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Theresa Greenfield
Theresa Greenfield
stated on May 18, 2020 in a debate:
“I’ve taken a pledge not to take one dime of corporate PAC donations.”
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By Caleb McCullough • May 28, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on May 14, 2020 in on social media:
"Hidden in the CARES Act was an obscure $135 billion tax break for 43,000 millionaires."
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By Louis Jacobson • May 26, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 30, 2020 in remarks at a public event in Des Moines:
"Under three years of my administration, net farm income has already gone up nearly 50%."
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May 22, 2020
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Viral image
stated on May 20, 2020 in a Facebook post:
A long list shows “new CDC guidelines for reopening schools.”
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May 22, 2020
Chris Taylor
Chris Taylor
stated on December 13, 2019 in news release:
“Getting access to a gun in America is easier than adopting a dog or registering to vote.”
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By Laura Schulte • May 22, 2020
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on May 5, 2020 in a press conference:
“Almost 75 percent of the deaths from COVID-19 in the state of Texas are a result of people contracting COVID-19 who are age 65 and older.”
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By Taylor Goldenstein • May 21, 2020
Nick Freitas
Nick Freitas
stated on April 28, 2020 in a Facebook post.:
“VA Democrats authorized for early release over 4,000 inmates, 60% of which are incarcerated for violent offenses.”
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By Warren Fiske • May 20, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on May 11, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Gov. Wolf is not allowing companies that distribute U.S. flags to ship out orders to be placed at veteran’s graves for Memorial Day.”
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By Jessica Calefati • May 19, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on May 12, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Pelosi’s new coronavirus bill allows illegals to receive billions in relief funds in past, current, and future payments.”
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By Miriam Valverde • May 18, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on May 12, 2020 in a headline in a Facebook post:
“Beachgoers trash Florida beaches with 13,000 pounds of litter after beaches reopen.”
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By Amy Sherman • May 18, 2020
Chip Roy
Chip Roy
stated on May 6, 2020 in an interview:
Says Wisconsin has not had a spike in coronavirus cases that was “statistically significant related to the fact that they had voting.”
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By Madlin Mekelburg • May 18, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on May 2, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“(Retail) milk has gone up 7.5% since this time last year. The price farmers are paid has dropped 23%.”
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By Eric Litke • May 15, 2020
Coalition for the Homeless
Coalition for the Homeless
stated on April 8, 2020 in a newspaper interview:
New York City could pay to house its homeless population in hotel rooms currently sitting vacant, but Mayor Bill de Blasio “has absolutely to this point refused to do that.”
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By Rachel Kimmel, Julia Schneider • May 13, 2020
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on April 21, 2020 in a tweet:
“Immigrants make up a majority of essential workers in places like New York City.”
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By John Pullano • May 7, 2020
Nate McMurray
Nate McMurray
stated on April 8, 2020 in a tweet:
Congressional candidate Chris Jacobs “voted against paid leave for COVID-19.”
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By Meghan Hall, Hannah Roesch • May 6, 2020
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on April 21, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says Wisconsin measures have "prevented the death of at least 300 Wisconsinites, and perhaps as many as 1,400 lives."
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By Eric Litke • May 1, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 26, 2020 in a Facebook post:
COVID-19 is “here to stay” and “we need to accept that and be prepared to deal with COVID long term.”
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By Eric Litke • April 29, 2020
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on April 12, 2020 in a tweet:
“Some states, like Montana and Nebraska, are getting more than $300,000 in federal stimulus money per reported COVID-19 case. New York is the hardest-hit state and yet we are getting only about $12,000 per case.”
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By Meghan Hall, Hannah Roesch • April 29, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 22, 2020 in a Facebook post:
During the 1918 flu pandemic, San Francisco residents formed the “Anti-Mask League.” San Francisco “was ultimately one of the cities that suffered the most with a high death rate.”
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By Amy Sherman • April 24, 2020
Mun Choi
Mun Choi
stated on February 25, 2020 in an email update:
“The facility (NextGen Precision Health Institute) construction alone will bring 3,400 jobs and $472 million in revenue to Missouri.”
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By Julia Garlich • April 24, 2020
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