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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."

By Tom Kertscher • 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."

By Ciara O'Rourke • 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."

By Tom Kertscher • 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."

By Tom Kertscher • 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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