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Troy Fraser stated on April 19, 2011 in a Texas Senate committee hearing.:
Says it probably costs more than $300,000 to run for a seat on the Pedernales Electric Cooperative board of directors.
By W. Gardner Selby• May 2, 2011
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce stated on January 23, 2013 in testimony to the Legislature:
Wisconsin’s laws "ranked the worst in the world for mining investment."
By James B. Nelson• February 15, 2013
William Benson Huber stated on September 28, 2014 in an op-ed in the "New York Post":
The non-profit group Feeding America is lying when it claims "that one in five kids is fighting starvation daily" in the United States.    
By Jon Greenberg• October 1, 2014
Brian Kolb stated on March 31, 2018 in a statement on the state budget:
This year’s state budget "continues to direct millions in taxpayer dollars in advertising to the failing Start-Up NY program"
By Dan Clark• April 9, 2018
Ron Klain stated on January 24, 2021 in an interview on Meet the Press:
"The process to distribute the vaccine, particularly outside of nursing homes and hospitals out into the community as a whole, did not really exist when we came into the White House."
By Amy Sherman• January 27, 2021
Facebook posts stated on June 01, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“How many of you are aware that the female governor of Michigan is the niece of George Soros?”
By Ciara O'Rourke• June 10, 2020
Facebook posts stated on May 10, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook:
Científicos descubren que al “consumir 3 tazas de leche diaria, las personas tienen más riesgos de desarrollar cáncer de mama”.
By Maria Briceño• June 20, 2023
Hillary Clinton stated on June 04, 2015 in a speech in Houston:
"If you want to vote in" Texas, "you can use a concealed-weapon permit as a valid form of identification, but a valid student ID isn’t good enough."
By W. Gardner Selby• June 26, 2015
James Langevin stated on December 03, 2013 in a news release:
Passing a federal firearms "background check through the NICS database . . . typically takes 90 seconds."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• December 8, 2013
Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.:
"I went to the Olympics that was out of balance, and we got it on balance."
By Louis Jacobson• October 23, 2012
Back to Basics stated on September 08, 2010 in a TV ad:
"Perry pushed for a law that lets insurance companies raise homeowners’ rates without having to justify the increase."
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• October 3, 2010
David Dewhurst stated on May 12, 2010 in an interview:
"You’ve got almost twice as many cops in New York City as you do on our entire border. That’s nuts."
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• May 21, 2010
Facebook posts stated on April 24, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook:
Foto muestra “El océano Atlántico y el pacífico frente a frente sin mezclarse”.
By Maria Briceño• April 29, 2024
Jack Posobiec stated on July 29, 2021 in a tweet:
The White House plans to call for lockdowns due to the delta variant and is “aiming for late 2nd week of August, per WH official.”
By Amy Sherman• August 12, 2021
Jared Moskowitz stated on March 26, 2023 in an interview on CNN:
Former President Donald Trump “instructed all the governors to shut down” because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Amy Sherman• April 3, 2023
Democratic Governors Association stated on October 24, 2013 in an email blast:
"Texas Governor Rick Perry’s voter ID law is a blatant effort to defeat Wendy Davis by disenfranchising tens of thousands of women voters."
By W. Gardner Selby• October 31, 2013
Nancy Mace stated on February 20, 2025 in an X post:
“You either have XX or XY chromosomes. Those are the options.”
By Grace Abels• February 21, 2025
William Barclay stated on December 01, 2022 in a radio interview:
California has twice the population of New York, but spends $260 billion, while New York spends $220 billion.
By Jill Terreri Ramos• January 13, 2023
Michael Moore stated on June 14, 2016 in a tweet after the Orlando shooting:
The ammunition used in the Orlando shooting "is banned by Geneva Convention. It enters the body, spins & explodes."
By Neelesh Moorthy• June 23, 2016
Club for Growth stated on December 12, 2012 in a newsletter:
"In Minnesota, well over 6,200 election-day registrations from 2008 proved fraudulent."
By Tom Kertscher• January 16, 2013

Articles (10)

Checking claims about Texas voting rights and fraud

By W. Gardner Selby• August 5, 2015

Fact-check: Does milk consumption increase breast cancer risk? More research is needed, experts say

By Maria Briceño• June 19, 2023

PolitiFact's guide to sequestration

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Molly Moorhead• February 22, 2013

Vice: What the movie gets right and wrong about Dick Cheney

By Jon Greenberg• February 8, 2019

PolitiFact's guide to sequestration

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Molly Moorhead• February 22, 2013

Ron Paul's belly ache, two Texas Pants-on-Fires

By W. Gardner Selby• May 9, 2011

Dewhurst revisits “apples to carburetors”

By W. Gardner Selby• June 26, 2012

Kirk Watson “hearts” PolitiFact Texas

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• June 28, 2011

What the 2019 Oscar movies get right, wrong

By Katie Sanders• February 19, 2019

Perry's familiar lines plus "shout-out" to Doggett

By • February 9, 2011