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Viral image stated on October 17, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster was arrested “for aiding FEMA in deep state’s ‘eminent domain’ takeover of North Carolina.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 24, 2024

Blake Masters stated on October 15, 2022 in a tweet:

Immigrants illegally in the country are treated “better than military veterans.”

By Jon Greenberg • October 21, 2022

Mark Kelly stated on August 5, 2022 in an ad:

Blake Masters “wants to pass a national ban on abortion.”

By Tom Kertscher • August 26, 2022

Blake Masters stated on May 14, 2022 in a tweet:

“Democrats want open borders so they can bring in and amnesty tens of millions of illegal aliens — that’s their electoral strategy.”

By Amy Sherman, Jon Greenberg • May 16, 2022

Facebook posts stated on February 18, 2022 in a post:

Video shows man diving off a high bridge and into a swimming pool on a moving boat.

By Monique Curet • February 22, 2022

Facebook posts stated on July 18, 2014 in a meme on social media:

Says former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said that "if the workers are more insecure, that's very healthy for the society" because "they'll serve the masters gladly and passively."

By Louis Jacobson • July 21, 2014

Kenneth Block stated on January 24, 2013 in a television interview:

"More than 9,000 Rhode Island voters used the Moderate Party master lever mechanism and they didn't have a single Moderate on their ballot."

By Michael McKinney • February 22, 2013

Ben Nelson stated on December 22, 2009 in a speech on the Senate floor:

A Medicaid provision added to the Senate health care reform bill "is not a special deal for Nebraska."

By Robert Farley • December 23, 2009

Facebook posts stated on September 30, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Judge Aileen Cannon “loses her license.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 6, 2022

X posts stated on August 22, 2022 in a tweet:

Image shows Trump is representing himself in a lawsuit against the United States government related to the FBI search of his Florida home.

By Andy Nguyen • August 25, 2022

John McGuire stated on December 3, 2021 in a radio interview.:

“Overdoses in Virginia (are) up 35%.”

By Warren Fiske • December 14, 2021

Bloggers stated on May 29, 2017 in a story:

Courts have "quietly confirmed" that the MMR vaccine causes autism.

By Samantha Putterman • February 11, 2019

John McCain stated on May 30, 2009 in a Twitter message:

"Obama has more czars than the Romanovs."

By Robert Farley • June 12, 2009

Joe Biden stated on November 2, 2007 in statement on Web site:

"In the 1990s, the Biden Crime Bill added 100,000 cops to America's streets. As a result, murder and violent crime rates went down eight years in a row."

By Wes Allison • November 2, 2007

Social Media stated on November 20, 2025 in social media posts:

The Trump administration removed nursing from the list of professional degree programs, affecting aspiring nurses’ student loan access.

By Loreben Tuquero, Madison Czopek • November 26, 2025

X posts stated on September 19, 2025 in an X post:

Thirty percent of U.S. medical residents are international medical graduates, and 10,000 of 43,000 residency spots are filled by H-1B visa holders.

By Maria Briceño • October 2, 2025

Donald Trump stated on May 8, 2025 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press":

“We have now close to $10 trillion” in investments. “We’re talking about essentially two months.”

By Louis Jacobson, Madison Czopek • May 8, 2025

Threads posts stated on September 18, 2024 in a Threads post:

Melania Trump “was an escort.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • September 27, 2024

JD Vance stated on August 7, 2024 in a speech:

“When Tim Walz was asked by his country to go to Iraq, do you know what he did? He dropped out of the Army and allowed his unit to go without him.”

By Sara Swann • August 9, 2024

Tim Walz stated on August 6, 2024 in a rally in Philadelphia:

“Violent crime was up under Donald Trump.”

By Louis Jacobson • August 7, 2024

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