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Sherrod Brown stated on January 8, 2021 in an interview with Ohio reporters Summer “protesters outside the White House were met with tear gas, rubber bullets, a full militarized response. While ... rioters were able to breach the Capitol.” Facebook posts stated on January 7, 2021 in a Facebook post Says left-wing activist John Sullivan “incited (the) insurgence of (the) US Capitol.” Instagram posts stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post The storming of the Capitol was staged. Shannon Grove stated on January 6, 2021 in a tweet "Antifa" is to blame for storming the U.S. Capitol. Erick Erickson stated on November 13, 2020 in a tweet Says Raphael Warnock "ran over his wife" and was "arrested for obstructing an investigation into child abuse." Donald Trump stated on November 11, 2020 in a tweet Video shows California election workers "cheating" by collecting ballots from drop box on Nov. 4. Dan Patrick stated on October 28, 2020 in a press conference Says “the city of Austin is a disaster if you haven’t been there. A great city, now one of the most dangerous cities in America and definitely in Texas.” Eric Trump stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet A person is on film “burning 80 Trump ballots.” Viral image stated on November 2, 2020 in a Facebook post Stacks of bricks are showing up in Denver because “the Evil Left is getting ready to destroy downtown.” Facebook posts stated on November 2, 2020 in a Facebook post Bricks are being “randomly placed all over Detroit.” Donald Trump stated on November 1, 2020 in a tweet “Joe Biden called Black youth super predators.” Facebook posts stated on September 7, 2020 in a Facebook post “There are people trying to make legal age of consent 4 years old.” Facebook posts stated on October 28, 2020 in a Facebook post Says Kamala Harris said looters are just feeding their hungry kids. Joe Biden stated on October 22, 2020 in the final 2020 presidential debate As part of the Obama administration's criminal justice reforms, “38,000 prisoners were released from federal prison.” Viral image stated on October 17, 2020 in a Facebook post In the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, “the perps were ANTIFA and BLM anarchists.” Congressional Leadership Fund stated on October 7, 2020 in an ad Says Debbie Mucarsel-Powell's family received $700,000 from the firm of "violent warlord Ihor Kolomoisky," who is compared to Fidel Castro and Nicolás Maduro. Joe Biden stated on October 15, 2020 in an ABC town hall "They eliminated the funding for community policing." Uniting Missouri PAC stated on September 2, 2020 in a campaign ad Says Nicole Galloway's campaign “is being bankrolled by the same extremists who want to defund our police." Facebook posts stated on October 9, 2020 in a Facebook post “Jeffrey Epstein found living in New Mexico!” Facebook posts stated on August 14, 2020 in a headline “Kamala Harris Tried to Put Pro-Lifers in Jail Who Exposed Planned Parenthood Selling Baby Parts” Load more
Sherrod Brown stated on January 8, 2021 in an interview with Ohio reporters Summer “protesters outside the White House were met with tear gas, rubber bullets, a full militarized response. While ... rioters were able to breach the Capitol.”
Facebook posts stated on January 7, 2021 in a Facebook post Says left-wing activist John Sullivan “incited (the) insurgence of (the) US Capitol.”
Shannon Grove stated on January 6, 2021 in a tweet "Antifa" is to blame for storming the U.S. Capitol.
Erick Erickson stated on November 13, 2020 in a tweet Says Raphael Warnock "ran over his wife" and was "arrested for obstructing an investigation into child abuse."
Donald Trump stated on November 11, 2020 in a tweet Video shows California election workers "cheating" by collecting ballots from drop box on Nov. 4.
Dan Patrick stated on October 28, 2020 in a press conference Says “the city of Austin is a disaster if you haven’t been there. A great city, now one of the most dangerous cities in America and definitely in Texas.”
Viral image stated on November 2, 2020 in a Facebook post Stacks of bricks are showing up in Denver because “the Evil Left is getting ready to destroy downtown.”
Facebook posts stated on November 2, 2020 in a Facebook post Bricks are being “randomly placed all over Detroit.”
Facebook posts stated on September 7, 2020 in a Facebook post “There are people trying to make legal age of consent 4 years old.”
Facebook posts stated on October 28, 2020 in a Facebook post Says Kamala Harris said looters are just feeding their hungry kids.
Joe Biden stated on October 22, 2020 in the final 2020 presidential debate As part of the Obama administration's criminal justice reforms, “38,000 prisoners were released from federal prison.”
Viral image stated on October 17, 2020 in a Facebook post In the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, “the perps were ANTIFA and BLM anarchists.”
Congressional Leadership Fund stated on October 7, 2020 in an ad Says Debbie Mucarsel-Powell's family received $700,000 from the firm of "violent warlord Ihor Kolomoisky," who is compared to Fidel Castro and Nicolás Maduro.
Joe Biden stated on October 15, 2020 in an ABC town hall "They eliminated the funding for community policing."
Uniting Missouri PAC stated on September 2, 2020 in a campaign ad Says Nicole Galloway's campaign “is being bankrolled by the same extremists who want to defund our police."
Facebook posts stated on October 9, 2020 in a Facebook post “Jeffrey Epstein found living in New Mexico!”
Facebook posts stated on August 14, 2020 in a headline “Kamala Harris Tried to Put Pro-Lifers in Jail Who Exposed Planned Parenthood Selling Baby Parts”
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