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Marc Butler stated on March 01, 2017 in a press conference to repeal the SAFE Act:

"We have counties where there have been one arrest under the SAFE Act. It indicates there's not a whole lot of interest in enforcing this in our upstate counties."

By Dan Clark• March 24, 2017

Safe Routes to Schools stated on November 10, 2010 in a mailer:

Half of children struck by cars near schools are hit by parents driving children to school.

By Janie Har• November 11, 2010

Facebook posts stated on June 24, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Fluoride will eat a hole through concrete, so it’s not safe for your teeth.

By Jeff Cercone• July 12, 2022

Andrew Cuomo stated on August 29, 2018 in a debate between Democratic candidates for governor, at Hofstra University.:

"We passed the toughest gun control law in the United States of America, the SAFE Act."

By Jill Terreri Ramos• September 6, 2018

Chain email stated on July 14, 2013 in an email:

"U.S. Department of Homeland Security has told banks -- in writing -- it may inspect safe deposit boxes without warrant and seize any gold, silver, guns or other valuables it finds inside those boxes!"

By Julie Kliegman• July 26, 2013

Instagram posts stated on December 04, 2021 in an Instagram post:

"By declining the vax, I am 100% safe from adverse reactions and 99.8% safe from COVID."

By Andy Nguyen• January 3, 2022

Facebook posts stated on July 26, 2022 in a post:

“Know what they always find in Alzheimer’s patients? Excessive aluminum in the brain. Know what makes your body hoard aluminum? Fluoride.”

By Monique Curet• July 29, 2022

Facebook posts stated on August 28, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Synthetic cyanide-based B12 is a "toxic ingredient in your kids vitamins."

By Gabrielle Settles• August 2, 2022

Chris Collins stated on August 02, 2017 in an op-ed for The Buffalo News:

"Violent crimes where a firearm is used have remained static since 2013 in both New York State and Erie County"

By Dan Clark• August 11, 2017

Our City, Our Safety, Our Choice stated on April 08, 2016 in a fund-raising letter from female supporters:

Austin’s Stop Abuse for Everyone has seen in its offices "sexual assault survivors that report being attacked by their ridesharing drivers, at a rate of one per month."

By W. Gardner Selby• April 15, 2016

Gary Black stated on April 04, 2012 in a press conference:

"Lean, finely textured beef is the proper name [not pink slime], and it is a safe, widely used product."

By Eric Stirgus• April 10, 2012

Facebook posts stated on August 31, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“Biden said today, if he loses, his people will keep burning, looting and killing.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• September 25, 2020

Facebook posts stated on April 05, 2024 in Facebook posts:

COVID-19 “vaccine injuries exposed in newly uncovered data.”

By Sofia Ahmed• April 17, 2024

Facebook posts stated on June 03, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Boiling tap water causes fluoride in the water to be “more toxic.”

By Tom Kertscher• June 6, 2023

Facebook posts stated on October 13, 2022 in a post on Facebook:

If a sealed bag of raw poultry appears “puffy,” it means the protein is not safe to consume.

By Michael Majchrowicz• October 14, 2022

Jeffrey Zients stated on May 09, 2021 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":

“The research showed … that confidence overall in the vaccines increased after the pause” to review the safety of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine.

By Louis Jacobson• May 14, 2021

Pete Snyder stated on February 22, 2021 in a radio interview:

“All of the science and data say it’s perfectly safe to have teachers and students in the classroom.”

By Warren Fiske• March 2, 2021

Paul Doughty stated on November 10, 2015 in a tweet:

"@Jorge_Elorza still think your plan is safe? Rescue Captain Kenyon just worked 96 hours straight. 96 hours."

By Mark Reynolds• November 22, 2015

Instagram posts stated on June 21, 2021 in an Instagram post:

mRNA technology in COVID-19 vaccines was never tested in humans.

By Tom Kertscher• June 25, 2021

John McCain stated on June 25, 2008 in a Web ad:

Says Obama opposes innovation, the electric car and "clean, safe, nuclear energy."

By Bill Adair• June 27, 2008

V-Safe: How everyday people help the CDC track COVID-19 vaccine safety with their phones

By Amanda Michelle Gomez• August 26, 2021

Is 'pink slime' safe?

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• April 12, 2012

Is it toxic? Why you should be wary of the internet’s ‘scary ingredient’ warnings

By Grace Abels• August 20, 2025

A Facebook post told of an Illinois voter’s touch-screen voting snag. Election officials responded.

By Madison Czopek• November 6, 2024

Ask PolitiFact: What can parents do if they can't find baby formula in stores?

By Samantha Putterman• May 18, 2022

Is the titanium dioxide in tampons toxic?

By Grace Abels• August 12, 2022

Ordering takeout is probably safe during COVID-19 outbreak, experts say, but take precautions

By Samantha Putterman• April 1, 2020

How safe is it for elementary schools to meet in person?

By Noah Y. Kim• December 8, 2020

COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy: Why scientists and doctors say it's safe

By Bill McCarthy• August 16, 2021

In Context: ‘Never going to learn how safe this vaccine is unless we start giving it’

By Tom Kertscher• November 1, 2021

Ask PolitiFact: How can COVID vaccines be safe when they were developed so fast?

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez• March 29, 2021

Vaccines, variants and July Fourth: How to celebrate safely

By Jon Greenberg• June 30, 2021

In Context: What Sarah Huckabee Sanders said about abortions and classroom safety

By Samantha Putterman• June 28, 2022

For Trump, no signal yet refugee policy will change after U.S. airstrike in Syria

By Miriam Valverde• April 7, 2017

Bird flu might impact price, but not safety of Thanksgiving turkey

By Grace Abels• November 21, 2025

Here's what AFT’s Randi Weingarten said about reopening schools during COVID-19

By Madison Czopek• May 2, 2023

In Context: Ilhan Omar’s “our country should be more fearful of white men” comment

By Amy Sherman• July 26, 2019

Read labels, consult your doctor: How to give Tylenol to your child

By Madison Czopek• October 6, 2025

Are COVID-19 vaccines safe for pregnant women? Here’s what we know, and don’t know

By Samantha Putterman• February 19, 2021

Kingston re-uses Barely True talking point

By Willoughby Mariano• June 21, 2011

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