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Joe Biden stated on February 07, 2023 in the State of the Union:

“In the past two years, democracies have become stronger, not weaker. Autocracies have grown weaker, not stronger.”

By Samantha Putterman• February 9, 2023

Ohioans Against Deceptive Rx Ballot Issue stated on May 23, 2017 in a campaign ad:

"A California health care CEO is promising to reduce our prescription drug costs."

By Manuela Tobias• October 13, 2017

Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2011 in a press conference:

"If you're a … wealthy CEO or a … hedge fund manager in America right now, your taxes are … lower than they've been since the 1950s."

By Louis Jacobson• June 29, 2011

Bloggers stated on February 08, 2020 in a post on Facebook:

Says Bernie Sanders “collaborated with Marxist regimes in the Soviet Union, Nicaragua and Cuba.”

By Jon Greenberg• February 27, 2020

X posts stated on June 09, 2025 in an X post:

Image shows an antifa debit card that can “automatically be funded after looting, rioting and gang stalking.”

By Gabrielle Lazor• June 17, 2025

Jeff Flake stated on January 17, 2018 in the U.S. Senate:

Says Donald Trump's use of the term "fake news" to undermine journalism "seems (to have) inspired dictators and authoritarians."

By John Kruzel• January 22, 2018

Cory Booker stated on March 27, 2019 in a CNN town hall in South Carolina:

Says President Donald Trump "cut funding from the Justice Department to investigate these domestic terrorist groups, these white supremacist groups."

By Amy Sherman• April 11, 2019

Instagram posts stated on March 30, 2021 in Instagram post:

“56 million defenseless people ‘rounded up and exterminated’ in the 20th Century because of gun control.”

By Michael Majchrowicz• April 9, 2021

Tommy Thompson stated on September 27, 2012 in an interview:

Says Tammy Baldwin supports a law "in which government will take over your decisions on medicine, on doctors and on hospitals."

By Tom Kertscher• October 10, 2012

Dana Perino stated on October 31, 2013 in comments on Fox News Channel's "The Five.":

"The insurance industry is actually run by mostly Democrats."

By Aaron Sharockman• November 4, 2013

Mehmet Oz stated on April 12, 2022 in an ad:

Dave McCormick is "liberal, pro-Biden, pro-China."

By Tom Kertscher• April 19, 2022

Instagram posts stated on April 16, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Video shows Russian President Vladimir Putin talking in English about U.S. democracy.

By Samantha Putterman• April 18, 2023

Rick Scott stated on May 13, 2019 in a speech:

Says "Nicolás Maduro is carrying out a genocide on his people."

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 16, 2019

Instagram posts stated on April 19, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Bill Gates is coating your organic produce with a “dangerous chemical.”

By Jeff Cercone• April 24, 2023

Cal Cunningham stated on July 31, 2019 in a tweet:

Says his campaign hasn’t accepted corporate PAC money and isn’t funded by "special interests."

By Paul Specht• November 21, 2019

Social Media stated on March 06, 2017 in social media posts:

"It's important to pay attention to the Russian spy drama, but let's not ignore the fact that the following (10) bills have been introduced" in the House.

By Louis Jacobson• March 7, 2017

Congressional Leadership Fund stated on October 07, 2020 in an ad:

Says Debbie Mucarsel-Powell's family received $700,000 from the firm of "violent warlord Ihor Kolomoisky," who is compared to Fidel Castro and Nicolás Maduro.

By Tom Kertscher• October 16, 2020

Instagram posts stated on November 13, 2022 in an Instagram post:

U.S. tax dollars sent to help Ukraine were laundered back by cryptocurrency firm FTX to help Democrats in midterms.

By Jeff Cercone• November 15, 2022

The Campaign to Fix the Debt stated on December 17, 2012 in a press release:

"If lawmakers fail to avert the fiscal cliff, 18 percent of the federal money that is sent to the states will be eliminated."

By Dave Umhoefer• December 20, 2012

Richard Ojeda stated on November 27, 2018 in a tweet:

At General Motors, CEO Mary Barra "took home almost 22 MILLION DOLLARS last year alone (295x your company's average employee)."

By Jamie Green, Liz Newton, Patrick Orsagos, Kenna Richards• December 6, 2018

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