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Survival International
stated on April 22, 2021 a website press release

With the goal to preserve 30% of the earth’s land and water by 2030, “300 million people stand to lose their land and livelihood, most of them tribal and indigenous peoples.”

By Jon Greenberg • May 7, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on August 29, 2020 a Facebook post

“South Korea sprays rioters with dye so they can be identified & arrested later.”

September 8, 2020

Pat McCrory
stated on October 25, 2017 a radio appearance

The North Carolina bathroom bill "was really never repealed."

By Paul Specht • November 22, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on October 19, 2016 the third 2016 presidential debate

Says Hillary Clinton "wants to have open borders."

By Amy Sherman • October 20, 2016

Robin Wright
stated on May 25, 2016 an event at the Rockefeller Center

Says Apple products are currently "90 percent conflict-free," and "Intel is 100 percent conflict-free."

By Linda Qiu • June 15, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on May 4, 2016 an interview with NBC News

Germany "is crime-riddled right now" because of migration to Europe.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 11, 2016

Ben Carson
stated on September 22, 2015 an interview with Fox's "The Kelly File"

There is not "one of the Muslim nations" that doesn't have "discrimination against women, discrimination against gays, subjugation of other religious beliefs."

By Lauren Carroll • September 25, 2015

Rush Limbaugh
stated on April 23, 2015 a monologue on his radio show

"Eighty-five percent of every dollar donated to the Clinton Foundation ended up either with the Clintons or with their staff to pay for travel, salaries, and benefits. Fifteen cents of every dollar actually went to some charitable beneficiary."

By Louis Jacobson • April 29, 2015

Xi Jinping
stated on November 12, 2014 a press conference in Beijing.

"China has made enormous progress in its human rights. That is a fact recognized by all the people in the world."

By Steve Contorno • November 17, 2014

Brian Patrick Kennedy
stated on February 6, 2013 a news release

Employers and schools have no right to conduct "surveillance of a dorm room or a worker’s cubicle."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 17, 2013

Emergency Committee for Israel
stated on October 9, 2012 a campaign ad

"When Congress voted to condemn Iran for sentencing a Christian pastor to death, (U.S. Rep. Lois) Capps was the only member who voted no."

By Louis Jacobson • October 11, 2012

Jefferson Smith
stated on November 21, 2011 an interview.

Says "we got a chance to pass what I think is Oregon's first human trafficking bill which has increased by 66 percent the calls to the human trafficking hotline."

By Ian K. Kullgren • March 22, 2012

Barth Bracy
stated on February 3, 2012 a radio interview

The polls "show over half of Americans identify themselves as being pro-life."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 12, 2012

Teresa Fedor
stated on December 1, 2010 a speech in the Ohio Senate

"Toledo … is fourth in the nation behind much bigger cities — Miami, Las Vegas, Portland — in number of human trafficking arrests and rescues."

By Aaron Marshall • December 14, 2010

Bill Clinton
stated on April 18, 2010 ABC's "This Week"

"Dubai is the only country with huge amounts of imported workers that's actually passed legislation to give these immigrant workers a better deal in the Middle East."

April 20, 2010

Newt Gingrich
stated on May 10, 2009 a television interview

Democrats in Congress "had control since January of 2007. They haven't passed a law making waterboarding illegal. They haven't gone into any of these things and changed law."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 13, 2009

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