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Tucker Carlson
stated on November 1, 2021 his documentary series "Patriot Purge"

“Jan. 6 is being used as a pretext to strip millions of Americans, disfavored Americans, of their core constitutional rights.”

By Bill McCarthy • November 2, 2021

Viral image
stated on August 27, 2020 a Facebook post

Suggests the alleged Kenosha shooter’s father is a deputy in the Kenosha sheriff’s department.

By Jon Greenberg • August 28, 2020

Bloggers
stated on June 12, 2020 an article

“163 paid protesters just filed a lawsuit against George Soros for not paying their bail.”

By Daniel Funke • June 18, 2020

William Barr
stated on June 7, 2020 an interview on CBS News' Face the Nation

“There were not chemical irritants” used to clear a crowd. Pepper balls are “not a chemical irritant.”

By Jon Greenberg • June 8, 2020

Joe Biden
stated on February 11, 2020 a campaign event in South Carolina

“I had the great honor of being arrested with our U.N. ambassador on the streets of Soweto trying to get to see (Nelson Mandela) on Robbens Island.”

By Amy Sherman • March 4, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on January 22, 2020 a Facebook post

"Virginia Democrats Push Legislation to Make Criticism of Government Officials a Criminal Offense."

January 29, 2020

Viral image
stated on July 5, 2019 a Facebook post

Says Michael Kors said, "I’m tired of pretending I like blacks."

July 11, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on August 15, 2017 a question-and-answer session with reporters

White nationalist protesters in Charlottesville "had a permit. The other group didn’t have a permit."

By Louis Jacobson • August 17, 2017

Infowars
stated on June 14, 2017 a website article

Says Loretta Lynch was part of "a stunning collection of calls to violence and murder from the intolerant, unhinged leftists in the Democrat party."

By Jon Greenberg • June 16, 2017

Resistance Report
stated on March 2, 2017 a website posting

Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson "threatens citizens with arrest if they continue asking for a town hall."

March 7, 2017

Bloggers
stated on January 24, 2017 a blog post

Say George Soros's money "went straight into the (Women’s March) protesters’ pockets."

By Jon Greenberg • January 25, 2017

Facebook posts
stated on April 22, 2016 a Facebook post

Says Target installed urinals in a women’s bathroom to "accommodate the ones who have giblets."

By Chris Nichols • April 26, 2016

Viral image
stated on December 26, 2015 a Facebook post

Says U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho said "African Americans should only be given three-fifths of a vote."

By Joshua Gillin • December 30, 2015

Rudy Giuliani
stated on December 21, 2014 an interview on Fox News

Says President Barack Obama has said "that everybody should hate the police."

By Lauren Carroll • December 23, 2014

Bloggers
stated on August 15, 2013 blog posts

Obamacare provision will allow "forced home inspections" by government agents.

By Becky Bowers • August 21, 2013

Barack Obama
stated on June 17, 2013 an interview with Charlie Rose

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court "is transparent."

By Louis Jacobson • June 21, 2013

Harry Alford
stated on February 22, 2013 a news conference

The National Rifle Association was "founded by religious leaders who wanted to protect freed slaves from the Ku Klux Klan."

June 5, 2013

John DePetro
stated on January 13, 2012 an assertion on his WPRO radio show

"[The] ACLU and atheists in Denver are demanding the NFL stop [Tim Tebow] from praying on the sidelines."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 18, 2012

Josh Mandel
stated on November 14, 2011 a radio interview

Says that Sen. Sherrod Brown is "out there egging on a lot of these protesters who are spitting on policemen and going to the bathroom on policemen’s cars at these protests on Wall Street and other places."

By Henry J. Gomez • November 18, 2011

Christopher Plante
stated on April 29, 2011 a television interview

"The people of Rhode Island don't want same-sex marriage."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 11, 2011

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