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Sam Stein stated on October 21, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's 'Morning Joe':
"No one beta-tested" healthcare.gov.
By Katie Sanders• October 22, 2013
Facebook posts stated on August 13, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“It is the vaccinated, NOT the unvaccinated, spreading mutant variants.”
By Gabrielle Settles• August 25, 2021
Viral image stated on August 07, 2021 in a viral image:
Suggests a suspicious link between the COVID-19 delta variant and company named Delta that works in 5G.
By Tom Kertscher• August 10, 2021
Instagram posts stated on August 30, 2023 in an Instagram post:
Bill Gates-funded research into genetically engineered cattle ticks is responsible for red-meat allergies from alpha-gal syndrome in the U.S.
By Jeff Cercone• September 1, 2023
Facebook posts stated on November 09, 2020 in a series of videos:
Siri gave “CONFIRMATION of the Democrats' sinister plan to REMOVE Sleepy Joe immediately using the 25th Amendment and instate Kamala Harris as President!”
By Daniel Funke• November 10, 2020
Viral image stated on November 19, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says a photo shows a pack of wolves walking in a single line in the snow being led by the sick.  
By Samantha Putterman• November 20, 2019
Ted Cruz stated on November 10, 2014 in a Facebook post:
Says Obama's net neutrality proposal "puts the government in charge of determining Internet pricing, terms of service and what types of products and services can be delivered."
By Lauren Carroll• November 13, 2014
Viral image stated on July 31, 2021 in a Facebook post:
The “delta” in “delta variant” means “deep sleep.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• August 6, 2021
Debra Medina stated on January 27, 2010 in an e-mail.:
Says a prank phone call caused "400 children to be taken from their parents... without warrant."
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 2, 2010
Facebook posts stated on July 07, 2020 in an image:
Lists eight wealthy politicians and public figures who “got millions (or close to it) in PPP loans.”
By Daniel Funke• July 13, 2020
Facebook posts stated on December 04, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Microsoft and Bill Gates created a 1999 video game called “Omikron.”
By Samantha Putterman• December 17, 2021
Marco Rubio stated on February 02, 2016 in an interview in Bow, N.H.:
"Ted Cruz defended a Chinese company that stole an invention from an American inventor."
By Jonathan Van Fleet• February 7, 2016
Terry McAuliffe stated on May 08, 2013 in an interview.:
On the coal industry
By Nancy Madsen• June 14, 2013
Tony Perkins stated on June 30, 2013 in a TV interview:
"We're already seeing bakers and florists and photographers forced to participate in same-sex marriages under the threat of law and in some cases even jail."
By Amy Sherman• July 8, 2013
Kamala Harris stated on July 06, 2024 in a moderated conversation:
Black women in the U.S. are “three to four times more likely to die in connection with childbirth than other women."
By Samantha Putterman• July 11, 2024
Viral image stated on October 27, 2021 in an Instagram post:
"There is no such thing as a booster. There is a failed product that is sometimes used again in hopes of a different outcome.”
By Tom Kertscher• October 29, 2021
Facebook posts stated on November 27, 2021 in a Facebook post:
"Don’t be fooled by the next ‘Variant’! There are actually 1000’s of them. They just will pick the next one to keep the fear going."
By Bill McCarthy• December 1, 2021
Hillary Clinton stated on June 30, 2014 in an interview at the Aspen Ideas Festival:
"A salesclerk at Hobby Lobby who needs contraception … is not going to get that service through her employer’s health care plan because her employer doesn’t think she should be using contraception."
By Louis Jacobson• July 3, 2014
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on October 11, 2016 in a TV ad :
Says Colorado congressional candidate Morgan Carroll "voted to allow welfare recipients to use your tax dollars at ATMs at strip clubs and pot dispensaries."
By Alan Gathright• October 13, 2016
Mike Lee stated on February 16, 2015 in an email through Protect Internet Freedom:
The FCC’s net neutrality policy includes what is "essentially a massive tax increase."  
By Lauren Carroll• February 26, 2015

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