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Donald Trump stated on November 18, 2020 in a tweet:

“Michigan just refused to certify the election results!”

By Clara Hendrickson• November 18, 2020

Andrew White stated on January 11, 2018 in a public interview with Evan Smith of the Texas Tribune:

"Fifty percent of our new" Texas "teachers don’t have college degrees."

By W. Gardner Selby• January 17, 2018

Dallas Woodhouse stated on December 08, 2018 in a tweet:

Says no elections protest was filed, McCready conceded and "every" county board certified its results from the Mark Harris, Dan McCready race.

By Paul Specht• December 21, 2018

Police Chief Billy Grogan stated on July 14, 2015 in press release:

Georgia has more than 700 law enforcement agencies, and fewer than 20 percent of them are state-certified.

By Nancy Badertscher• July 21, 2015

Threads posts stated on January 05, 2025 in a post:

“22 states will not be certifying the (2024) election.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• January 6, 2025

House Republican Conference stated on July 17, 2009 in the House Republicans' Web site:

"The government is going to tell Americans they need to replace functioning stoves in their homes with 'government-certified' stoves and use taxpayer dollars to do so."

By Catharine Richert• July 22, 2009

Instagram posts stated on November 23, 2022 in an Instagram post:

Arizona midterm election was unlawful because the lab used to certify voting machines was not accredited.

By Jeff Cercone• December 2, 2022

Viral image stated on December 06, 2022 in an Instagram post:

Katie Hobbs signing Arizona’s election certification was “unconstitutional.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• December 9, 2022

Donald Trump stated on January 07, 2025 in a press conference:

“They’re still counting the (2024 election) vote in some areas.”

By Amy Sherman• January 7, 2025

Threads posts stated on November 05, 2024 in a Threads post:

Says U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin said, “Let folks cast their votes for Trump if that’s their choice. But mark my words, we won’t be certifying the election. He might win, but we’ll ensure he doesn’t step foot in the Oval Office.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• November 5, 2024

Viral image stated on November 03, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said, “I will not certify the vote in my state for Donald Trump, no matter the outcome.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• November 4, 2020

Gwen Graham stated on August 03, 2018 in in a livestreamed interview:

"The teachers in (charter) schools don't even have to be certified."

By Katie Akin• August 15, 2018

Lee Zeldin stated on September 06, 2022 in a news conference:

Every time a Republican has been elected president over the last few decades, House Democrats have objected to the result

By Jill Terreri Ramos• September 21, 2022

Children at Risk stated on March 19, 2019 in a press conference:

"Right now, only 11 percent of the 15,000 child care providers in Texas are certified as meeting quality standards."

By Madlin Mekelburg• March 22, 2019

Facebook posts stated on December 15, 2020 in a Facebook post:

An “audit report” found that a voting system used in Michigan in the 2020 presidential election was designed to “create systemic fraud.”

By Tom Kertscher• February 1, 2021

John Cornyn stated on January 10, 2014 in an online commentary:

"25% of human trafficking victims are located in Texas."

By W. Gardner Selby• January 29, 2014

Instagram posts stated on December 15, 2020 in an Instagram post:

“6 states will cast their (electoral) votes for Trump AND for Biden,” which will lead to a second Trump term.

By Noah Y. Kim• December 16, 2020

GayDonna Vandergriff stated on October 22, 2019 in a campaign mailer.:

Schuyler VanValkenburg co-sponsored a bill that would have "allowed abortion until the moment of birth."

By Warren Fiske• October 30, 2019

Donald Trump stated on November 16, 2020 in a tweet:

"Big victory moments ago in the State of Nevada. The all Democrat County Commissioner race, on same ballot as President, just thrown out because of large scale voter discrepancy."

By Bill McCarthy• November 18, 2020

New York Citizens Audit stated on August 25, 2023 in a report:

A discrepancy in the number of ballots and voters in the 2022 general election in New York “appears to be a federal crime.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos• October 29, 2023

New GOP canvassers in Michigan who embrace election myths raise prospect of chaotic certification

By Clara Hendrickson• January 24, 2022

Bipartisan bill aims to close the legal gaps in the Electoral Count Act Trump used to disrupt Jan. 6

By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• July 22, 2022

Electoral reform: What would updating the Electoral Count Act do?

By Louis Jacobson• September 20, 2022

A product says it's ‘FDA approved,’ ‘FDA registered’ or ‘FDA certified.’ What does that even mean?

By Madison Czopek• October 29, 2025

Obama releases birth certificate

By Bill Adair• April 27, 2011

State comptroller of Texas has never been a CPA

By W. Gardner Selby• September 9, 2013

Fact-check: Trump relies on falsehoods when pushing voting changes in speech to governors

By Amy Sherman• February 26, 2025

Congress could try barring Trump from office under 14th Amendment, but it likely won’t

By Caleb McCullough• November 7, 2024

Casting and counting the electoral votes: What to expect

By Louis Jacobson• December 10, 2020

What was the fake elector plot by Trump allies following the 2020 election?

By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• July 27, 2023

The Obama birth certificate: a timeline

By Martha M. Hamilton• April 27, 2011

Donald Trump’s WSJ letter is wrong: Joe Biden won PA legitimately. Here’s how we know

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 29, 2021

Are state legislators really seeking power to overrule the voters?

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• July 14, 2021

Explaining Iowa’s 6-vote 2nd District U.S. House appeal

By Mary Hartel• December 18, 2020

How Democrats aim to define the lessons of Jan. 6

By Jon Greenberg• January 6, 2022

Rudy Giuliani, Trump legal team push conspiracy theories, baseless claims about 2020 election

By Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• November 20, 2020

Iran nuclear deal back in the news

By Tom Kertscher• October 17, 2017

Counting the electoral votes on Jan. 6: What you need to know

By Louis Jacobson• January 4, 2021

What are the backgrounds of Trump aides Sarah Matthews and Matthew Pottinger?

By Amy Sherman, Hana Stepnick• July 20, 2022

Staving off the stove police?