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Bernie Sanders
stated on February 4, 2016 a Democratic debate in New Hampshire:

"Not one Republican has the guts to recognize that climate change is real."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 10, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on January 19, 2016 a town hall meeting in Underwood, Iowa.:

"Almost all of the polls that have come out suggest that I am a much stronger candidate against the Republicans than is Hillary Clinton."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 26, 2016

Laura Ingraham
stated on January 3, 2016 on "Fox News Sunday":

"The 90 percent statistic of supporting background checks, that's been debunked."

By Lauren Carroll • January 5, 2016

Arsalan Iftikhar
stated on November 22, 2015 a roundtable discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press":

"59 percent of Americans today believe that Barack Obama is still a Muslim."

By Louis Jacobson • November 23, 2015

Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on October 21, 2015 a public forum:

"Most Americans are now getting their news from Facebook."

By Tom Kertscher • October 29, 2015

Michele Bachmann
stated on September 10, 2015 an interview on CNN:

Says Donald Trump’s polling numbers show that he’s "the highest with Hispanics that any Republican has ever been."

By Katie Sanders • September 15, 2015

Rick Santorum
stated on August 28, 2015 an interview with Bill Maher:

The claim that 97 percent of scientists believe humans are causing climate change has been debunked by the "head" of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. "That number was pulled out of thin air."

By Linda Qiu • September 2, 2015

Rick Santorum
stated on August 28, 2015 an interview with Bill Maher.:

"The most recent survey of climate scientists said about 57 percent don’t agree with the idea that 95 percent of the change in the climate is caused by CO2."

By Linda Qiu • September 1, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on June 28, 2015 comments on CNN's "State of the Union":

Public support for abortion "is actually going down a little bit," polls show.

By Lauren Carroll • June 28, 2015

Gretchen Carlson
stated on June 2, 2015 a "Gretchen's Take" on The Real Story:

"Most polls show foreign nations have lower regard for the U.S. now than they did before Obama’s time."

By Katie Sanders • June 4, 2015

Ted Cruz
stated on November 19, 2014 an interview on Fox News:

In the 2014 elections, "the American people overwhelmingly said we don't want Obamacare … and we don't want amnesty."

By Louis Jacobson • November 21, 2014

George Will
stated on October 5, 2014 comments on "Fox News Sunday":

"The last time there was a sustained surge of confidence in government's competence was under Ronald Reagan."

By Jon Greenberg • October 5, 2014

Donna Edwards
stated on July 13, 2014 a roundtable discussion on CNN's "State of the Union":

"74 percent of Republicans support the Affordable Care Act."

By Louis Jacobson • July 14, 2014

Ralph Nader
stated on May 7, 2014 a radio interview:

A majority of Americans "since Harry Truman days" support single-payer health insurance, or "full Medicare for all."

By Tom Kertscher • May 14, 2014

Liz Cheney
stated on April 6, 2014 comments on "Fox News Sunday":

"The numbers of people that support Obamacare and like it have been steadily dropping."

By Katie Sanders • April 6, 2014

Scott Walker
stated on April 1, 2014 an interview:

A poll taken "a few months ago" found "70 percent approval or higher" for the Act 10 collective bargaining law.

By Tom Kertscher • April 6, 2014

Steve Stockman
stated on December 11, 2013 Stockman's campaign website:

"In every poll," John Cornyn "always loses to any conservative the voters have heard about."

By W. Gardner Selby • December 13, 2013

U.S. Chamber of Commerce
stated on September 19, 2012 a TV ad:

Says the "public option" considered in the health care law backed by U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin was "wildly unpopular."

By Dave Umhoefer • October 1, 2012

Jeff Duncan
stated on July 10, 2012 a tweet:

"83% of doctors have considered leaving the profession because of #Obamacare."

By Louis Jacobson • July 12, 2012

Gilberto Hinojosa
stated on April 24, 2012 the Central Texas Democratic Forum:

Says "large majority" of Republicans believe Obama is a Muslim and not U.S.-born.

By Sue Owen • May 23, 2012

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