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Manuela Tobias is a staff writer at PolitiFact. Previously, she interned at Politico Magazine, New York Magazine and the New Yorker. A native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Manuela graduated from Georgetown University, where she majored in comparative literature.

Featured Statements

TheLastLineOfDefense.org
stated on January 12, 2019 in a post on Facebook:

"Nancy Pelosi Removed From Benefit for ‘Being So Drunk She Couldn’t Stand Up’ "

By Manuela Tobias • January 23, 2019
Bloggers
stated on January 19, 2019 in In a blog post:

"Pelosi’s Secret Overseas Mission Included 93 Family Members"

By Manuela Tobias • January 23, 2019
Donald Trump
stated on January 8, 2019 in a televised speech:

Says Sen. Charles Schumer "repeatedly supported a physical barrier in the past along with many other Democrats. They changed their mind only after I was elected president."

By Manuela Tobias • January 9, 2019
Donald Trump
stated on January 8, 2019 in a televised speech:

"At the request of Democrats, it will be a steel barrier rather than a concrete wall."

By Manuela Tobias • January 9, 2019
Eric Swalwell
stated on November 12, 2018 in a tweet:

"15,000 troops will not see their families for #Thanksgiving because of @realDonaldTrump’s Scaravan Stunt. Oh yeah, it’s also costing you 200 million dollars."

By Manuela Tobias • November 15, 2018
Donald Trump Jr.
stated on November 12, 2018 in in a tweet:

"Nearly 200,000 Florida voters may not be citizens."

By Amy Sherman • November 13, 2018
North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party
stated on November 1, 2018 in a Facebook ad:

"Attention hunters: Voting in North Dakota could cost you your out-of-state hunting licenses."

By Manuela Tobias • November 2, 2018
Donald Trump
stated on October 26, 2018 in a campaign rally:

"The Democrat plan would just obliterate Medicare and terminate Medicare Advantage ... seniors who have been paying for this for years (and) will not be taken care of anymore."

By Manuela Tobias • November 2, 2018
Kevin Cramer
stated on October 26, 2018 in U.S. Senate debate:

"Protections on pre-existing conditions have been there since the 1970s."

By Manuela Tobias • November 1, 2018
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on October 24, 2018 in a digital ad:

"We know dangerous criminals can slip through immigration at airports just like ours. Yet Joe Donnelly stood right here with the radical left against all efforts to secure our most vulnerable entry points."

By Manuela Tobias • October 26, 2018