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Facebook posts
stated on May 17, 2020 a Facebook post

Trump re-signed 1952 law “making Muslamic law illegal”

By Emily Venezky • May 22, 2020

Viral image
stated on February 18, 2020 a YouTube post

Says 20 million Chinese converted to Islam after it’s proven that the coronavirus doesn’t affect Muslims.

February 25, 2020

Viral image
stated on May 8, 2019 a Facebook post

"The city of Minneapolis has set up a Sharia hotline for residents to report citizens who criticize Islam, in order to prosecute them for ‘hate crimes.’"

May 10, 2019

Viral image
stated on May 6, 2019 a Facebook post

Says a photo of a young girl crying alongside an ISIS member is a Christian being forced into sexual slavery as a child bride.

By Samantha Putterman • May 7, 2019

Facebook posts
stated on May 3, 2019 a Facebook post

Quotes Valerie Jarrett as saying she is an "Iranian by birth" and seeks to "change America to be a more Islamic country"

By Samantha Putterman • May 7, 2019

Viral image
stated on April 19, 2019 a Facebook post

An image of a woman buried up to her neck and drinking a spoonful of water was from Iran and taken just before she was "stoned to death" under Sharia Law.

By Samantha Putterman • April 23, 2019

Chain email
stated on December 5, 2017 a chain email

Says Russian President Vladimir Putin got a standing ovation from the Duma after he gave a speech saying Muslims are "taking over" other countries but won't take over Russia.

By Sophie Kaplan • December 11, 2017

Bloggers
stated on September 7, 2017 a fake news article

"Georgia mosque keeps Hurricane Harvey donations, will send to Syrian refugees instead"

By Greg Auman, Jon Greenberg • September 11, 2017

Roy Moore
stated on August 14, 2017 an interview with Vox.com

"There are communities under Sharia law right now in our country. Up in Illinois. ... There’s Sharia law, as I understand it, in Illinois, Indiana -- up there. I don't know."

By Louis Jacobson • August 16, 2017

Bloggers
stated on June 30, 2017 a blog post

Says "CNN host Fareed Zakaria calls for jihad rape of white women."

By Jon Greenberg • July 12, 2017

Bloggers
stated on June 24, 2017 Internet posts

Minnesota imposed an Islamic anti-blasphemy law.

By John Kruzel • July 3, 2017

Social Media
stated on November 8, 2016 a viral Tweet

Says "thousands" at a Manhattan rally for Donald Trump were chanting "We hate Muslims, we hate blacks, we want our great country back."

By Linda Qiu • November 9, 2016

Town hall audience member
stated on September 17, 2015 a town hall held by Donald Trump in Rochester, N.H.

"You know our current president is (Muslim). You know he's not even an American."

By Lauren Carroll • September 18, 2015

Bloggers
stated on April 30, 2014 in various social media posts

"Florida Democrats just voted to impose Sharia law on women."

By Amy Sherman • May 8, 2014

Bloggers
stated on December 7, 2013 viral posts on the Internet

School children can earn higher grades by studying Islam under a new "nationwide Muslim outreach program" announced by President Barack Obama.

By Louis Jacobson • December 16, 2013

Bloggers
stated on September 27, 2013 blog posts

"Obama Declares November National Muslim Appreciation Month."

By Becky Bowers • October 3, 2013

John DePetro
stated on May 10, 2013 a comment on WPRO radio.

Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev is buried "not far" from President Kennedy’s grave.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 17, 2013

Government is Not God PAC
stated on September 23, 2012 a newspaper ad

"Barack Hussein Obama will ... force courts to accept Islamic Sharia law in domestic disputes."

By Jon Greenberg • September 26, 2012

BillHislam.com
stated on August 27, 2012 a Web posting

Says that Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam "has made it clear by his repeated actions that he will pursue a policy that promotes the interest of Islamist (sic) and their radical ideology as long as he is governor."

By Richard Locker • August 27, 2012

Herman Cain
stated on May 24, 2011 an interview on the Glenn Beck Program radio show

"I did not say that I would not have them [Muslims] in my Cabinet."

By Willoughby Mariano • June 8, 2011

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