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Michael Caputo stated on September 13, 2020 in a Facebook video:

"There are hit squads being trained all over this country” to violently oppose a second term for President Donald Trump.

By Bill McCarthy • September 17, 2020

Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2020 in Media briefing:

Says video shows Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old charged with killing two protesters in Kenosha, "was trying to get away from them" ... "fell, and then they violently attacked him."

By Haley BeMiller • September 1, 2020

Facebook posts stated on May 28, 2020 in a post:

The death of George Floyd was a "staged event."

By Daniel Funke • May 29, 2020

Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020 in his 2020 State of the Union address:

“In sanctuary cities, local officials order police to release dangerous criminal aliens to prey upon the public instead of handing them over to ICE to be safely removed.”

By Bill McCarthy • February 5, 2020

Dan Patrick stated on August 8, 2019 in a TV interview:

Says after the shooting in El Paso, "on Sunday, everyone was going to church in America, praying about this, and the next day when their kids went to school, they weren’t allowed to pray or bring it up."

By Madlin Mekelburg • August 19, 2019

Ron Tusler stated on August 4, 2019 in a Facebook post:

"Less mass shootings under Trump!"

By Eric Litke • August 6, 2019

Bloggers stated on October 31, 2018 in a post on Facebook:

"Caravan Violence: Invaders Shoot At Police, Set Fire To Immigration Checkpoint"

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 13, 2018

Josh Hawley stated on October 18, 2018 in a debate:

Says Claire McCaskill "voted against including health records in the background check system."

By Kathryn B. Palmer • November 1, 2018

Paul Soglin stated on March 23, 2018 in a public forum:

"If there is a firearm available, it is 17 times more likely to be used either for suicide or for assaulting a friend, relative, an acquaintance than it is to be used in fending off an intruder."

By Taylor Palmby • July 12, 2018

Instagram posts stated on May 22, 2018 in an online meme:

Says a young Texas rapper charged with capital crimes faces the death penalty but the alleged Santa Fe High School shooter faces prison and then parole after 40 years.

By W. Gardner Selby • May 23, 2018

Oliver North stated on May 20, 2018 in an interview on Fox News:

Perpetrators of school shootings "have been drugged in many cases … many of these young boys have been on Ritalin since they were in kindergarten."

By Manuela Tobias • May 22, 2018

Patriotnetwork.one stated on April 27, 2018 in a headline:

"Breaking: Czech Republic arms citizens. You can now shoot terrorists on sight."

By Amy Sherman • May 3, 2018

Ted Cruz stated on November 6, 2017 in Fox News interview:

"The Democrats filibustered the legislation that would’ve resulted in this shooter being in federal prison instead of murdering those innocents in that Texas church."

By Manuela Tobias • November 10, 2017

Hillary Clinton stated on October 2, 2017 in a tweet:

"The crowd (in Las Vegas) fled at the sound of gunshots. Imagine the deaths if the shooter had a silencer ..."

By Manuela Tobias • October 4, 2017

Greg Abbott stated on May 7, 2017 in a statement before signing Senate Bill 4 into law over a Facebook Live:

Says Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez "declared that she would not detain known criminals accused of violent crimes."

By W. Gardner Selby • May 18, 2017

Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate:

"In Chicago, they've had thousands of shootings, thousands since Jan. 1. Thousands of shootings."

By Miriam Valverde • September 27, 2016

Firearms Policy Coalition stated on June 16, 2016 in an email blast.:

California’s Proposition 63 would "CRIMINALIZE the sharing of ammunition between friends who may be hunting or shooting together."

By Chris Nichols • July 12, 2016

Donald Trump stated on May 3, 2016 in an interview on Fox News:

Says Ted Cruz’s father "was with Lee Harvey Oswald" before the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

By Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu • May 3, 2016

Julián Castro stated on March 8, 2016 in Hillary Clinton campaign news release:

"Bernie Sanders voted with Republicans to protect the Minutemen, a hate group that used military tactics against our community."

By Filipa Ioannou • April 30, 2016

Hillary Clinton stated on March 22, 2016 in a speech at Stanford University.:

When it comes to fighting terrorism, "Another thing we know that does not work, based on lots of empirical evidence, is torture."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 30, 2016

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