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Josh Mandel stated on September 22, 2010 in a campaign ad:
"Decorated Marine, two-tour Iraq war vet."
By Joe Guillen• October 29, 2010
Bill Lynch stated on May 19, 2010 in posting on his website:
Blue Cross’ new $90-million Providence headquarters "was outfitted with $25 million in decor."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• June 28, 2010
Bloggers stated on November 29, 2018 in a meme:
"Red trees are significant to the early Christian church. In eastern Europe, the church would dye the trees red to symbolize the blood of Jesus & the resurrection."
By Miriam Valverde• December 3, 2018
Donald Trump stated on March 03, 2016 in a GOP debate hosted by Fox:
The wives of the 9/11 hijackers "knew exactly what was happening" and went back to Saudi Arabia two days before the attacks to watch their husbands on television flying the planes.
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• March 4, 2016
Mike Huckabee stated on December 19, 2007 in an interview on MSNBC's Morning Joe.:
Romney refused to pardon "a decorated soldier" returning from Iraq who had been charged with a crime involving a BB gun when he was 13.
By Bill Adair• December 28, 2007
Facebook posts stated on August 02, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Says Simone Biles “announces retirement” and “reveals she is ‘expecting a baby.’”
By Ciara O'Rourke• August 5, 2024
Mitt Romney stated on October 21, 2007 in a Republican debate in Orlando, Fla.:
President Clinton "reduced the scale of our military dramatically."
By Bill Adair• October 22, 2007
Ted Cruz stated on March 03, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in Detroit:
Says Donald Trump has written 10 checks to Hillary Clinton "and four of those checks were not to her Senate campaign. … It was to her presidential campaign."
By Louis Jacobson• March 4, 2016
John Kasich stated on March 03, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in Detroit:
In head-to-head polls for the general election, "I beat Hillary Clinton by more than anybody, by 11 points."
By Louis Jacobson• March 4, 2016
Mike Honda stated on March 16, 2016 in a column posted on Medium:
"Six justices" on the U.S. Supreme Court have been "confirmed in presidential election years since 1912."  
By Louis Jacobson, Tom Kertscher• March 17, 2016
Donald Trump stated on March 07, 2016 in a speech in Concord, N.C.:
"NASCAR endorsed Trump"
By Will Doran• March 7, 2016
X posts stated on February 11, 2019 in a tweet:
Photo shows “Lynn Rothschild and her eating babies decor.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 20, 2020
Donald Trump stated on March 03, 2016 in a GOP debate hosted by Fox:
Marco Rubio "has the No. 1 absentee record in the United States" Senate.
By Lauren Carroll• March 4, 2016
Donald Trump stated on March 08, 2016 in a news conference:
The Trump Winery near Charlottesville, Va. is the "largest winery on the East Coast."
By Sean Gorman• March 21, 2016
Pat McCrory stated on March 28, 2016 in a speech in Clayton, N.C.:
"We have not taken away any rights that have currently existed in any city in North Carolina" with the passage of HB2.
By Will Doran• March 30, 2016
Senate Majority PAC stated on March 28, 2014 in a TV ad:
"Before Congress, (Tom) Cotton got paid handsomely working for insurance companies and corporate interests."
By Julie Kliegman• April 9, 2014
Bloggers stated on December 09, 2018 in a headline:
"Principal bans candy canes."
By Amy Sherman• December 11, 2018
Tom Daschle stated on February 29, 2016 in an op-ed:
U.S. global AIDS spending helped reduce "political instability and violence" by "40 percent" in recipient nations.  
By Jon Greenberg• March 4, 2016
Charles Blow stated on May 05, 2025 in a CNN NewsNight episode:
“China makes 80% of all toys” and “90% of all Christmas goods” sold in the U.S.
By Loreben Tuquero• May 9, 2025
Viral image stated on October 12, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“CDC just cancelled Halloween for kids.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 13, 2020

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By Linda Qiu• March 8, 2016

Donald Trump’s plaques for past presidents include falsehoods

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By W. Gardner Selby• May 17, 2016

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By Amy Sherman• December 27, 2019

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By Maria Briceño• October 31, 2025

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Obama, McCain misfire on vets benefits

By Adriel Bettelheim• May 19, 2008

The facts behind Donald Trump’s pardoning Dinesh D’Souza

By Manuela Tobias• May 31, 2018

Did Vladimir Putin know Donald Trump was in Moscow in 2013?

By Louis Jacobson• July 16, 2018

Who is Seth Moulton? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate

By Louis Jacobson• June 21, 2019

Pardon me: Huckabee vs. Romney

By Bill Adair• December 28, 2007

10 photos falsely linked to Canada’s ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests

By Luiz Romero• February 14, 2022

Warren vs. Buttigieg: Why they were fighting about campaign finance and a wine cave at the debate

By Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• December 20, 2019

Cannibalism in Haiti? Fact-checking the unfounded claims

By Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 18, 2024

Michelle Obama didn’t mention Trump by name at 2016 DNC. In 2020 encore, she didn’t pull punches

By Bill McCarthy• August 18, 2020