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Instagram posts
stated on October 20, 2024 an Instagram post

Voting machines in Shelby County, Tennessee, are swapping votes from Kamala Harris to Donald Trump.

October 24, 2024

Facebook posts
stated on May 15, 2024 a Facebook post

“Breaking News: The Grand Ole Opry Bans Beyoncé For Life, ‘Go Play Dress-Up, You’re Not Country.’”

May 17, 2024

Instagram posts
stated on March 20, 2024 an Instagram post

Tennessee bill that would ban the release of chemicals into the atmosphere is evidence chemtrails are real.

By Sara Swann • March 27, 2024

Facebook posts
stated on March 27, 2023 Facebook posts

The Nashville, Tennessee, school shooter was Samantha Hyde.

By Loreben Tuquero • March 28, 2023

TikTok posts
stated on September 2, 2021 a TikTok post

“COVID internment camps announced in America: Tennessee governor signs EO authorizing National Guard to carry out COVID medical kidnappings.”

By Gabrielle Settles • October 7, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on December 28, 2020 a video

The Christmas Day explosion in Nashville, Tenn., was the result of a “missile strike.”

By Daniel Funke • December 29, 2020

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

Mark Clayton
stated on August 5, 2012 a post on his campaign's Facebook page.

Says the federal government "mandates transexuals (sic) and homosexuals grabbing children in their stranger-danger zones in the name of airport security."

By Bartholomew Sullivan • August 13, 2012

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on July 11, 2012 Campaign news release

"Foreign Chinese prostitution money is allegedly behind the groups funding Congressman Scott DesJarlais's (TN-04) Republican Majority."

By Tom Humphrey • August 1, 2012

George Flinn
stated on July 5, 2012 in a campaign TV commercial.

Says his "patents in ultrasound have revolutionized modern medicine."

By Bartholomew Sullivan • July 30, 2012

Woody Degan
stated on June 28, 2012 in an interview with The Commercial Appeal.

Gov. Bill Haslam is "making our Economic Development department Sharia compliant" by hiring a woman "who specializes in Sharia compliance. That’s what her job is."

By Richard Locker • July 24, 2012

Charlotte Bergmann
stated on July 4, 2012 an email newsletter.

"Obamacare" represents "the largest tax increase in the history of the world."

By Bartholomew Sullivan • July 22, 2012

Nick Ciparro
stated on June 27, 2012 Posted by Ciparro's website

"In the last 10 years, only one piece of legislation has been cosponsored and passed by" John Duncan Jr.

By Michael Collins • July 7, 2012

Ron Ramsey
stated on May 18, 2012 a newsletter.

Claims credit for food tax reductions that "previous Democrat regimes refused to make."

By Richard Locker • May 27, 2012

Joe Brown
stated on April 18, 2012 a City Council presentation on the Memphis budget.

"Nobody is leaving Memphis. That's a myth."

By Zack McMillin • May 1, 2012

Frank Niceley
stated on February 1, 2012 a House Conservation and Environment Committee meeting

Says the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency brought coyotes into the state "to try to keep the deer population down."

By Tom Humphrey, Zack McMillin • February 23, 2012

Stacey Campfield
stated on January 26, 2012 an interview with Michelangelo Signorile on the Sirius satellite radio show “OutQ.”

AIDS was transmitted to humans because "one guy" had sex with "a monkey" and then started "having sex with men."

By Zack McMillin • February 3, 2012

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on January 5, 2012 a press release.

Congressman Scott DesJarlais "is spending his one year anniversary on vacation -- only working 6 days in all of January."

By Michael Collins • February 2, 2012

Steve Cohen
stated on November 20, 2011 appearance on MSNBC's "UP w/Chris Hayes"

"The Republicans have never done anything really to balance the budget."

By Zack McMillin • January 13, 2012

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