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Gina Raimondo stated on May 27, 2015 in news conference:
"It’s commercial vehicles, 18 wheelers and above … that cause 90 plus percent of the damages on our highways and bridges."  
By Mark Reynolds• July 19, 2015
Tammy Baldwin stated on December 10, 2019 in a tweet:
“Over the past two years, climate and weather disaster damage has cost the U.S. over $400 billion.”
By Nusaiba Mizan• February 5, 2020
Dan Kapanke stated on June 28, 2011 in in a fundraising email:
"Protesters caused $7.5 million in damage to the Wisconsin State House"
By James B. Nelson• June 30, 2011
Mike Huebsch stated on March 03, 2011 in a statement made by a staffer during a court hearing.:
Damage by protesters to the Wisconsin state Capitol will cost $7.5 million to repair.
By James B. Nelson• March 8, 2011
Joe Biden stated on November 14, 2023 in remarks at the White House:
“Last year alone, natural disasters in America caused $178 billion in damages.”
By Louis Jacobson• November 15, 2023
Dan Kapanke stated on March 16, 2011 in interviews with various media outlets:
Says protesters at the Wisconsin state Capitol on the night the state Senate passed collective bargaining changes damaged the windshield of his car.
By James B. Nelson• April 25, 2011
Environment New Jersey stated on December 18, 2012 in an online post about global warming:
"Hurricane Sandy, the most destructive Atlantic storm ever."
By Caryn Shinske• January 6, 2013
Bloggers stated on September 06, 2017 in a web post:
"Hurricane Irma could be a Category 6 by the time it hits East Coast."
By Louis Jacobson• September 6, 2017
Facebook posts stated on November 05, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Video shows a poll worker committing voter fraud in Delaware County, Pa.
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 6, 2020
Rodney Frelinghuysen stated on January 15, 2013 in a speech on the House floor:
Says "the area damaged by Hurricane Sandy represents roughly 10 percent of our nation's economy."
By Bill Wichert• January 31, 2013
Rudy Giuliani stated on October 21, 2007 in a Republican debate in Orlando, Fla.:
Thompson "voted against $250,000 caps on damages (and) almost anything that would make our legal system fairer."
By Jody Kyle• October 25, 2007
Instagram posts stated on July 19, 2023 in an Instagram post:
“A Pfizer warehouse full of Covid vaccines was just DESTROYED BY A TORNADO in North Carolina.”
By Sara Swann• July 24, 2023
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce stated on June 13, 2011 in a news release:
Protesters "attacked" the group’s headquarters with "graffiti on the sidewalk" and "stenciled images … smeared on the building and statue."
By James B. Nelson• June 15, 2011
Cory Mason stated on February 23, 2012 in a news release:
Says Wisconsin Assembly Republicans voted to repeal a law that ensures "that women cannot get paid less than a man for doing the same job."
By Tom Kertscher• March 12, 2012
Steve Lonegan stated on December 18, 2012 in a news release:
"The price tag amounted to nearly $4,200 for every man, woman and child in the state."
By Caryn Shinske• December 23, 2012
Jim Bohl stated on November 03, 2010 in a news release:
Sewer backups into basements caused the "vast majority of the damage to homes and buildings" in Milwaukee’s July floods, but federal flood insurance doesn’t cover them.
By Dave Umhoefer• November 16, 2010
Facebook posts stated on March 17, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“So Trump comes to Nashville to oversee damage from the tornado. He flies into the area in a helicopter to get there without further traffic problems in the city. He writes PERSONAL checks to those in need, with his personal accountant in tow.”
By Madison Czopek• March 23, 2020
Facebook posts stated on June 17, 2021 in Facebook post:
A heat wave melted turbine blades at a Texas wind farm.
By Michael Majchrowicz• June 21, 2021
Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“Amy Coney Barrett overturned a $6.7M verdict after a prison guard repeatedly raped a 19-year-old inmate who was 8 months pregnant.”
By Jeff Cercone• March 29, 2022
Facebook posts stated on September 11, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Kenosha car dealer kills himself after insurance won’t cover … damages caused by the riots.”
By Eric Litke• September 11, 2020

Articles (381)

Marco Rubio says Snowden revelations 'most damaging' in U.S. history. What do historians say?

By Joshua Gillin• April 22, 2014

Rubio calls Snowden scandal 'most damaging' espionage case in U.S. history. Is it?

By Joshua Gillin• April 22, 2014

Thompson torn on torts

By Bill Adair• October 24, 2007

McCain's slippery statement on oil

By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 25, 2008

Ask PolitiFact: We’ve seen reports of three train derailments this month. Is this normal?

By Madison Czopek• February 16, 2023

Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit against Fox News: What to know before the trial

By Madison Czopek• April 17, 2023

Two ships colliding with bridges in the same week? That’s not unusual, reports show

By Jeff Cercone• April 4, 2024

Checking hurricane claims by Limbaugh, McCain, Chris Christie and Rick Perry

By W. Gardner Selby• August 24, 2017

Carry that weight? Electric vehicles outweigh gas cars but aren’t main culprit of road wear

By Tom Kertscher• June 21, 2023

Ohio train derailment: How FEMA and other federal agencies are aiding East Palestine

By Sara Swann• February 22, 2023

Ask PolitiFact: What’s up with Puerto Rico’s electricity bills?

By Nuria Diaz Muñoz• July 14, 2022

Trump takes aim at Amazon in barbed tweet. What are the facts?

By John Kruzel• August 16, 2017

Trump Administration Approves California Fire Assistance, One Day After Rejecting It

By Chris Nichols• October 16, 2020

How Fox News, Newsmax vote-rigging coverage squares with defamation law

By Jon Greenberg• December 23, 2020

Storm, mitigation claims checked by Truth-O-Meters

By Caryn Shinske• November 1, 2012

A far-left group bombed the Capitol in 1983. Here’s how that’s different from the Jan. 6 attack

By Madison Czopek• February 22, 2022

In Context: What Baltimore's mayor said about space for rioters

By Jon Greenberg• April 28, 2015

Top Republicans push theories about 'mobs' and 'Marxism' in vandalism of Douglass statue

By Jill Terreri Ramos• July 7, 2020

Antisemitic claims about Brooklyn synagogue tunnel spread on social media

By Sofia Ahmed, Jeff Cercone• January 12, 2024

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s comments about campaign meeting with Russian lawyer

By John Kruzel• July 13, 2017