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Principled PAC
stated on June 18, 2017 an ad:

"The same unhinged leftists cheering last week's shooting are all backing Jon Ossoff."

By John Kruzel • June 19, 2017

Bloggers
stated on May 10, 2017 Internet posts:

President Trump greenlighted Congress to ramp up Clinton investigation.

By John Kruzel • May 31, 2017

Liberal Blogger
stated on February 11, 2017 a web post:

Says a Republican U.S. House member from Texas, Rob McCaskill, tweeted that he "can’t wait for the next 9/11."

By W. Gardner Selby • February 15, 2017

Conservative Daily Post
stated on November 1, 2016 a posting on the Internet:

"FBI confirms evidence of huge underground Clinton sex network."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 4, 2016

Occupy Democrats
stated on August 20, 2016 a posting on Facebook:

Says President Barack Obama "has taken less vacation days than any other president in a generation," while Congress "has taken more vacation days than any other Congress in history."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 9, 2016

Viral image
stated on November 17, 2015 a viral meme on social media:

While Americans pray for Paris, the government has acted on mandatory national vaccinations.

By April Hunt • November 20, 2015

Reader
stated on October 24, 2015 a Tweet to PolitiFact Georgia:

"How is a misogynist bigot of epic proportions (like U.S. Rep. Steven Smith) allowed to serve?"

By April Hunt • October 28, 2015

National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on March 23, 2015 a statement on a website:

U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy "voted to allow members of Congress to receive taxpayer-funded health care for life."

By Amy Sherman • March 25, 2015

Sergey Lavrov
stated on December 16, 2014 an interview with the French television network France 24:

"Congress is a very special group of people. More than 80 percent of them never left the United States."

By Louis Jacobson • December 17, 2014

Facebook posts
stated on September 18, 2014 a Facebook meme:

Congress includes 36 people accused of spousal abuse, 84 arrested for drunk driving in the past year, 71 with terrible credit and more.

By Lauren Carroll • September 24, 2014

Tom Cotton
stated on September 18, 2014 a campaign ad:

Says "President Obama hijacked the farm bill (and) turned it into a food stamp bill."

By Lauren Carroll • September 19, 2014

Madison Action Fund
stated on April 30, 2014 a campaign ad in Idaho:

Idaho Republican Rep. Mike Simpson is a "liberal" who voted with Nancy Pelosi to "fund sex study programs of San Francisco prostitutes" and "to regulate the sale of firearms."

By Steve Contorno • May 7, 2014

Facebook posts
stated on April 2, 2014 a Facebook meme:

Says Rep. Michele Bachmann said President Barack Obama might be to blame for the Fort Hood shootings.

By Katie Sanders • April 10, 2014

Matt Bevin
stated on February 19, 2014 a television ad:

"Mitch McConnell voted with Harry Reid to infringe on our gun rights."

By Steve Contorno • February 24, 2014

Jonathan Boucher
stated on January 31, 2014 a Providence Journal commentary:

"The Republican leadership in the House has refused to address the issues that matter the most to Rhode Island, such as passing a jobs bill."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 16, 2014

Chain email
stated on October 15, 2013 an email and social media posts:

Congressional lawmakers earn their salaries "FOR LIFE," which for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi would add up to "$803,700 Dollars a year for LIFE including FREE medical."

By Becky Bowers • October 17, 2013

Chain email
stated on January 6, 2013 a chain email message:

Members of Congress "specifically exempted themselves from many of the laws they have passed, such as being exempt from any fear of prosecution for sexual harassment" ... (and) from the healthcare reform."

By Tom Feran • January 16, 2013

Chain email
stated on January 6, 2013 a chain email message:

Members of Congress can "retire with the same pay after only one term" in office

By Tom Feran • January 11, 2013

People's Majority
stated on October 30, 2012 a TV commercial:

"Sheldon Whitehouse [got] a secret closed-door briefing, warning of the [2008 economic] crash."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 3, 2012

Josh Mandel
stated on May 23, 2012 a television ad:

Sherrod Brown "sent billions of our tax dollars to foreign countries."

By Tom Feran • August 13, 2012

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