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Bloggers stated on April 3, 2020 in a fake news article:

Says celebrities are calling for a "'total Hollywood strike' until Trump resigns."

By Daniel Funke • April 7, 2020

Bloggers stated on February 8, 2020 in a post on Facebook:

Says Bernie Sanders “collaborated with Marxist regimes in the Soviet Union, Nicaragua and Cuba.”

By Jon Greenberg • February 27, 2020

Tim O'Brien stated on February 25, 2020 in a CNN interview:

Says Bernie Sanders has said “things like women get cancer from having too many orgasms, or toddlers should run around naked and touch each others' genitals to insulate themselves from porn … He's written about women's rape fantasies."

By Bill McCarthy • February 26, 2020

Facebook posts stated on September 23, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says a photo shows Greta Thunberg posing next to George Soros and with ISIS.

By Daniel Funke • September 27, 2019

Facebook posts stated on August 28, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says Winston Churchill said, "You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life."

By Samantha Putterman • September 4, 2019

Bloggers stated on October 18, 2018 in a post on Facebook:

George Soros was an SS officer.

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 31, 2018

Greg Abbott stated on August 7, 2018 in a since-deleted tweet:

Says Winston Churchill said, "The fascists of the future will call themselves anti-fascists."

By W. Gardner Selby • August 7, 2018

Madeleine Albright stated on April 10, 2018 in her book, "Fascism: A Warning":

Says Benito Mussolini "initiated a campaign to 'drenare la palude' ('drain the swamp') by firing more than 35,000 civil servants."

By Louis Jacobson • May 9, 2018

Bloggers stated on March 16, 2018 in a headline:

"Ohio student suspended for staying in class during National Walkout Day"

By Amy Sherman • March 28, 2018

Nourtey stated on December 30, 2017 in a headline:

"Hollywood celebs: We will go on ‘total strike’ if Trump does not resign."

By Amy Sherman • January 9, 2018

PuppetStringNews.com stated on August 12, 2017 in an Internet post:

"Charlottesville car attacker is anti-Trump Antifa supporter."

By Joshua Gillin • August 14, 2017

Hillary Clinton stated on June 2, 2016 in a foreign policy speech:

"A trade war is something very different (than curbing new trade agreements). We went down that road in the 1930s. It made the Great Depression longer and more painful."

By Louis Jacobson • June 6, 2016

Rich Lowry stated on May 10, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week":

"During the Bush administration, you actually had a prominent liberal write a book about how Bush was preparing for a fascist takeover of this country."

By Jon Greenberg • May 12, 2015

Glenn Beck stated on December 19, 2013 in comments on his radio program:

To comply with non-discrimination laws, the government is "forcing people in business to make wedding cakes" for anyone.

By Katie Sanders • December 22, 2013

Roger Williams stated on June 5, 2012 in an Austin appearance with Wes Riddle, fellow GOP hopeful for US House.:

Says Barack Obama is a socialist.

By W. Gardner Selby • June 8, 2012

Rick Perry stated on January 8, 2012 in a Republican debate in New Hampshire.:

Says President Barack Obama "is a socialist."

By Bill Adair • January 8, 2012

Bloggers stated on August 12, 2011 in web pages:

Say Ohio Reps. Marcia Fudge, Marcy Kaptur and Dennis Kucinich are "socialists who are openly serving in the U.S. Congress."

By Charles Pope, Tom Feran • September 6, 2011

Kimberly Guilfoyle stated on July 31, 2009 in the Glenn Beck show:

If you log into the government's Cash for Clunkers Web site (cars.gov) from your home computer, the government can "seize all of your personal and private" information, and track your computer activity.

By Robert Farley • August 3, 2009

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