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Newt Gingrich stated on October 11, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate:

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was right that President Barack Obama’s health care bill created what "would, in effect, be death panels."

By Willoughby Mariano• October 28, 2011

AmericanNews.com stated on September 02, 2014 in an article:

"According to recent reports, a group of death panels organized under Obamacare ordered their first execution."

By Lauren Burns• November 11, 2014

Viral image stated on November 17, 2022 in an Instagram post:

“Bill Gates tells G20 world leaders that ‘death panels’ will soon be required.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• November 21, 2022

Barack Obama stated on September 09, 2009 in a speech to a joint session of Congress:

"The claim ... that we plan to set up panels of bureaucrats with the power to kill off senior citizens ... is a lie, plain and simple."

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• September 10, 2009

Donald Trump stated on March 24, 2020 in a Fox News town hall:

Says N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo “rejected buying recommended 16,000 ventilators in 2015 for the pandemic, for a pandemic, established death panels and lotteries instead. So, he had a chance to buy, in 2015, 16,000 ventilators at a very low price, and he turned it down.”

By Miriam Valverde• March 25, 2020

Rush Limbaugh stated on June 06, 2013 in his radio show:

"One person, Kathleen Sebelius, was going to determine whether or not" 10-year-old lung patient Sarah Murnaghan would live or die.

By Louis Jacobson• June 11, 2013

Louie Gohmert stated on August 11, 2021 in an OAN broadcast.:

Solar panel farms cause “hundreds and thousands” of birds to “hit that magnified sun, explode in flame ... (This) is going to bring the nation down.”

By Jason Asenso• August 17, 2021

Nicole Sirotek stated on January 25, 2022 in a speech:

Says remdesivir is responsible for killing patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

By Gabrielle Settles• February 10, 2022

Anthony Weiner stated on January 19, 2011 in a speech on the House floor:

The health care law includes tort reform.

By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 21, 2011

Sarah Palin stated on August 07, 2009 in a message posted on Facebook:

Seniors and the disabled "will have to stand in front of Obama's 'death panel' so his bureaucrats can decide, based on a subjective judgment of their 'level of productivity in society,' whether they are worthy of health care."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 10, 2009

Geraldine Thompson stated on April 15, 2011 in comments made on the House floor.:

"The facts show that approximately 40 persons on death row have had all of their appellate review completed and await only the governor's signature on a death warrant to end the case."

By Aaron Sharockman• April 20, 2011

AmericanNews.com stated on November 02, 2014 in a web post:

"Congress Approves Bill Offering Free Cars To Welfare Recipients."

By Lauren Burns• November 17, 2014

Instagram posts stated on December 17, 2023 in an Instagram reel:

Video shows Hillary Clinton blamed various events, including her 2016 election loss and Jeffrey Epstein’s death, on climate change.

By Sara Swann• January 4, 2024

Doonesbury stated on February 13, 2011 in a comic strip:

Since Sept. 11, 2001, "270,000 Americans were killed by gunfire at home."

By Louis Jacobson• February 14, 2011

Rachel Maddow stated on August 14, 2009 in the Rachel Maddow Show:

Republicans Chuck Grassley, John Boehner and John Mica flip-flopped on providing end-of-life counseling for the elderly.

By Louis Jacobson• August 17, 2009

Mike Huckabee stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN Republican debate:

The government "made accommodation to the Fort Hood shooter to let him grow a beard" for religious reasons.

By Jon Greenberg• September 17, 2015

Dan Fanelli stated on June 03, 2010 in a video on his campaign website:

Under the new health care law, the elderly will be denied care when they have "passed the age limit for treatment."

By Amy Sherman• June 7, 2010

Fred Thompson stated on August 20, 2007 in an ABC radio commentary.:

"... study after study has shown that the death penalty deters murders."

By John Frank• August 21, 2007

Texas Right to Life stated on May 14, 2014 in a video ad:

In Texas, "a faceless hospital panel can deny life-sustaining care, giving you only 10 days to find another facility for your mother, dad, or young child, even if the patient is conscious."

By W. Gardner Selby• May 30, 2014

Rob Astorino stated on June 13, 2022 in a debate:

“We’ve got a parole board right now that has released 20 cop killers in the last two years under Hochul.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos• June 24, 2022

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