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Search results for "when the Paramount deal goes through, Bari Weiss will oversee CNN's editorial direction"

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Fact-checks (21785)

X posts stated on October 23, 2023 in an X post:
Writer Bari Weiss wrote that what the Trump administration did “was pretty incredible in hindsight.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 25, 2023
Viral image stated on November 08, 2020 in a post on Facebook:
Says “132,000 ballots in Fulton County, Ga., have been identified as likely ineligible,” and President Trump might win Georgia as a result.
By Monique Curet• November 11, 2020
Instagram posts stated on August 03, 2023 in an Instagram post:
"FBI director Wray confirms Joe Biden is under criminal investigation for Ukrainian bribes by the U.S. attorney in Delaware then tries to backpedal.”
By Jeff Cercone• August 7, 2023
Threads posts stated on November 05, 2024 in a Threads post:
List shows 21 companies or celebrities, including Disney, Marvel and Warner Bros., that have “stopped posting on X.”
By Loreben Tuquero• November 13, 2024
John Chiang stated on May 12, 2018 in a campaign ad:
Antonio Villaraigosa's "recklessness (as mayor of Los Angeles)  ... left no funding to test 7,000 rape kits, putting public safety at risk."
By Chris Nichols• May 16, 2018
Facebook posts stated on December 19, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Hunter Biden’s “prison term announced.”
By Loreben Tuquero• December 21, 2023
Viral image stated on July 24, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says a photo showing thousands on a ship next to a crowded dock are "Europeans trying to get to North Africa during World War II."
By Samantha Putterman• July 29, 2019
X posts stated on June 11, 2024 in in X posts:
Hunter Biden’s trial and conviction were contrived to divert attention from Biden family crimes.
By Jeff Cercone• June 14, 2024
Ending Spending Action Fund stated on August 04, 2014 in television attack ad:
Michelle Nunn’s "foundation directed grants to an Islamic group tied to radical terrorists."  
By Nancy Badertscher• August 8, 2014
Raj Shah stated on February 24, 2017 in an op-ed:
"Most U.S. foreign assistance ... is given to U.S. companies and nonprofits in the form of contracts and grants."  
By Jon Greenberg• March 8, 2017
Jim Moran stated on February 10, 2011 in a news release.:
"Over the past decade, the big five oil companies --- BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and Shell -- made a total profit of nearly $1 trillion."
By Sean Gorman• April 11, 2011
John McCain stated on November 28, 2007 in St. Petersburg, Fla.:
"I saved the taxpayers $2-billion on a bogus Air Force Boeing tanker deal where people went to jail."
By Tom Tobin• November 29, 2007
Morgan Griffith stated on February 11, 2011 in a newsletter.:
"A new ruling by the EPA would force dairy farmers to comply with the Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Program when dealing with spilt milk -- the same regulations oil and natural gas producers must follow." 
By Jacob Geiger• March 11, 2011
Tammy Hall stated on September 27, 2010 in a campaign mailer:
Jobs incentive program "created over 1,200 high-wage jobs since 2009."
By Timothy Engstrom• October 3, 2010
Instagram posts stated on December 04, 2024 in an Instagram post:
“Trump was impeached for trying to investigate all the crimes that Joe Biden just pardoned Hunter over.”
By Loreben Tuquero• December 6, 2024
Abigail Spanberger stated on August 04, 2020 in a TV ad.:
“When I ran for Congress, I promised to refuse money from corporate PACs. I’ve kept that promise.”
By Warren Fiske• August 19, 2020
Chris Matthews stated on August 27, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Hardball":
On tax inversions, the Wall Street Journal "surprisingly attacked this tax scheme."
By Jon Greenberg• August 29, 2014
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on December 01, 2010 in a press release:
"A 5 percent increase in domestic production would increase the world supply by less than 1 percent and do almost nothing to our dependence on foreign oil. This would also have virtually no effect on the price of gas at the pump."  
By Amy Sherman• December 13, 2010
George LeMieux stated on June 04, 2010 in a meeting with the St. Petersburg Times editorial board.:
"There's more than 100,000 people working at the Department of Agriculture. That's 1 employee for every 30 farmers."
By Aaron Sharockman• June 8, 2010
Steven Teske stated on September 18, 2012 in an article:
High school students arrested on campus are twice as likely not to graduate and four times less likely to graduate if they’ve appeared in court.
By Eric Stirgus• October 10, 2012

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Hunter Biden investigation: What's a special counsel, and why did Merrick Garland appoint one?

By Jeff Cercone, Amy Sherman• August 11, 2023

Is David Weiss’ special counsel appointment in Hunter Biden case legal? Experts explain

By Jeff Cercone• August 22, 2023

Hunter Biden’s criminal case: What IRS whistleblowers said about Joe Biden, DOJ

By Jeff Cercone, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• June 27, 2023

Republican leaders want to put conditions on California wildfire aid. Is there precedent for that?

By Jeff Cercone• January 22, 2025

Lady Gaga and J.Lo sell ‘well’ building seal, but it’s a payday, not a PSA

By Michael McAuliff• June 1, 2021

Ukraine, CPAC focus of March 9 Sunday shows

By Katie Sanders• March 7, 2014

Ted Cruz re-defends a flamed claim

By W. Gardner Selby• February 14, 2012

Why Wesley Snipes and Kodak Black went to prison, but Hunter Biden likely won’t

By Jeff Cercone, Sevana Wenn• June 23, 2023

Has Russia vetoed even simple U.N. press releases about Syria?

By Becky Bowers• September 13, 2013

Hunter Biden guilty on gun charges; here’s what it means and what’s next

By Jeff Cercone, Louis Jacobson• June 11, 2024

March 30 shows take on NSA reforms, Obamacare and Ukraine

By Jon Greenberg• March 28, 2014

James Clapper's testimony one year later

By Steve Contorno• March 11, 2014

Kindergarten Sex Ed? Hardly

By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 11, 2008

Israel-Hamas war: What we know about ‘beheaded babies’

By Sara Swann• November 21, 2023

Ad Watch: Biden exaggerates Trump’s Social Security action

By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• August 14, 2020

Arizona’s widespread use of mail-in voting and close margins created longer wait for results

By Amy Sherman• November 15, 2022

Hunter Biden es culpable de cargos de armas. ¿Qué pasará ahora?

By Marta Campabadal Graus, Jeff Cercone, Louis Jacobson• June 11, 2024

What we know about Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, why Joe Biden traded him to free Brittney Griner

By Tom Kertscher, Yacob Reyes• December 8, 2022

You can handle the truth

By Neil Brown• September 12, 2012

Fact-checking Donald Trump's fake news awards

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Manuela Tobias• January 18, 2018