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Joni Ernst stated on September 28, 2014 in a debate:

Says Bruce Braley "threatened to sue a neighbor over chickens that came onto (his) property."

By Lauren Carroll • October 2, 2014

Julie Pace stated on September 11, 2014 in a question to White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest:

The Obama administration is using as its "legal justification for these airstrikes (on the Islamic State), an authorization for military force that the president himself…

By Derek Tsang • September 18, 2014

Ilyse Hogue stated on March 12, 2014 in an interview on "The Daily Show":

"Medicare has spent $172 million on penis pumps in the last five years at $360 a pop."

By Katie Sanders • March 24, 2014

Greg Morris stated on March 13, 2014 in an article:

You can buy lobster with food stamps.

By Eric Stirgus • March 21, 2014

Andrew Napolitano stated on March 11, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show":

Says President Abraham Lincoln "tried to arm the slaves."

By Jon Greenberg • March 18, 2014

Andrew Napolitano stated on March 11, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show":

Says President Abraham Lincoln enforced the Fugitive Slave Act until the Civil War ended.

By Jon Greenberg • March 18, 2014

Jorge Ramos stated on December 5, 2013 in a broadcast of the "Daily Show":

"The most popular name is no longer John or Steven. It's Jose, Camilo and Maria."

By Jon Greenberg • December 9, 2013

Shaun Donovan stated on March 5, 2012 in an interview on "The Daily Show":

"It costs about $40,000 a year for a homeless person to be on the streets."

By Molly Moorhead • March 12, 2012

Bob McDonnell stated on February 22, 2012 in a written statement.:

On mandatory ultrasounds before abortions.

By Nancy Madsen • February 24, 2012

Bill Clinton stated on November 8, 2011 in an interview on The Daily Show:

Solar and wind energy are "both cheaper than nuclear right now."

By Louis Jacobson • November 11, 2011

Bill O'Reilly stated on September 28, 2011 in an interview on "The Daily Show":

Says the federal government hosted a conference and "ordered 250 muffins at 16 bucks a piece."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 4, 2011

Chain email stated on June 22, 2011 in a chain e-mail:

Says that President Obama said, "Nobody made these guys go to war. ... Now they whine about bearing the costs of their choice?"

By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 4, 2011

Kevin McCarthy stated on January 2, 2011 in a statement published in the "Bakersfield Californian":

"The Democratic majority led the 111th Congress to spend more money in two years than the first 100 congresses before them combined."

By Louis Jacobson • January 5, 2011

Rick Perry stated on November 4, 2010 in on an episode of Fox & Friends:

"Since the first of the year, 153 businesses at last count had moved out of California to Texas."

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 18, 2010

Rick Perry stated on November 8, 2010 in an interview on The Daily Show:

"I had five of my citizens that were killed last week" because of border security problems.

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 10, 2010

Eric Cantor stated on October 30, 2010 in a letter to the editor of the Richmond Times-Dispatch:

"The budget submitted by Obama will add more to the debt than the outstanding debt of the previous 43 presidents combined."

By Wes Hester • November 7, 2010

Barack Obama stated on October 27, 2010 in an interview on Comedy Central's "Daily Show with Jon Stewart":

"We have empowered state insurance commissioners to review the rate hikes that are taking place in states. And in some states like North Carolina, they…

By Robert Farley • October 28, 2010

Barack Obama stated on October 27, 2010 in an interview on "The Daily Show.":

"Before we even passed health care, 4 millions kids got health insurance that didn't have it before, through the Children's Health Insurance Program."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 28, 2010