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By Joshua Gillin
July 25, 2016

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FreedomJunkshun.com
stated on November 6, 2017 in a headline:

“Supreme Court issues its first bench warrant ever.”

By Joshua Gillin, Susan Areson • November 9, 2017

React365.com
stated on November 7, 2017 in an Internet post:

Says the University of Florida “requests to cancel rivalry game” against Florida State University.

By Joshua Gillin • November 7, 2017

YourNewsWire.com
stated on November 5, 2017 in an Internet post:

“Texas Church shooter was Antifa and wanted to start (a) ‘communist revolution.’ “

By Joshua Gillin • November 6, 2017

Sebastian Gorka
stated on November 1, 2017 in an appearance on 'Hannity':

Says Jake Tapper said Allahu Akbar was a “beautiful phrase” after a terrorist attack in New York.

By Joshua Gillin • November 2, 2017

Bloggers
stated on October 6, 2017 in Internet posts:

“California Democrat Maxine Waters charged on 3 counts.”

By Joshua Gillin • November 2, 2017

Bloggers
stated on October 29, 2017 in Internet posts:

Says actor Morgan Freeman said, “Jailing Hillary” is the best way to “restore public faith in government.”

By Joshua Gillin • November 1, 2017

FreedomJunkshun.com
stated on October 28, 2017 in a headline:

“Hillary Clinton leaves the country as Mueller indictment is announced.”

By Joshua Gillin • October 31, 2017

FreedomJunkshun.com
stated on October 27, 2017 in a headline:

“Breitbart leaks names of four Dems being charged in Mueller’s Russia probe.”

By Joshua Gillin • October 31, 2017

Michael Moore
stated on October 4, 2017 in a Facebook post:

“People who die from a home invasion make up a sad but minuscule .04% of all gun murders in the U.S. And over a third of them are killed by their own gun that the criminal has either stolen or wrestled from them.”

By Joshua Gillin • October 25, 2017

React365.com
stated on October 23, 2017 in a headline:

“Tulsa school closes after brutal fire.”

By Joshua Gillin • October 23, 2017

AsAmericanAsApplePie.org
stated on October 16, 2017 in a headline:

“Hillary (Clinton) caught on tape laughing about (Hurricane) Irma ‘wiping out all of those Florida hillbillies’.”

By Joshua Gillin • October 18, 2017

AsAmericanAsApplePie.org
stated on October 15, 2017 in a headline:

“San Juan city council votes unanimously to impeach Trump-hating mayor.”

By Joshua Gillin • October 17, 2017

Viral image
stated on October 9, 2017 in Internet posts:

A viral image shows LeBron James wearing a T-shirt that reads, “We march, y’all mad. We sit down, y’all mad. We speak up, y’all mad. We die, y’all silent.”

By Joshua Gillin • October 12, 2017

Bloggers
stated on October 9, 2017 in a headline:

“President Trump signs executive order stripping NFL of ‘non-profit’ status.”

By Joshua Gillin • October 10, 2017

AsAmericanAsApplePie.org
stated on October 8, 2017 in a headline:

“Jason Aldean gig canceled after he sells out to liberals on ‘SNL’.”

By Joshua Gillin • October 10, 2017

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Sherrod Brown
stated on September 18, 2026 in an ad:

Sen. Jon Husted voted “to kick 490,000 Ohioans off their healthcare.”

By Louis Jacobson • October 9, 2026

Angie Nixon
stated on October 4, 2026 in an Oct. 4 CBS Miami interview:

President Donald Trump has deported “over 13,000 Cubans since he has been in office, his first term and his second term.”

By Maria Briceño • October 9, 2026

Phil Berger
stated on October 7, 2026 in comments:

Suspending North Carolina’s gas tax

By Paul Specht • October 7, 2026

Zach Nunn
stated on September 8, 2026 in a social media post:

“We have cut the largest taxes in U.S. history.”

By Isabella Tisdale • October 7, 2026

Senate Leadership Fund
stated on September 22, 2026 in an ad:

Iowa U.S. Senate Democratic candidate Josh Turek “supports amnesty for illegals.”

By Caleb McCullough • October 7, 2026

Markwayne Mullin
stated on October 1, 2026 in a speech at a rally in Oklahoma:

For President Donald Trump, “there’s no financial gain like the past presidents have had. It’s cost him to be in office.”

By Louis Jacobson • October 5, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on October 4, 2026 in a Truth Social post:

Brazil’s quick election results are proof that places like Detroit, Philadelphia and California “take weeks to rig” their elections.

By Amy Sherman • October 5, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on September 21, 2026 in an X post:

Roy Cooper was “in New York speaking at a New York Times ‘Climate Forward’ event” when Hurricane “Helene slammed into North Carolina.”

By Paul Specht • October 5, 2026

WinSenate
stated on September 25, 2026 in an ad:

Iowa Republican Senate candidate Rep. Ashley Hinson voted against releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files.

By Loreben Tuquero • October 2, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on October 1, 2026 in a Truth Social post:

“I stated, numerous times, that it would take 4-6 weeks to get rid of THE IRAN NUCLEAR THREAT, and I did it in one night!”

By Amy Sherman, Maria Briceño • October 2, 2026

TikTok posts
stated on September 28, 2026 in a post:

These videos show scenes of alleged sexual assault at Cornell University.

By Jeff Cercone • October 1, 2026

Byron Donalds
stated on September 28, 2026 in an ad:

“Just months after” the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, David Jolly “was in Washington, pressuring Congress to expand drilling off the Florida coast, over $5 million in billings.”

By Samantha Putterman • October 1, 2026

Senate Leadership Fund
stated on September 16, 2026 in an ad:

Sherrod Brown supports “forcing childhood sex change surgery.”

By Louis Jacobson • October 1, 2026

John E. Sununu
stated on September 8, 2026 in his primary night victory speech:

“Chris Pappas voted to raise taxes 68 times. Every tax vote he’s made was to raise taxes.”

By Louis Jacobson • October 1, 2026

Mike Rogers
stated on September 24, 2026 in a TV interview:

Abdul El-Sayed “could not condemn the terrorist who tried to attack and kill 140 Jewish children right here in Michigan.”

By Caleb McCullough • October 1, 2026

Ashley Hinson
stated on September 2, 2026 in a social media post:

Iowa Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Josh Turek “skipped 58% of the votes at the Statehouse this year.”

By Anna Mitchell • September 30, 2026

Mike Rogers
stated on September 23, 2026 in an X post:

“Abdul El-Sayed supports defunding the police and emptying prisons.”

By Caleb McCullough • September 28, 2026

WinSenate
stated on September 24, 2026 in an ad:

Sen. Susan Collins “voted to cover up the Epstein files” and Jeffrey Epstein’s “business partner funneled $3 million” to a Collins super PAC.

By Amy Sherman • September 28, 2026

Rob Sand
stated on August 24, 2026 in an ad:

Iowa once had “the best public schools in the country,” but is now “in the bottom half.”

By Grace Olson • September 24, 2026

Republican National Committee
stated on September 2, 2026 in an X post:

“54% of North Carolina commercial driver’s licenses were issued illegally to foreign nationals.”

By Paul Specht • September 24, 2026

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