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Our American Century
stated on May 13, 2022 in an ad:

Kathy Barnette "pretends she's America First, but repeatedly attacked President Trump."

By Tom Kertscher • May 17, 2022
Tom Nelson
stated on April 26, 2022 in Twitter:

“Title 42 has fueled the border crisis. In 2019, 7 percent of illegal border crossings were repeated crossings. Today the rate is 27 percent.”

By Laura Schulte • May 17, 2022
Charlie Crist
stated on May 4, 2022 in a press conference:

“It costs more to live in many Florida cities than New York City.”

By Yacob Reyes • May 16, 2022
Lindsey Graham
stated on May 8, 2022 in an interview on Fox News Sunday:

“We’re one of the seven nations in the world that allow abortion on demand at 20 weeks.”

By Jon Greenberg • May 13, 2022
Joe Biden
stated on May 10, 2022 in remarks at the White House:

“My Treasury Department is planning to pay down the national debt this quarter, which never happened under my predecessor.”

By Louis Jacobson • May 13, 2022
John Macco
stated on April 18, 2022 in Twitter:

Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes. Instead, Republicans cut your taxes by more than $2 billion."

By Madeline Heim • May 6, 2022
Opportunity Wisconsin
stated on February 21, 2022 in YouTube ad:

"Ron Johnson pushed through a special tax loophole that benefited his own family's business … Then he cashed out of the company for $5 million … (he has) doubled his wealth since taking office."

By Vanessa Swales • April 27, 2022
Thom Tillis
stated on April 7, 2022 in a press release:

“Most Americans favor keeping Title 42 in place.”

By Paul Specht • April 22, 2022
Joe Biden
stated on April 14, 2022 in a speech at North Carolina A&T State University:

"For four years, I was a full professor at the University of Pennsylvania."

By Louis Jacobson • April 22, 2022
Mike Gibbons
stated on April 12, 2022 in an ad:

“J.D. Vance called for higher taxes.”

By Tom Kertscher • April 22, 2022
Jane Timken
stated on April 13, 2022 in a campaign ad:

Joe Biden's spending “has sent prices skyrocketing."

By Jon Greenberg • April 20, 2022
Rob Wittman
stated on April 8, 2022 in a radio interview.:

“They’re going to be giving these people who come across the border, giving them smartphones.”

By Warren Fiske • April 19, 2022
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
stated on March 29, 2022 in a news release:

“Cities in notoriously ‘tough on crime’ states like Texas and Florida saw a more significant increase in violent crime than cities in NYS.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 16, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on April 11, 2022 in a Facebook post:

"Joe Biden is giving smartphones away to illegal border crossers.”

By Andy Nguyen • April 14, 2022
Evan McMullin
stated on April 1, 2022 in an ad:

“Mike Lee advised Trump's legal challenges to overturn our election” and “was one of only two senators who was in on the scheme.”

By Tom Kertscher • April 11, 2022
Tammy Baldwin
stated on March 16, 2022 in Twitter:

"The price of insulin has been jacked up by Big Drug Corporations.”

By D.L. Davis • April 8, 2022
Rob Astorino
stated on January 20, 2022 in a tweet:

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s “record” includes “firing” 34,000 health care workers.

By Tom Gaughan • April 6, 2022
Dan Sullivan
stated on March 23, 2022 in a Senate hearing:

In cutting greenhouse gas emissions, the United States is “the leader in the world by far.”

By Jon Greenberg • April 6, 2022
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
stated on March 7, 2022 in TV ad:

Says Gov. Tony Evers "tried to make us pay even more at the pump by hiking the gas tax."

By D.L. Davis • April 1, 2022
Joni Ernst
stated on March 19, 2022 in an email newsletter:

“Gas prices have been going up since the president’s first day in office, starting with his move to shut down the Keystone XL pipeline.”

By Eleanor Hildebrandt • March 30, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on March 27, 2022 in a post:

"JUST IN: The Vatican has invited Chelsea Clinton, Dr. Fauci, New Age figure Deepak Chopra and the CEOs of Moderna and Pfizer to speak at a May conference focusing on 'health' and the 'soul.'"

By Monique Curet • March 29, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on March 24, 2022 in a Facebook post:

“Amy Coney Barrett overturned a $6.7M verdict after a prison guard repeatedly raped a 19-year-old inmate who was 8 months pregnant.”

By Jeff Cercone • March 29, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on March 17, 2022 in a Facebook post:

The United Nations sent out an email instructing staff not to use the words “invasion” or “war’” when referring to Ukraine.

By Samantha Putterman • March 28, 2022
John Cornyn
stated on March 22, 2022 in a Senate judiciary committee hearing:

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson called former President George W. Bush and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld as “war criminals in a legal filing.”

By Madison Czopek • March 24, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on March 22, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Photo shows a Home Depot worksheet on “privilege” used to train its employees.

By Samantha Putterman • March 24, 2022
Wisconsin Initiative
stated on February 23, 2022 in TV ad:

“Gov. Tony Evers brought Republicans and Democrats together to cut income taxes for the middle class.”

By Madeline Heim • March 22, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on March 14, 2022 in a Facebook post:

“Wladimir Klitschko has auctioned off his 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games gold medal to raise money for the children of Ukraine.”

By Bill McCarthy • March 16, 2022
Tom Suozzi
stated on January 21, 2022 in a campaign ad:

“The Manhattan DA is actually proposing to downgrade armed robbery to a misdemeanor, and to stop prosecuting resisting arrest.”

By Tyler Smith • March 16, 2022
Ashley Hinson
stated on March 6, 2022 in a tweet:

California has instituted a "bacon ban."

By Kelsey Harrell • March 11, 2022
Glenn Grothman
stated on February 3, 2022 in Twitter:

Says President Joe Biden "is trying to send taxpayer dollars to manufacturers overseas that do not abide by the same (carbon emission) standards we do at home."

By D.L. Davis • March 11, 2022

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