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stated on September 3, 2015 an image shared on Facebook

" 'Denali' is the Kenyan word for 'black power.' "

By Will Cabaniss • September 3, 2015

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stated on August 26, 2015 an Internet graphic

Bernie Sanders opposes the death penalty, and Hillary Clinton supports it.

By Will Cabaniss • September 2, 2015

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stated on August 26, 2015 a viral Internet chart

Bernie Sanders opposes the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and Hillary Clinton supports it.

By Will Cabaniss • September 2, 2015

Bernie Sanders
stated on August 30, 2015 comments on ABC's "This Week"

"Saudi Arabia has the third-largest military budget in the entire world."

By Will Cabaniss • August 30, 2015

Julius Jones
stated on August 17, 2015 an interview on MSNBC

"The policy mistakes that ... the Clintons made got us, in large degree, to the situation that we are in today with mass incarceration."

By Will Cabaniss • August 25, 2015

S.E. Cupp
stated on August 23, 2015 an interview on "State of the Union"

"There are actually only 30 countries that practice birthright citizenship."

By Will Cabaniss • August 23, 2015

Howard Dean
stated on August 12, 2015 an interview on "Morning Joe"

"There’s a tremendous other number of public officials who have done the same thing" as Hillary Clinton with a private email server.

By Will Cabaniss • August 18, 2015

Bernie Sanders
stated on August 16, 2015 an interview on "Meet the Press"

"We spend almost twice as much per capita on health care as do the people of any other country."

By Will Cabaniss • August 16, 2015

George Will
stated on August 7, 2015 a Washington Post column

Says Bernie Sanders chose "to spend his honeymoon in the Soviet Union in 1988."

By Will Cabaniss • August 12, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on August 9, 2015 a Meet the Press interview

"Some of the things that (Megyn Kelly) said, I didn’t say."

By Will Cabaniss • August 10, 2015

Jack Hanna
stated on August 2, 2015 an ABC "This Week" interview

"In 1947, when I was born, there were about 450,000 lions. In the mid-70s, when my kids were born, there were about 100,000. Today, there are less than 30,000."

By Will Cabaniss • August 3, 2015

Harry Houck
stated on July 21, 2015 a panel debate on "CNN Tonight with Don Lemon"

"The law says ... when a police officer stops you, do whatever he says and then deal with it later."

By Will Cabaniss • July 30, 2015

John Oliver
stated on July 19, 2015 a segment on "Last Week Tonight"

"With the exception of baby formula, the federal government does not require any food to carry an expiration date, and state laws vary widely."

By Will Cabaniss • July 27, 2015

Rush Limbaugh
stated on July 20, 2015 a segment on his radio show

"Al Franken said almost exactly what Trump said" about John McCain’s military record.

By Will Cabaniss • July 22, 2015

Ben Ferguson
stated on July 2, 2015 comments on CNN

Says Donald Trump has "given more money to Democratic candidates than Republican candidates."

By Will Cabaniss • July 9, 2015

Bloggers
stated on July 9, 2015 a website post

"Jay-Z and Beyonce Attempt to Buy Rights to Confederate Flag to Prevent Further Use."

By Anna Bruzgulis, Will Cabaniss • July 9, 2015

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