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Facebook posts stated on January 25, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says Joe Biden said, “I don’t know what I’m signing,” while signing a document.

By Tom Kertscher• January 29, 2021

Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on September 04, 2012 in comments to Fox News:

Says she was misquoted and "didn’t say" that the Israeli ambassador said "what the Republicans are doing is dangerous for Israel."

By Amy Sherman• September 5, 2012

Daily Mail stated on June 24, 2016 in a headline:

"Google search spike suggests many people don’t know why they voted for Brexit."

By Allison Graves• July 1, 2016

Rick Santorum stated on February 29, 2012 in a speech near Knoxville, Tenn.:

"If you look up the dictionary definition of happiness at the time of our founders … happiness was not doing what you want to do but doing what you ought to do."

By Becky Bowers• March 7, 2012

Jack Markell stated on September 05, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. :

When it comes to jobless workers, "Mitt Romney says he likes to fire people."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 6, 2012

Andy Gronik stated on August 27, 2017 in an email:

"Black Americans still earn less than 73 percent of what white men make."

By Eric Litke• October 4, 2017

Cokie Roberts stated on May 04, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week":

In discussing the attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, "Ms. Rice did say 'a terrorist attack.' It’s not that she put the whole thing on the video."

By Julie Kliegman• May 4, 2014

Joe Biden stated on January 25, 2024 in Public appearance:

"There are a thousand billionaires now and you know what their average tax rate is? 8%."

By Sophia Voight• January 26, 2024

Michele Bachmann stated on August 11, 2011 in a debate in Ames, Iowa:

When Standard & Poor's "dropped our credit rating, what they said is, we don't have an ability to repay our debt. ... I was proved right in my position" that the debt ceiling should not have been raised.

By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 12, 2011

Viral image stated on March 06, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says Winston Churchill said, "When you’re 20, you care what everyone thinks, when you’re 40 you stop caring what everyone thinks, when you’re 60, you realize no one was ever thinking about you in the first place."

By Ciara O'Rourke• March 8, 2019

Ami Bera stated on October 18, 2016 in a U.S. Congressional campaign debate:

Says the U.S. Attorney’s Office said "that neither I nor my campaign had any idea what was going on" regarding my father's illegal campaign contributions. "And that’s why they closed this case."

By Chris Nichols• October 19, 2016

Jay Carney stated on May 10, 2013 in a White House press briefing:

When Susan Rice spoke about Benghazi on Sunday news shows, she said "that al-Qaida might be involved, or other al-Qaida affiliates might be involved, or non-al-Qaida Libyan extremists, which I think demonstrates that there was no effort to play that down."

By Louis Jacobson• May 13, 2013

Bill Clinton stated on April 22, 2008 in Pittsburgh:

Denies that he said the Obama campaign "played the race card."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 22, 2008

Rick Perry stated on November 02, 2010 in a book.:

Says Washington's reach extends to "even telling us what kind of light bulb we can use."

By W. Gardner Selby• November 8, 2010

Social Media stated on September 24, 2024 in social media posts:

Vice President Kamala Harris responded, “Next question please,” when asked about the economy during an Aug. 29 CNN interview.

By Sofia Ahmed• September 27, 2024

Leslie Curran stated on May 13, 2010 in a city council meeting:

Tarpon Springs takes its homeless to St. Petersburg.

By Michael Van Sickler• July 9, 2010

David Axelrod stated on September 27, 2011 in a speech to the New Hampshire Institute of Politics:

"The typical white male worker in this country is making in real terms what he was making in 1973" and "the average worker is making what they were making in 1996."

By John Gregg• October 5, 2011

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

Says Greta Thunberg said, "the climate crisis doesn’t exist."

By Jon Greenberg• June 22, 2021

Facebook posts stated on October 08, 2020 in a Facebook post:

During the debate, Kamala Harris said, “that’s a great segway to the next question,” suggesting she knew the next question.

By Ciara O'Rourke• October 12, 2020

Julián Castro stated on September 12, 2019 in a Democratic presidential debate:

"The difference between what I support and what you support, Vice President Biden, is that you require them to opt in (to a Medicare public option), and I would not require them to opt in. … They would automatically be enrolled. That’s a big difference. … Are you forgetting what you said two minutes ago?"

By Louis Jacobson• September 13, 2019

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