alex Kuffner • April 22, 2012

Mitt Romney stated on December 7, 2011 in an interview on Fox News:

"Speaker Gingrich has said that we ought to get rid of our child labor laws."

By Molly Moorhead • December 14, 2011

Barack Obama stated on July 6, 2011 in a Twitter Town Hall:

Says that when President Bill Clinton raised the top tax rates to levels now proposed by Obama, the country experienced significant job growth.

By Robert Farley • July 7, 2011

Jim Doyle stated on December 19, 2010 in a television interview:

Says he "had to impose tougher cost controls on state employees than" any previous Wisconsin governor.

By Tom Kertscher • January 11, 2011

Eric Cantor stated on November 3, 2010 in a TV interview.:

Letting the Bush tax cuts expire would raise taxes on small businesses.

By Warren Fiske • November 26, 2010

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Cash register till for Biden economic charts story

As Joe Biden announces his reelection bid, how has the economy fared on his watch?

By Louis Jacobson • April 25, 2023

The state of the US economy under Joe Biden, in 15 charts

By Louis Jacobson • February 6, 2023

Kamala Harris hands out, debtating Trump in Philadelphia, 9-10-2024

Fact-checking Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s first 2024 presidential debate

By PolitiFact Staff • September 11, 2024

Donald Trump and J.D. Vance at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, 7-15-2024

Live: Fact-checking Trump VP JD Vance’s 2024 RNC speech in Milwaukee

By PolitiFact Staff • July 17, 2024

Wide-angle shot presidential debate stage in Atlanta, 6-27-2024

2024 presidential debate fact-check: How accurate were Joe Biden, Donald Trump?

By PolitiFact Staff • June 28, 2024

Lie of the Year 2022: Putin’s lies to wage war and conceal horror in Ukraine

By Louis Jacobson, Rebecca Catalanello • December 13, 2022

Fact-checking night 1 of the 2020 RNC

By PolitiFact Staff • August 25, 2020

Fact-checking Joe Biden at the 2020 Democratic National Convention

By PolitiFact Staff • August 21, 2020

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s 2020 State of the Union address

By PolitiFact Staff • February 5, 2020

Florida Sen. Rick Scott blames Venezuela’s collapse on socialism, but is that the real culprit?

By Amy Sherman • January 25, 2019

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s fake news awards

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Manuela Tobias • January 18, 2018

Hillary Clinton’s acceptance speech, annotated

By Adam Thorp, Joseph Cariz, Taylor Leighton • July 29, 2016