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Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on August 18, 2020 in a Democratic convention speech:
The United States is “the only major industrial economy to have its unemployment rate triple” since the coronavirus pandemic began.
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By Louis Jacobson • August 19, 2020
Really American
Really American
stated on August 12, 2020 in a tweeted video:
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy “gave $400,000 to Republicans just this year” and has “between $30 and $75 million in assets of direct competitors to the United States Postal Service.”
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By Daniel Funke • August 18, 2020
JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on August 4, 2020 in remarks at a news conference:
When COVID-19 struck, the Illinois Department of Employment Security “was hit with something no one expected: 10 to 20 times the claims, even during the worst recession of my lifetime.”
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By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • August 14, 2020
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on August 2, 2020 in a TV interview:
“Depending on which study you look at, either 68% or 5 out of 6 individuals ... are making more on unemployment than they did on the job.”
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By Nusaiba Mizan • August 13, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 6, 2020 in an interview with members of NAHJ and NABJ:
Asked about asylum seekers in camps in Mexico, “This is the first time ever you've had to seek asylum in a third country.”
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By Miriam Valverde • August 12, 2020
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on June 5, 2020 in on social media:
“Central Park actually used to be a town called Seneca Village” founded by African Americans in 1825.
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By Hannah Roesch, Julia Schneider • August 12, 2020
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on August 2, 2020 in a tweet:
“34% of Wisconsin renters are at risk of eviction.”
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By D.L. Davis • August 12, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 6, 2020 in an interview with journalism associations:
“If the vaccine came out tomorrow, how in the heck would we get it to people? There is no game plan.”
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By Amy Sherman • August 11, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on August 5, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Photos show six fires around the world “in the last 24 hours.”
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August 7, 2020
Mandy Cohen
Mandy Cohen
stated on July 28, 2020 in a press conference:
There’s a “direct correlation” between North Carolina’s mask requirement and COVID-19 stabilization.
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By Paul Specht • August 5, 2020
Brett Giroir
Brett Giroir
stated on August 2, 2020 in an interview on NBC's Meet the Press:
“There have been five randomized controlled, placebo controlled trials that do not show any benefit to hydroxychloroquine.”
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By Jon Greenberg • August 5, 2020
The Family Foundation
The Family Foundation
stated on July 9, 2020 in a blog.:
“...Virginia, more than any other state, had the steepest drop in the number of abortions between 2011 and 2017.”
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By Warren Fiske • August 5, 2020
Brett Giroir
Brett Giroir
stated on July 26, 2020 in an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union”:
“Five veterinary labs have their CLIA certification to officially test human patients. There are a lot of labs who are doing surveillance testing that don't need the CLIA certification.”
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By Julie Appleby • August 4, 2020
Bob Casey
Bob Casey
stated on July 21, 2020 in an interview:
Federal agents in Portland have been “kidnapping and holding citizens without charges.”
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By Jessica Calefati • August 4, 2020
Wisconsin state Senate Democrats
Wisconsin state Senate Democrats
stated on July 24, 2020 in a news release:
Say Wisconsin Republican lawmakers have done nothing "while neighboring states like Minnesota, Illinois and Michigan have already implemented safety precautions like requiring individuals to wear masks."
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By Haley BeMiller • July 31, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on July 22, 2020 in a campaign video:
There’s already 10,000 businesses that are not likely to open again, and a significant number of small businesses and minority businesses.”
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By Samantha Putterman • July 24, 2020
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on July 1, 2020 in an interview:
“PPP on average probably provided a grant of around $11,000 per employee."
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By Lawrence Andrea • July 24, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on July 20, 2020 in an interview with Joy Reid on MSNBC:
“I, all the way back in January, warned (President Trump that) this pandemic was coming. I talked about what we needed to do.”
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By Louis Jacobson • July 22, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 13, 2020 in Facebook post:
Says Joe Biden has said 150 million Americans died from guns and another 120 million from COVID-19
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By Nusaiba Mizan • July 20, 2020
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on June 30, 2020 in a tweet:
"Our country and Constitution was built on a foundational separation of church and state."
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By D.L. Davis • July 17, 2020
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