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John Bolton SuperPAC stated on September 27, 2016 in a TV ad:

Says Deborah Ross "supports the Iran nuclear deal and the ransom it paid for hostages."

By Will Doran• October 12, 2016

Donald Trump stated on August 21, 2016 in remarks in Michigan:

The Obama administration gave Iran "$400 million in ransom payment cash."

By Lauren Carroll• August 24, 2016

Byron Donalds stated on April 12, 2026 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":

The U.S. Navy was created "to free international waters from the Barbary pirates."

By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• April 14, 2026

Facebook posts stated on August 09, 2020 in in a post on Facebook:

“Let me splain how ‘no payroll taxes’ helps you, it doesn’t. It helps employers.”

By Jon Greenberg• August 10, 2020

Rick Scott stated on April 14, 2011 in testimony before Congress.:

"Hackers broke into Virginia's prescription-drug database (and) ... obtained more than 8.2 million patient records and a total of nearly 36 million prescriptions."

By Aaron Sharockman• April 18, 2011

Donald Trump stated on August 03, 2016 in a rally in Daytona Beach, Fla.:

Says he saw videotape "of the people taking the money off the plane" to pay ransom to Iran for hostages.

By Louis Jacobson• August 5, 2016

David Dewhurst stated on June 11, 2010 in a speech:

"Phoenix, Arizona, I'm told, is now the No. 2 kidnapping capital in the world, right behind Mexico City."

By Ciara O'Rourke• June 18, 2010

John McCain stated on June 27, 2010 in comments on 'Meet the Press':

"Phoenix, Arizona, is the No. 2 kidnapping capital of the world."

By Ciara O'Rourke• June 28, 2010

Daily World Update stated on March 10, 2018 in a viral story:

"Court orders Obama to pay $400 million in restitution."

By Mica Soellner• March 19, 2018

X posts stated on October 13, 2020 in a videos, articles and screenshots:

Says Joe Biden and Barack Obama “directly participated in a plot to have #SealTeam6 MURDERED, then arranged a massive cash deal as part of a cover up.”

By Daniel Funke• October 14, 2020

Mark Walker stated on November 27, 2019 in a tweet:

Says the cartels are so bad in a Mexican border state that the U.S. government issued a ‘Do Not Travel’ warning -- the same warning it issued for Syria.

By Paul Specht• December 5, 2019

Chain email stated on February 09, 2015 in a chain email:

"Over 200 years ago, the United States had declared war on Islam, and Thomas Jefferson led the charge!"

By Louis Jacobson• February 11, 2015

Jamaal Bowman stated on January 26, 2022 in a tweet:

“More white legacy students get admitted to top universities than Black & Latinx students admitted through affirmative action.”

By Elizabeth Egan, Marnique O. Panepento• March 7, 2022

Bloggers stated on November 10, 2017 in in a blog post:

Says a Washington Post reporter who broke news on Judge Roy Moore story has a criminal history of "faking."

By Manuela Tobias• November 14, 2017

Kevin Nicholson stated on May 30, 2018 in an interview:

The Iran deal "handed billions of dollars of cash on cargo planes, sent it to a state sponsor of terror, and Tammy Baldwin was one of the first U.S. senators to get on board and support that."

By Tom Kertscher• June 29, 2018

Grover Norquist stated on July 13, 2011 in an interview on CNN:

"Every time we've cut the capital gains tax, the economy has grown. Whenever we raise the capital gains tax, it's been damaged."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 19, 2011

Facebook posts stated on October 07, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Russian President Vladimir Putin “warns ‘global terrorist’ Klaus Schwab his ‘days are numbered.’”

By Ciara O'Rourke• October 11, 2023

John Cornyn stated on March 17, 2010 in in a letter to President Barack Obama:

"The spillover violence (from Mexico) in Texas is real and it is escalating."

By Ciara O'Rourke• March 28, 2010

Jim Sensenbrenner stated on May 09, 2013 in an interview:

An 11-year-old girl was investigated by the FBI and had to pay a $500 federal criminal fine "because she found an injured woodpecker and put it in a cage to make sure that the bird was OK."

By Tom Kertscher• May 28, 2013

Todd Staples stated on July 15, 2010 in a consultant's e-mail to PolitiFact Texas.:

Says Democrat Hank Gilbert "has a criminal conviction for theft, has multiple years of unpaid taxes, has multiple tax liens and fines, unsafe driving convictions (and) has recently been accused of taking a bribe and is on record lying to the press this year about his criminal record."

By W. Gardner Selby• August 13, 2010

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