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Natalie Dunlap is a reporter for the Daily Iowan.

Featured Statements

Mariannette Miller-Meeks
stated on September 8, 2021 in a tweet:

“My opponent wants to abolish” law enforcement.

By Natalie Dunlap • September 17, 2021
Kristi Noem
stated on July 16, 2021 in an Iowa event:

“In South Dakota, I’m putting prayer back in our schools.”

By Natalie Dunlap • July 22, 2021
Greg Hauenstein
stated on June 17, 2021 in a tweet:

The “Back the Blue” Act that Gov. Kim Reynolds signs means you can't wear the American flag. "So throw out those towels and swimsuits ... or you’re a criminal!"

By Natalie Dunlap • July 6, 2021
Kedron Bardwell
stated on May 20, 2021 in a tweet:

"These 2 Ankeny moms standing next to the Governor are known Qanon and anti-vaxx conspiracy theorists."

By Natalie Dunlap • June 11, 2021
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stated on April 28, 2021 in posts on social media:

Sen. Joni Ernst's visual aid said liberals wanted to abolish lasagna, among other things.

By Natalie Dunlap • April 29, 2021
Ashley Hinson
stated on January 23, 2021 in a tweet:

President Joe Biden’s day one approach to immigration included "blanket amnesty and halting border wall construction."

By Natalie Dunlap • February 17, 2021

State spending, school funding, abortion: fact-checking Iowa’s gubernatorial debate

By Natalie Dunlap • October 19, 2022
Facts behind Iowa’s 1st District congressional debate

By Natalie Dunlap • October 1, 2022
Proposed tax increases in Build Back Better aimed at the wealthy, not workers and families

By Natalie Dunlap • November 8, 2021
The facts behind funding Iowa’s public universities

By Natalie Dunlap • April 26, 2021
The facts behind Iowa Gov. Reynolds’ Condition of the State Address

By Natalie Dunlap • January 13, 2021