Chapter 13 Notes

[1] Abels, Grace. “Did You Miss Explosive News? No. This Volcano Erupted Last Year, Not Recently.” PolitiFact, The Poynter Institute, 30 Nov. 2023.

[2] Trump, Donald. “Remarks by President Trump on the Economy.” National Archives and Records Administration, National Archives and Records Administration, 27 July 2018.

[3] Jacobson, Louis. “Fact-Checking Donald Trump’s Talking Points about the Economy.” PolitiFact, The Poynter Institute, 27 July 2018.

[4] Schlein, Lisa. “UN: At Least 350,000 Civilians Killed in Syria’s Civil War.” Voice of America, Voice of America (VOA News), 25 Sept. 2021.

[5] “Remarks by the President to the White House Press Corps.” National Archives and Records Administration, National Archives and Records Administration, 20 Aug. 2012.

[6] “Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Reinfeldt of Sweden in Joint Press Conference.” National Archives and Records Administration, National Archives and Records Administration, 4 Sept. 2013.

[7] Tapper, Jake. “‘Whose Red Line Is It, Anyway?’ Fantastic Film with @RichardDreyfuss as the President.” Twitter, Twitter, 4 Sept. 2013.

[8] Goldberg, Jonah. “Clear-Cut Stupidity on Syria.” National Review, National Review, 6 Sept. 2013.

[9] Greenberg, Jon. “In Context: President Obama, Syria and the ‘Red Line.’” PolitiFact, The Poynter Institute, 5 Sept. 2013.

[10] “News Conference by the President.” National Archives and Records Administration, National Archives and Records Administration, 30 Apr. 2013.

[11] Kessler, Glenn. “President Obama and the ‘Red Line’ on Syria’s Chemical Weapons.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 6 Sept. 2013.

[12] “Full Transcript: Kerry, Hagel and Dempsey Testify at Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing on Syria.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 3 Sept. 2013.

[13] Kessler, Glenn. “Biden’s Bungled Talking Point on the Muzzle Velocity of Ar-15s.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 2 Sept. 2022.

[14] Farley, Robert. “Obama’s Blurry Red Line.” FactCheck.Org, The Annenberg Public Policy Center, 6 Sept. 2013.

[15] Rodriguez, Miguel E. “Letter to John McCain and Carl Levin.” Sen. John McCain, Senate.gov, 25 Apr. 2013.

[16] “Historical Inflation Rates: 1914-2023.” US Inflation Calculator, CoinNews Media Group, 12 Dec. 2023.

[17] “Inflation Reduction Act.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 11 Dec. 2023.

[18] Lim, Naomi. “Biden Reveals an Inflation Reduction Act Regret: ‘I Wish I Hadn’t Called It That.’” Washington Examiner, Washington Examiner, 11 Aug. 2023.

[19] “Fact Sheet: One Year in, President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act Is Driving Historic Climate Action and Investing in America to Create Good Paying Jobs and Reduce Costs.” The White House, The United States Government, 16 Aug. 2023.

[20] Ryan, Tim. “There’s Been a Lot of Misinformation about the Inflation Reduction Act Floating around. Now That This Historic Legislation Is Now Law, Let’s Get to the Bottom of What This Bill Really Does-and Doesn’t!” Twitter, Twitter, 17 Aug. 2022.

[21] Jacobson, Louis. “The Democrats’ Overstated Claim That the Inflation Reduction Act Curbs Debt, Inflation.” PolitiFact, The Poynter Institute, 19 Aug. 2022.

[22] “Congressional Budget Office September 7, 2022 Cost Estimate.” Congressional Budget Office, US Congress, 7 Sept. 2022.

[23] Palicz, Mike. “New CBO Score: ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ Increases Deficit through 2026.” Americans for Tax Reform, Americans for Tax Reform, 8 Sept. 2022.

[24] Stiglitz, Joseph, et al. “Letter from Economists to Congressional Leadership.” Received by Charles Schumer, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi, Kevin McCarthy, Document Cloud, 2 Aug. 2022. Accessed 13 Dec. 2023.

[25] Huntley, Jon, and John Ricco. “Inflation Reduction Act: Preliminary Estimates of Budgetary and Macroeconomic Effects.” Penn Wharton Budget Model, Penn Wharton Budget Model, 12 Aug. 2022.

[26] Swagel, Phillip L. “Re: Economic Analysis of Budget Reconciliation Legislation.” Received by Honorable Lindsey Graham, CBO.Gov, Congressional Budget Office, 4 Aug. 2022. Accessed 14 Dec. 2023.

[27] “Fact Sheet: One Year in, President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act Is Driving Historic Climate Action and Investing in America to Create Good Paying Jobs and Reduce Costs.” The White House, The United States Government, 16 Aug. 2023.

[28] “Tim Ryan.” PolitiFact, The Poynter Institute, 1 Nov. 2022.

[29] Edelman, Adam. “Fact-Check: Did Obama Hand Trump the ‘slowest Recovery’ or a ‘Booming Economy’?” NBCNews.Com, NBCUniversal News Group, 2 Oct. 2020.

[30] Long, Heather, and Tami Luhby. “Yes, This Is the Slowest U.S. Recovery since WWII.” CNNMoney, Cable News Network, 5 Oct. 2016.

[31] Kessler, Glenn. “Tim Scott Often Talks about His Grandfather and Cotton. There’s More to ...” The Washington Post, The WP Company, 23 Apr. 2021.

[32] Kessler, Glenn. “Sen. Tim Scott Will Give the GOP Response to Biden. but There’s More to the Story of His Grandfather than He Tells Audiences. Https://T.Co/Hlltppvtgm.” Twitter, Twitter, 23 Apr. 2021.

[33] Scott, Tim. “Full Text of Sen. Tim Scott’s Speech at the 2020 RNC.” NBCNews.Com, NBCUniversal News Group, 24 Aug. 2020.

[34] Slade, David, and Angie Jackson. “SC Land Slipping Away from Families amid Fragile Claims and Explosive Growth.” Post and Courier, Evening Post Publishing Newspaper Group, 5 Dec. 2018.

[35] Martin, Michel. “Journalist Digs into Sen. Tim Scott’s ‘tidy’ Origin Story after Comments on Racism.” NPR, NPR, 2 May 2021.

[36] Hays, Gabriel. “NY Times Staffer Wanted to Check with Schumer before Running Sen. Tim Scott Op-Ed, Bari Weiss Says.” Fox News, FOX News Network, 11 Aug. 2022.

[37] Mandel, Seth. “If You Find Yourself Telling the Grandson of a Depression-Era Black Man Who Spent His Youth Picking Cotton to Check His Privilege, Please for the Love of All That Is Holy Log off, Wapo.” Twitter, Twitter, 23 Apr. 2021.

[38] Adams, Becket. “Yes, the Washington Post Tim Scott Fact Check Is as Bad as Its Critics Say It Is.” Washington Examiner, Washington Examiner, 10 Jan. 2024.

[39] Biden, Joseph. “Remarks by President Biden before Air Force One Departure.” The White House, The United States Government, 17 Apr. 2024.

[40] “Finnegan, Ambrose Jr. Enlistment Records.” National Archives and Records Administration, National Archives and Records Administration. Accessed 7 May 2024.

[41] Miller, Zeke. “Biden Is off on Details of His Uncle’s WWII Death as He Calls Trump Unfit to Lead the Military.” AP News, AP News, 18 Apr. 2024.

[42] Dale, Daniel. “Fact Check: Biden Makes False and Misleading Claims during Pennsylvania Campaign Swing | CNN Politics.” CNN, Cable News Network, 19 Apr. 2024.

[43] Ladden-Hall, Dan. “Biden’s Uncle Probably Wasn’t Eaten by Cannibals, Actually.” The Daily Beast, The Daily Beast Company, 18 Apr. 2024.

[44] Liles, Jordan. “Biden Claimed His Uncle Was Eaten by Cannibals. Military Records Say Otherwise.” Snopes, Snopes.com, 18 Apr. 2024.

[45] Sellers, Christine. “Fact Check: Fact Checking Biden’s Claim about His Uncle’s Death.” Check Your Fact, Check Your Fact, 19 Apr. 2024.

[46] Jacobson, Louis. “Why Experts Doubt Biden’s Uncle Was Eaten by Cannibals.” Politifact, The Poynter Institute, 18 Apr. 2024.

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