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Donald Trump stated on June 20, 2019 in a Telemundo interview:

"When I became president, President Obama had a separation policy. I didn’t have it. He had it."

By Miriam Valverde• June 21, 2019

Katie Britt stated on March 07, 2024 in a speech:

A woman was “sex trafficked by the cartels starting at the age of 12 … We wouldn't be OK with this happening in a Third World country. This is the United States of America.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 11, 2024

Donald Trump stated on November 04, 2016 in a rally in Hershey, Pa. :

Says that at a campaign rally President Barack Obama "spent so much time screaming at a protester, and frankly it was a disgrace."

By Allison Graves• November 6, 2016

Sean Hannity stated on July 16, 2018 in on television:

"In 2016, when Hillary Clinton appeared to have a firm lead in the polls — oh, just before the election, it was President Obama who laughed off any notion that American elections could possibly be tampered with."

By Bill McCarthy• July 17, 2018

Joe Biden stated on August 18, 2021 in an interview with ABC:

On whether withdrawal from Afghanistan would be chaotic

By Amy Sherman• August 20, 2021

Joe Biden stated on July 31, 2019 in a Democratic presidential primary debate:

Says Kamala Harris oversaw a police department that was "abusing people’s rights" and that she did not "disclose to defense attorneys" when there was exculpatory evidence: "She didn't do that. She never did it. And so, what happened? Along came a federal judge and said enough, enough, and he freed 1,000 of these people."

By Bill McCarthy• August 2, 2019

Saxby Chambliss stated on March 30, 2011 in an interview:

"When we lower tax rates, we generate more in revenues. That happened in '86 with the Reagan plan, happened in 2001, following the Bush plan."

By Eric Stirgus• April 15, 2011

Joe Biden stated on November 03, 2021 in a news conference.:

“No governor in Virginia has ever won when...he or she is the same party as the sitting president.”

By Warren Fiske• November 12, 2021

Joe Biden stated on May 10, 2022 in remarks at the White House:

“My Treasury Department is planning to pay down the national debt this quarter, which never happened under my predecessor.”

By Louis Jacobson• May 13, 2022

Bloggers stated on June 25, 2015 in posts on the Internet:

"Lincoln was fervently making plans to send all freed slaves to the jungles of Central America once the (Civil War) was over. … The only thing that kept this from happening was his assassination."

By Louis Jacobson• June 26, 2015

Viral image stated on October 21, 2020 in a post on Facebook:

Broken voting machines in Russellville, Ark., tried to automatically tally votes meant for Donald Trump as votes for Joe Biden.

By Bill McCarthy• November 3, 2020

Richard Durbin stated on June 22, 2010 in a Senate floor speech:

Under President George W. Bush, "the national debt went from $5 trillion to $12 trillion."

By Louis Jacobson• June 23, 2010

Joe Scarborough stated on December 04, 2015 in on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":

In the weekend after the terrorist attacks in Paris, the White House said "this couldn't happen in the United States. ISIS couldn't reach us here."

By Lauren Carroll• December 8, 2015

Barack Obama stated on September 09, 2009 in a speech to a joint session of Congress:

Insurers delayed an Illinois man's treatment, "and he died because of it."

By Louis Jacobson• September 17, 2009

Sarah Palin stated on February 28, 2014 in a post on Facebook:

Says she made an "accurate prediction" that if Barack Obama were elected it would encourage Russia to invade Ukraine.

By Jon Greenberg• March 4, 2014

Juan Williams stated on November 10, 2015 in episode of Fox News' "The Five":

Says a car driving former University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe "ran through the students, hit one of them" at the MU Homecoming Parade.

By Adam Aton• November 18, 2015

Donald Trump stated on August 05, 2025 in an interview on CNBC:

Bureau of Labor Statistics employment numbers “were rigged” when the agency revised them “down by almost 900,000 jobs” after the 2024 election.

By Louis Jacobson• August 5, 2025

Facebook posts stated on August 25, 2019 in a Facebook post:

"89,000 children were separated from their parents under Obama" and "only 1,900 children have been separated under Trump."

By Miriam Valverde• August 27, 2019

Barack Obama stated on May 20, 2008 in an interview on Fox News' <i>America's Election HQ</i>:

"Ronald Reagan met with Gorbachev; Kennedy met with Khruschev; and Nixon met with Mao — and these were folks who have done horrendous damage not only to their own countries but to other countries."

By Will Van Sant• June 4, 2008

Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2012 in an interview on Univision:

"Fast and Furious" began under the Bush administration.

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Amy Sherman• September 24, 2012

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