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Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on March 15, 2020 in the Democratic debate in Washington D.C.:
Says Bernie Sanders voted against the auto bailout
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By Amy Sherman • March 16, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 9, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Sen. Bernie Sanders led the effort to dump Vermont's nuclear waste on a poor Latino community in Texas.”
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March 13, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 14, 2020 in an interview with Jorge Ramos:
“You had the last two administrations deport twice as many people as we deported — twice as many.”
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By Miriam Valverde • March 13, 2020
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on March 12, 2020 in a press conference:
Of the Trump administration’s European travel restrictions that exempt the U.K.: “Well, you can just get into the Chunnel, and you’ll be in the U.K.”
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By Miriam Valverde • March 12, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on March 10, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says Harvard scientists say the coronavirus is “spreading so fast that it will infect 70% of humanity this year.”
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March 11, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 2, 2020 in a Tweet:
Michael Bloomberg “did not poll well as mayor in handling crisis!”
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • March 11, 2020
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on February 14, 2020 in a tweet:
Says President Donald “Trump promised 13,000 new jobs to the people of #Wisconsin. 3 years later, we’re still waiting…”
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By Eric Litke • March 11, 2020
Dr. Drew Pinsky
Dr. Drew Pinsky
stated on February 3, 2020 in a Daily Blast Live segment:
“You’re more likely to die of influenza right now” than the 2019 coronavirus.
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By Daniel Funke • March 10, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 9, 2020 in an interview on MSNBC:
“Joe Biden just told @Lawrence that as president he would veto Medicare for All if it passed both houses and came to his desk.”
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By Amy Sherman • March 10, 2020
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on March 5, 2020 in a mass email:
On key issues including taxes, health care, the Green New Deal, abortion, and guns, there is “no daylight between” Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden.
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By Louis Jacobson • March 10, 2020
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on March 4, 2020 in a news conference:
"If you look at California, if you look at people of color in general, African-Americans, Latinos, Asian-Americans, we won that big time. Big time. Not even close.”
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By Chris Nichols • March 9, 2020
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on March 4, 2020 in in a press briefing:
“With regard to the cost, let me be very clear: HHS has designated the coronavirus test as an essential health benefit. That means, by definition, it's covered in the private health insurance of every American, as well as covered by Medicare and Medicaid."
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By Julie Appleby • March 6, 2020
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on February 29, 2020 in a press conference:
Speaking of an HIV outbreak in Indiana during his time as governor, says “we immediately deployed health resources.”
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By Miriam Valverde • March 5, 2020
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on February 13, 2020 in a newsletter:
Says Gov. Tony Evers “wants to release half of the prison population.”
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By Haley BeMiller • March 4, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 24, 2020 in a post on Facebook:
"Cuba has a lung cancer vaccine we in the US had no access to because we sanctioned Cuba.”
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By Jon Greenberg • March 4, 2020
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on February 26, 2020 in a CNN town hall:
“I certainly supported Barack Obama and Joe Biden. ... I was there both times for them.”
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By Miriam Valverde • March 3, 2020
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 24, 2020 in a CNN town hall:
Says Democratic members of Congress who represent Cuban Americans in Florida and have been critical of Sanders “just so happen to be supporting other candidates.”
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By Amy Sherman • March 2, 2020
Quentin Fulks
Quentin Fulks
stated on February 25, 2020 in a TV interview:
Says California has a top income tax rate of 13.3% “and people aren’t leaving.”
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By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • March 1, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 19, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Fact: Mike Bloomberg spent $12 million to re-elect a Senate Republican (Toomey) in 2016. Toomey beat the Dem (McGinty) by 1.5 points. If McGinty had won, Ds would have controlled the Senate after Doug Jones won and could have blocked Kavanaugh from the Supreme Court.”
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By Amy Sherman • February 28, 2020
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on February 26, 2020 in a CNN town hall:
Says of President Donald Trump’s actions on the coronavirus: “No. 1, he fired the pandemic team two years ago. No. 2, he's been defunding the Centers for Disease Control.”
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By Louis Jacobson, Victoria Knight • February 28, 2020
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