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stated on September 5, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“The Bidens own 10% of” a Chinese firm whose stock is up almost 300%” since Joe Biden was elected.

By Tom Kertscher • September 10, 2021

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stated on August 8, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Flights across America are backed up because airline crews are “refusing the mandated jab” and walking off boarded flights.

By Gabrielle Settles • August 12, 2021

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stated on July 13, 2021 in a Facebook post:

General Motors “admits the 'clean' energy used to charge electric cars comes from coal, 95% coal, to be exact."

By Tom Kertscher • July 29, 2021

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stated on July 11, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Photo shows an electric car charging station that uses "12 gallons of diesel fuel per hour, and it takes three hours to fully charge a car to get 200 miles. That's 36 gallons for 200 miles. 5.6 mpg."

By Andy Nguyen • July 19, 2021

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stated on May 25, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says the Pentagon killed a man who invented a water-powered fuel cell for cars.

By Andy Nguyen • June 3, 2021

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stated on May 19, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says a photo shows a “lithium mine for hybrid cars.”

By Tom Kertscher • May 26, 2021

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stated on May 16, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says photos show a “boneyard” of electric cars abandoned in France because the cars’ batteries were too expensive to replace.

By Tom Kertscher • May 17, 2021

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stated on April 3, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“Pete Buttigieg’s dog and pony show. He gets out of [the] car to ride his bike a few feet, pretending to save energy.”

By Gabrielle Settles • April 6, 2021

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stated on January 26, 2020 in a post on Facebook:

"NEW INFO SAYS KOBE BRYANT AND ALL 4 OF HIS DAUGHTER HAVE DIED FROM HELICOPTER CRASH."

By Tom Kertscher • January 27, 2020

Marie Newman
stated on January 6, 2020 in an interview:

Says U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski had "a part in" undoing a law that used to limit how long trains could idle at crossings.

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • January 19, 2020

Rick Scott
stated on February 25, 2019 in an Orlando Sentinel op-ed:

The Democrats’ Green New Deal includes "working towards ending air travel."

By Amy Sherman • February 28, 2019

Marc Molinaro
stated on September 14, 2018 in in a news conference:

Says Gov. Andrew Cuomo is "stealing money from the MTA and sending it upstate for projects that have nothing to do with transit."

By Jill Terreri Ramos • September 21, 2018

Tony Evers
stated on August 16, 2018 in a speech:

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

By Tom Kertscher • August 30, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on June 28, 2018 in a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.:

"The European Union … they send us Mercedes, they send us -- by the millions -- the BMWs -- cars by the millions."

By Louis Jacobson • July 2, 2018

Robert Chody
stated on December 27, 2017 in a tweet:

"Almost half of all vehicles stolen in Texas each year had keys left inside."

By W. Gardner Selby • January 12, 2018

John Cox
stated on October 19, 2017 in a San Francisco Chronicle op-ed.:

"It costs nearly five times as much in California to build and maintain a mile of road as it does in the rest of the nation."

By Chris Nichols • November 1, 2017

Bruce Kraus
stated on March 22, 2017 in an interview with The Incline:

"Data shows that vehicle break-in is the No. 1 crime in the city, but also the No. 1 crime in the South Side Flats, and it’s closely followed by assault."

By MJ Slaby • April 11, 2017

Citizens to Protect Transportation Funding
stated on September 28, 2016 in a TV ad:

"We can fix our roads without raising taxes."

By Madeleine Doubek • November 5, 2016

Texas Automobile Dealers Association
stated on September 21, 2016 in a tweet:

Says that compared to direct sales by manufacturers, consumers "save avg of $500 per car sold through franchised dealer model."

By Bobby Cervantes • October 18, 2016

Sylvester Turner
stated on March 4, 2016 in a ceremony to introduce new local transit authority chairman:

"We have been focusing so much, especially the Texas Department of Transportation, on that 97 percent of people in single-occupancy vehicles."

By Emma Hinchliffe • May 6, 2016

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