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Hillary Clinton voting — Surrounded by a crowd of people, Hillary Clinton finishes casting her votes on Election Day. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post)

By Aaron Sharockman
November 1, 2016

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Instagram posts
stated on November 1, 2024 in a post:

Dominion Voting Systems employee Eric Coomer told an Antifa meeting he “made sure” Donald Trump wouldn’t win.

By Aaron Sharockman • November 3, 2024

Threads posts
stated on October 29, 2024 in a post:

“Joe Rogan says he will not be voting for Trump after having him on the podcast.”

By Aaron Sharockman • November 3, 2024

Viral image
stated on August 5, 2021 in a viral image:

Says there are fewer than 2,000 confirmed COVID-19 hospitalizations in the U.S.

By Aaron Sharockman, Tom Kertscher • August 9, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on June 21, 2021 in a post on Facebook:

Says President John F. Kennedy said, “There are people in Washington, D.C., in positions of power to whom the border is just a nuisance, and I think some of them believe that illegal immigration is a moral good. It is not.”

By Aaron Sharockman • June 22, 2021

Bloggers
stated on October 7, 2020 in a post on Facebook:

“Shredded Pennsylvania Mail in ballot Applications were discovered in a trailer. The applications were for @realDonaldTrump.”

By Aaron Sharockman • October 8, 2020

Jason MIller
stated on October 4, 2020 in comments on ABC's "This Week":

Says Joe Biden stays in his basement.

By Aaron Sharockman • October 4, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on August 14, 2020 in a post on Facebook:

“As of the last 24 hours this is the protocol regarding masks: Masks should only be used by healthcare workers, caretakers or by people who are sick with symptoms like fever and cough.”

By Aaron Sharockman • August 18, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on June 30, 2020 in a post on Facebook:

An image from the St. Louis protest is “what MSM (mainstream media) won’t show you. Peaceful demonstrator pointing weapon at homeowner.”

By Aaron Sharockman • July 1, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on June 24, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Tennis star Serena Williams wrote that she’s “sick of COVID-19. I’m sick of black vs. white. I’m sick of Democrats vs. Republicans. I’m sick of gay vs. straight. I’m sick of Christians vs atheists. I’m REALLY sick of the media.”

By Aaron Sharockman • June 24, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on June 12, 2020 in a post on Facebook:

Says Tim Tebow “kneeled in protest of abortion during the National Anthem in 2012. He was praised by fans as being a ‘model American.’”

By Aaron Sharockman • June 19, 2020

X posts
stated on February 29, 2020 in posts on Twitter and Facebook:

Says Sen. Chuck Schumer deleted a Feb. 5 tweet criticizing President Donald Trump’s decision to ban some forms of travel to and from China.

By Aaron Sharockman • February 29, 2020

Viral image
stated on February 29, 2020 in a post on Facebook:

“Bernie Logic: Nobody can live on $7 an hour. We must raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Also we must raise the tax rate to 52%. $15 an hour * 52% = $7.80. $15 an hour – $7.80 = $7.20. $7.20 an hour!!!”

By Aaron Sharockman • February 29, 2020

Amy Klobuchar
stated on December 20, 2019 in the sixth Democratic presidential debate:

Says Pete Buttigieg ran statewide in Indiana and “lost by 20 points.”

By Aaron Sharockman • December 20, 2019

Facebook posts
stated on October 29, 2018 in a post on Facebook:

“As some of you may know I am the recent $3.4 million lotto winner. I’d like to spread some positivity so I’m sending $1,000 to the first 100k people that share this.”

By Aaron Sharockman • October 31, 2018

Bloggers
stated on February 7, 2018 in a blog post:

“FBI RAIDS OBAMA – Find Massive Secret That Was Hidden For YEARS.”

By Aaron Sharockman • March 30, 2018

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Rob Sand
stated on August 24, 2026 in an ad:

Iowa once had “the best public schools in the country,” but is now “in the bottom half.”

By Grace Olson • September 24, 2026

Republican National Committee
stated on September 2, 2026 in an X post:

“54% of North Carolina commercial driver’s licenses were issued illegally to foreign nationals.”

By Paul Specht • September 24, 2026

Texas PAC
stated on September 11, 2026 in an ad from Texas PAC:

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico “supported using taxpayer dollars for sex change surgeries on young children.”

By Ben Brasch • September 24, 2026

Chris Pappas
stated on September 15, 2026 in a press release:

New Hampshire Republican U.S. Senate candidate John Sununu “led efforts to privatize Social Security.”

By Louis Jacobson • September 23, 2026

Sherrod Brown
stated on September 3, 2026 in a campaign ad:

Sen. Jon Husted “led the push to bring data centers to Ohio and gave billions of tax dollars to make it happen.”

By Cami Henry-Seymore • September 23, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on September 22, 2026 in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly:

The people who warned of climate change, the “Russia hoax” and the “Ukraine hoax” are the same people “now saying that AI is going to kill us all.”

By Caleb McCullough, Loreben Tuquero • September 22, 2026

TikTok posts
stated on September 20, 2026 in a post:

President Joe Biden “cut off 440 reporters’ credentials.”

By Jeff Cercone • September 21, 2026

Abdul El-Sayed
stated on September 1, 2026 in an X post:

President Donald Trump’s tariffs “cost each Michigan household $5,619.”

By Caleb McCullough • September 17, 2026

Zach Lahn
stated on August 21, 2026 in an ad:

Iowa gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand “wants to raise (Iowans’) taxes by $7,500 per year.”

By Genevieve DiChiara • September 17, 2026

TikTok posts
stated on September 3, 2026 in publicaciones en TikTok:

Adamari López “delató a dos inmigrantes que fueron capturados por las autoridades de inmigración”.

By Maria Briceño • September 16, 2026

Abdul El-Sayed
stated on September 12, 2026 in an X post:

Former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers “voted to deny health care” to 9/11 first responders “nine times.”

By Caleb McCullough • September 15, 2026

Jon Ossoff
stated on September 2, 2026 in a TV ad:

U.S. Rep. Mike Collins “voted to gut Social Security” and “wants to push (older Americans) off Social Security and back to work.”

By Maria Briceño • September 15, 2026

WinSenate
stated on in an ad:

“Troy Jackson expanded Medicaid health coverage in Maine. Susan Collins was the deciding vote for Trump’s Medicaid cuts.”

By Amy Sherman • September 14, 2026

Roy Cooper
stated on August 26, 2026 in a televised interview:

North Carolina officials “removed” an early-voting site from North Carolina A&T State University.

By Paul Specht • September 11, 2026

Byron Donalds
stated on August 24, 2026 in an ad:

Florida Democratic gubernatorial nominee David Jolly “wants more taxes on tips, overtime and Social Security.”

By Samantha Putterman • September 11, 2026

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on September 10, 2026 in a speech at the RNC midterm convention:

The U.S. has “the sickest children in the history of the world.”

By Caleb McCullough, Loreben Tuquero • September 10, 2026

Sam Altman
stated on September 1, 2026 in a podcast:

“For every 38,000 ChatGPT queries, that is the same amount of water that is used in the production of a single almond in California.”

By Caleb McCullough • September 4, 2026

David Jolly
stated on August 28, 2026 in a news conference:

“70, 80% of people across Florida are saying, ‘Don’t build data centers.'”

By Samantha Putterman • September 2, 2026

Troy Jackson
stated on August 28, 2026 in an X post:

When Sen. Susan Collins “had the chance to actually vote to stop Trump’s tariffs from driving up costs for Maine families and businesses, she voted NO.”

By Amy Sherman • September 2, 2026

Jon Ossoff
stated on August 16, 2026 in a speech:

U.S. Rep. Mike Collins “is literally one of the most active crypto traders in the entire Congress, House or Senate.”

By Ben Brasch • September 2, 2026

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