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Donald Trump
stated on July 1, 2026 in remarks to reporters:

"You know why I'm profiting? Because the stock market's going up. ... I'm profiting because I have a lot of money and a lot of cash."

By Louis Jacobson • July 7, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on June 23, 2026 in a speech in Macungie, Pennsylvania:

In the past 13 months, “The typical 401(k) … is up almost $30,000.”

By Louis Jacobson • June 25, 2026

Jon Ossoff
stated on June 17, 2026 in an ad:

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Collins “admitted” that President Donald Trump is in the Epstein files.

By Ben Brasch • June 18, 2026

Elizabeth Warren
stated on June 5, 2026 in an X post:

“If you live near one of these large data centers, your electricity bills over the last five years have gone up by as much as 267%."

By Caleb McCullough • June 12, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on May 22, 2026 in remarks in Suffern, New York:

“No Republican wins in Nassau.”

By Conor Amendola • June 12, 2026

John Kagia
stated on April 2, 2026 in an interview with Politico:

"The number of New Yorkers who consume cannabis daily or near daily is the same as the number of New Yorkers who buy coffee from a coffee shop daily or near daily — 1.2-plus million people."

By Mary McNaughton • June 5, 2026

Ken Paxton
stated on May 27, 2026 in an ad:

Democratic Texas U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico said the southern border should have “a giant welcome mat out front.”

By Loreben Tuquero • May 28, 2026

Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on March 19, 2026 in a press release:

“President Trump’s tariffs are costing New York households an estimated $4,200 annually.”

By Austin Townley • May 21, 2026

Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on April 24, 2026 in an ad:

In 2020, “Amy Acton called off Ohio’s election at the last minute.”

By Amy Sherman • May 13, 2026

Liz Krueger
stated on March 5, 2026 in an op-ed:

Proposed data centers in New York state would use “approximately double the energy usage of all households in the state combined.”

By Conor Amendola, Ryan Lombardi • May 7, 2026

Bernie Sanders
stated on April 22, 2026 in a Senate committee hearing:

“As a result of the 'Big Beautiful Bill' 15 million Americans have been thrown off the healthcare that they need."

By Amy Sherman • April 30, 2026

Jay Collins
stated on April 20, 2026 in a campaign document:

U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds voted "against three pay raises for military service members, including the largest pay raise for the military in 22 years."

By Samantha Putterman • April 23, 2026

Joe Rogan
stated on April 18, 2026 in comments at the Oval Office:

“With one dose of ibogaine, more than 80% of people are free of (opioid) addiction. With two doses, it's more than 90%.”

By Grace Abels • April 22, 2026

Commonwealth Together PAC
stated on April 8, 2026 in an online ad:

“Moulton voted with Republicans to thank ICE for protecting our homeland. He thanked ICE as they were terrorizing our communities and killed citizens in broad daylight.”

By Amy Sherman • April 13, 2026

Bruce Blakeman
stated on March 10, 2026 in a social media post:

As Nassau County Executive, I hired 600 new law enforcement officers and made Nassau the safest county in America.

By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 3, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on March 29, 2026 in remarks aboard Air Force One:

“We've had regime change.”

By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand • April 1, 2026

Katie Britt
stated on March 19, 2026 in a press conference:

“You can't shovel snow in New York City without an ID.”

By Amy Sherman • March 20, 2026

Byron Donalds
stated on March 8, 2026 in an interview:

Florida school districts are the “biggest” drivers of increased property taxes.

By Samantha Putterman • March 19, 2026

Guilford-Rockingham Alliance
stated on January 20, 2026 in an attack ad:

NC state Sen. Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, “killed a bill banning sex-change surgeries for minors.”

By Paul Specht • March 3, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on February 8, 2026 in an interview on NBC:

Crime in Minneapolis “is down 25, 30% because we’ve removed thousands of criminals from the area.”

By Amy Sherman • February 13, 2026

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