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By Joshua Gillin
July 25, 2016

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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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Josh Stein
stated on October 20, 2026 in an X post:

In North Carolina, “thousands more absentee ballots (are) being rejected this election — at a rejection rate twice as high as in 2022.”

By Paul Specht • October 23, 2026

WinSenate
stated on October 19, 2026 in an ad:

“After just five years in Washington,” Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson is “$8 million richer.”

By Caleb McCullough • October 23, 2026

X posts
stated on October 21, 2026 in X posts:

This video shows a former James Talarico student accusing him of misconduct.

By Jeff Cercone • October 22, 2026

Club for Growth Action
stated on September 14, 2026 in an ad:

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor “repeatedly” violated “a law aimed at stopping members of Congress from insider trading.”

By Loreben Tuquero • October 22, 2026

Kelly Ayotte
stated on August 23, 2026 in an ad:

New Hampshire Democratic governor candidate Cinde Warmington “was a Purdue Pharma lobbyist. She said that OxyContin was a miracle drug.”

By Louis Jacobson • October 22, 2026

JD Vance
stated on October 17, 2026 in un foro con votantes de CBS News:

“La razón principal por la que los precios de la gasolina están tan altos es porque cuando Joe Biden era presidente, alrededor del 20% de la capacidad de refinación estadounidense dejó de operar”.

By Louis Jacobson • October 21, 2026

Roger Marshall
stated on October 16, 2026 in an interview with Sean Hannity:

Kansas U.S. Senate candidate Adam Hamilton “wants to shut down the beef industry.”

By Amy Sherman • October 20, 2026

Ashley Moody
stated on October 6, 2026 in a TV ad:

Florida U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon “backed a $4 trillion tax hike on everyone in this diner,” including a server and older adults.

By Maria Briceño • October 20, 2026

Mike Rogers
stated on October 18, 2026 in an interview:

Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed “didn’t disavow” the Muslim Brotherhood.

By Caleb McCullough • October 19, 2026

JD Vance
stated on October 17, 2026 in a CBS News town hall:

“The biggest reason why gas prices are so high is because when Joe Biden was president, we had about 20% of American refining capacity that went offline.”

By Louis Jacobson • October 19, 2026

Social Media
stated on October 12, 2026 in an image:

If an election worker writes anything on your ballot before you put it in the voting machine, “your ballot could be disqualified.”

By Paul Specht • October 16, 2026

Mike Collins
stated on October 13, 2026 in in a debate:

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is “all for abortion up until and past birth.”

By Maria Briceño • October 16, 2026

Social Media
stated on October 11, 2026 in publicaciones en redes sociales:

Una grabación de audio es prueba de que James Talarico fue dado de alta de un “hospital psiquiátrico” el 10 de octubre.

By Loreben Tuquero • October 16, 2026

Senate Leadership Fund
stated on October 1, 2026 in an ad:

New Hampshire U.S. Senate candidate Chris Pappas “lied about dating an Amazon lobbyist, then voted on bills Amazon lobbied on.”

By Louis Jacobson • October 15, 2026

Senate Leadership Fund
stated on September 28, 2026 in an ad:

“Sherrod Brown supports sex changes for minors. Irreversible surgery on kids. Like me,” Soren Aldaco.

By Loreben Tuquero • October 14, 2026

Mariannette Miller-Meeks
stated on October 2, 2026 in a Facebook post:

“I don’t own a single individual stock.”

By Evan Watson • October 14, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on October 2, 2026 in a rally in Alabama:

James Talarico is “a vegan” and “what they don’t show you is that, after every barbecue … he throws up.”

By Amy Sherman, Caleb McCullough • October 13, 2026

X posts
stated on October 11, 2026 in posts:

Audio recording is proof James Talarico was discharged from a “mental hospital” on Oct. 10.

By Loreben Tuquero • October 12, 2026

Amy Acton
stated on September 21, 2026 in a campaign ad:

Vivek Ramaswamy “pushed an Alzheimer’s drug that he knew didn’t work. He made hundreds of millions of dollars scamming people.”

By Cami Henry-Seymore • October 12, 2026

James Talarico
stated on October 6, 2026 in an ad:

Texas Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton voted “to protect puppy abusers.”

By Caleb McCullough • October 12, 2026

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