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Michael Rulli
stated on November 24, 2024 a post

“Pete Buttigieg will leave his post as Transportation Secretary having spent $7.5 billion to build 8 EV charging stations.”

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • December 5, 2024

Instagram posts
stated on March 28, 2024 an Instagram post

The Dali ship’s “black box” stopped recording “right before (the) crash” into the Baltimore bridge then started recording “right after.”

By Sara Swann • April 2, 2024

Facebook posts
stated on March 26, 2024 a Facebook reel

Video of the ship colliding with the Baltimore bridge proves the bridge collapse wasn’t “an accident.”

By Sara Swann • April 2, 2024

Libs of TikTok
stated on March 28, 2024 a post on X

“Nothing to see here… just the Mayor of Baltimore threatening White people.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • April 1, 2024

Instagram posts
stated on March 26, 2024 an Instagram post

The movie “Leave the World Behind” predicted the Baltimore bridge crash.

By Grace Abels • March 27, 2024

X posts
stated on March 26, 2024 a post on X

“The captain of the container ship Dali…is a Ukrainian.”

By Madison Czopek • March 27, 2024

X posts
stated on March 26, 2024 an X post

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg blamed the Francis Scott Key Bridge’s collapse on “racism.”

By Loreben Tuquero • March 27, 2024

Facebook posts
stated on August 3, 2023 a video shared on Facebook.

“We’re seeing two massive explosions on U.S. critical infrastructure in the past 24 hours that have caused power outages.”

By Madison Czopek • August 7, 2023

Facebook posts
stated on September 3, 2022 video

The federal government is providing free solar panel installation and $8,500 incentive checks to eligible homeowners.

September 9, 2022

Joe Biden
stated on November 30, 2021 a conversation at a technical college in Minnesota

“I used to drive a tractor trailer … I only did it for part of a summer.”

By Jon Greenberg • December 3, 2021

Progress Iowa
stated on November 15, 2021 a press release

"Only one member of Iowa’s federal delegation" voted in favor of the bipartisan infrastructure legislation.

By Lyle Muller • November 18, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on June 18, 2021 a Facebook post

“California literally just told everyone to not charge their electric cars due to power shortage.”

By Shasha Hupka • July 2, 2021

Viral image
stated on June 6, 2021 a Facebook post

“The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every five must be straight.”

June 7, 2021

Donald Trump
stated on August 18, 2020 a tweet

“In California, Democrats have intentionally implemented rolling blackouts.”

By Chris Nichols • August 18, 2020

Tony Evers
stated on August 16, 2018 a speech

Wisconsin is "49th out of 50 states in infrastructure."

August 30, 2018

Marsha Blackburn
stated on August 8, 2018 a speech to farmers

"Hospitals are closing in rural America because they don't have access to high-speed internet."

By Jon Greenberg • August 15, 2018

Ryan Zinke
stated on March 13, 2018 testimony before a Senate committee

A Trump administration proposal for the Interior Department "is the largest investment in our public lands infrastructure in our nation's history."

By Louis Jacobson • March 19, 2018

Rick Baker
stated on June 14, 2017 a "Tampa Bay Times" article

Says Rick Kriseman is $35 million over budget on St. Petersburg’s new police station.

By Allison Graves • August 25, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on April 18, 2017 an interview

"All pipelines that are coming into this country from now on has to be American steel."

April 20, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on October 14, 2015 a speech

"Sixty-one percent of our bridges are in trouble."

By Warren Fiske • October 26, 2015

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