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stated on April 18, 2016 a Facebook post

A retired U.S. Army sergeant faces life in prison for killing two Syrian refugees after discovering they raped his teenage daughter.

June 19, 2019

Kaye Kory
stated on April 15, 2019 radio interview.

"Women in Virginia have been incarcerated at an increasingly high rate. It’s around (a) 300 percent increase in the past four or five years."

By Warren Fiske • April 2, 2019

Toni Preckwinkle
stated on March 19, 2019 a debate

"Nationally, they predict prison populations on the basis of third-grade achievement."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • March 24, 2019

Amy Klobuchar
stated on March 17, 2019 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"

During her tenure as county attorney in Minnesota, "there was a 65 percent decrease in incarceration of African-Americans."

By Louis Jacobson • March 22, 2019

Bloggers
stated on January 11, 2018 a blog post

"Twitter caught leaking Donald Trump’s private messages in undercover sting."

By Bill McCarthy • June 28, 2018

Bloggers
stated on June 12, 2018 a blog post

"Burka clad woman runs over baby, gets away with crime for one stunning reason ..."

By Bill McCarthy • June 26, 2018

X posts
stated on June 11, 2018 a post by a filmmaker

Say a boy was 'caged' in a wire enclosure.

By W. Gardner Selby • June 15, 2018

Instagram posts
stated on May 22, 2018 an online meme

Says a young Texas rapper charged with capital crimes faces the death penalty but the alleged Santa Fe High School shooter faces prison and then parole after 40 years.

By W. Gardner Selby • May 23, 2018

Mike Pence
stated on April 25, 2018 a speech

"Illegal crossings at our southern border have been cut by over 40 percent."

By D.L. Davis • May 11, 2018

Scott Jones
stated on April 2, 2018 a news conference

There are "paid protesters" involved in the Stephon Clark demonstrations.

By Chris Nichols • April 10, 2018

Travis Allen
stated on February 1, 2018 an interview on Capital Public Radio

"Californians are overwhelmingly against this concept of the illegal sanctuary state."

By Chris Nichols • February 7, 2018

Travis Allen
stated on January 2, 2018 interview on Fox News

"Seventy four percent of Californians are absolutely against sanctuary state" policies.

By Chris Nichols • January 9, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on December 4, 2017 remarks to reporters

"Hillary Clinton lied many times to the FBI."

By Miriam Valverde • December 5, 2017

Delaine Eastin
stated on October 16, 2017 an interview on Capital Public Radio

Since 1965, California has built "six (college) campuses but 23 prisons."

By Chris Nichols • November 9, 2017

Thom Tillis
stated on May 19, 2017 a press release supporting the Back The Blue Act of 2017

"Last year was one of the deadliest years ever for law enforcement officers."

By Will Doran • May 23, 2017

Greg Abbott
stated on February 6, 2017 a tweet

Says Travis County’s sheriff refuses to enforce 8 USC 1373.

By W. Gardner Selby • March 1, 2017

Dawn Buckingham
stated on February 8, 2017 a campaign email blast

"Hundreds of illegal immigrants subject to detainers were released in the last week since the new sanctuary policy was adopted by the Travis County Sheriff's Office."

By W. Gardner Selby • February 10, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on October 13, 2016 a speech

Says Hillary Clinton was "let off the hook" for her email scandal while Gen. David Petraeus had his life "destroyed for doing far, far less."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 18, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on October 9, 2016 the second 2016 presidential debate

Says after Hillary Clinton helped a man accused of raping a 12-year-old, "she's seen laughing on two separate occasions, laughing at the girl who was raped."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 10, 2016

Loretta Sanchez
stated on October 5, 2016 a U.S. Senate campaign debate.

"If you give guns to gangs, you can get out of jail free, if (California’s Proposition 57) passes. If you do a drive-by shooting, you can get out of jail free, if Proposition 57 passes. If you discharge guns on a school yard, you can get out of jail free."

By Chris Nichols • October 7, 2016

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