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One Wisconsin Now stated on September 26, 2014 in a news release:

Scott Walker was elected governor on a promise not to take campaign contributions "from the date of his inauguration until the signing of the state budget," but broke it by taking nearly $5.6 million.

By Tom Kertscher• September 29, 2014

Joe Biden stated on February 07, 2023 in the State of the Union:

“In the past two years, democracies have become stronger, not weaker. Autocracies have grown weaker, not stronger.”

By Samantha Putterman• February 9, 2023

Facebook posts stated on March 19, 2014 in a Facebook meme:

President Barack Obama spent "$5 billion paying Ukrainians to riot and dismantle their democratically elected government."

By Katie Sanders• March 19, 2014

X posts stated on May 06, 2026 in a social media post:

“California only has ‘enough’ oil and gas supply to meet demand for the next six weeks.”

By Louis Jacobson• May 7, 2026

Instagram posts stated on April 16, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Video shows Russian President Vladimir Putin talking in English about U.S. democracy.

By Samantha Putterman• April 18, 2023

Donald Trump stated on October 23, 2023 in remarks at a rally in Derry, N.H.:

“When I came into office, Iran had $70 billion in foreign exchange reserves. … By the time I left, they had nothing. They were broke.”

By Louis Jacobson• October 26, 2023

Instagram posts stated on January 08, 2023 in a post:

“Lula's staff infiltrated and caused damage while the Brazilian Patriots cleaned up.”

By Gabrielle Settles• January 12, 2023

Claire McCaskill stated on October 25, 2018 in a debate:

"I made my decision on Kavanaugh before the allegations surfaced, and it was all about Kavanaugh's alliance and allegiance to dark money and unlimited political contributions."

By Kyra Haas• November 1, 2018

Christopher Monckton stated on October 14, 2009 in a speech in St. Paul, Minn.:

If President Obama signs the Copenhagen climate change treaty, he "will sign your freedom, your democracy, and your prosperity away forever — and neither you nor any subsequent government you may elect would have any power whatsoever to take it back again."

By Louis Jacobson• October 20, 2009

Fred Risser stated on May 19, 2011 in a debate on the Senate floor.:

Says Wisconsin state Senate President Michael Elllis (R-Neenah) broke Senate rules during debate on a photo ID bill for voters.

By James B. Nelson• June 5, 2011

Barack Obama stated on August 19, 2008 in in a speech in Orlando, Fla.:

"I argued for years that we need to move from a 'Musharraf policy' to a 'Pakistan policy.' "

By Robert Farley• August 21, 2008

Scott Walker stated on February 04, 2015 in a tweet:

Fundamental changes made to the language describing the Wisconsin Idea in the University of Wisconsin System's mission statement were the result of a "drafting error."

By Tom Kertscher• February 6, 2015

Hillary Clinton stated on November 19, 2015 in a speech to the Council on Foreign Relations:

"The Libyan people have voted twice in free and fair elections for the kind of leadership they want."

By Louis Jacobson• November 23, 2015

Sameh Shoukry stated on January 30, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.":

In the past 20 years, Egypt has made "great strides" in political and democratic reform.

By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 31, 2011

Rick Perry stated on December 10, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Iowa:

Says the paperback edition of Mitt Romney's book deleted line that Massachusetts' individual mandate "should be the model for the country"

By Becky Bowers• December 11, 2011

Mario Diaz-Balart stated on December 18, 2014 in a press conference:

Says that in 2008, President Barack Obama said normalization with Cuba would first require "liberation of all political prisoners and some basic steps toward freedom, including freedom of the press, political parties, labor unions."

By Amy Sherman• December 23, 2014

Facebook posts stated on April 20, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Gabby Petito’s last text to her mother included an acronym for “Send The Authorities Now.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• June 14, 2023

Karl Rove stated on January 12, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday":

"The amount of attention paid this week to Chris Christie makes the coverage of Benghazi ... pale in significance."

By Steve Contorno• January 12, 2014

Robby Mook stated on October 30, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press":

"There are Justice Department policies against" FBI Director James Comey discussing details of a federal investigation "so close to an election."

By Linda Qiu• October 30, 2016

Ted Cruz stated on June 04, 2018 in an interview:

Says "Rosie O’Donnell apparently committed the same offense five times, five times, when she broke the identical law that Dinesh (D'Souza) was prosecuted for."

By Manuela Tobias• June 6, 2018

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