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Beto O'Rourke stated on June 27, 2022 in an Instagram post "Under Abbott, Texas leads the nation in rape offenses while the rate of arrests for rape has fallen by nearly half." Zach Nunn stated on July 10, 2022 in an interview with Breitbart “My opponent, Cindy Axne, has actively sought to defund the police.” Viral image stated on July 12, 2022 in a Facebook post Photo shows a woman who is wanted for impersonating a nurse and kidnapping an infant from a local U.S. hospital. Instagram posts stated on July 10, 2022 in an Instagram post Shinzo Abe was assassinated because he “didn’t mandate vaccines, sent 1.6 million doses back and gave citizens ivermectin.” Facebook posts stated on July 4, 2022 in a Facebook post Images show Highland Park shooter had antifa connection Marjorie Taylor Greene stated on July 5, 2022 in a tweet Says an image shows the Highland Park shooting suspect "in jail or rehab or a psychiatric center" before the shooting. Greg Gutfeld stated on June 23, 2022 in a TV segment No one “with a concealed carry permit ever committed a mass shooting." Levar Stoney stated on June 16, 2022 in a tweet. “In Virginia, Black people are eight times (8X) more likely than white people to die of gun homicide.” Facebook posts stated on May 30, 2022 in a Facebook post Aaron Salter Jr. was killed by a mass shooter because he was working on creating a water-powered car engine. Facebook posts stated on May 30, 2022 in a Facebook post "Florida man on drugs kills imaginary friend and turns himself in.” Ron Johnson stated on May 11, 2022 in News release In the immediate wake of a fire and vandalism at the Madison headquarters of an anti-abortion group, Democrats had not condemned “activists who are engaging in this repugnant illegal activity.” Tweets stated on May 26, 2022 in a tweet “These mass shootings happen so much that Ted Cruz really got a template ready to tweet whenever they occur.” Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on May 2, 2022 in Newsletter On Gov. Tony “Evers’ watch…the efficiency of the state crime lab has plummeted.” Joe Biden stated on May 24, 2022 in a national address from the White House. "When we passed the assault weapons ban, mass shootings went down. When the law expired, mass shootings tripled." Tweets stated on May 25, 2022 in a tweet ABC News altered the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter’s photo to appear more Caucasian. National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on May 13, 2022 in a television ad Cheri Beasley “vacated” a man’s death sentence and “threw out” the indictment in a child assault case. Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2022 in a Facebook post Photos of a person in a skirt show the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter. Tweets stated on May 24, 2022 in a Facebook post The shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde County, Texas, was a false flag. Cavalier Johnson stated on April 9, 2022 in TV interview In a recent year, the Milwaukee Police Department "collected more guns per capita off the streets than in New York.” Rebecca Kleefisch stated on April 30, 2022 in Public statement Says Gov. Tony Evers is “a big proponent of this defund the police movement.” Load more
Beto O'Rourke stated on June 27, 2022 in an Instagram post "Under Abbott, Texas leads the nation in rape offenses while the rate of arrests for rape has fallen by nearly half."
Zach Nunn stated on July 10, 2022 in an interview with Breitbart “My opponent, Cindy Axne, has actively sought to defund the police.”
Viral image stated on July 12, 2022 in a Facebook post Photo shows a woman who is wanted for impersonating a nurse and kidnapping an infant from a local U.S. hospital.
Instagram posts stated on July 10, 2022 in an Instagram post Shinzo Abe was assassinated because he “didn’t mandate vaccines, sent 1.6 million doses back and gave citizens ivermectin.”
Facebook posts stated on July 4, 2022 in a Facebook post Images show Highland Park shooter had antifa connection
Marjorie Taylor Greene stated on July 5, 2022 in a tweet Says an image shows the Highland Park shooting suspect "in jail or rehab or a psychiatric center" before the shooting.
Greg Gutfeld stated on June 23, 2022 in a TV segment No one “with a concealed carry permit ever committed a mass shooting."
Levar Stoney stated on June 16, 2022 in a tweet. “In Virginia, Black people are eight times (8X) more likely than white people to die of gun homicide.”
Facebook posts stated on May 30, 2022 in a Facebook post Aaron Salter Jr. was killed by a mass shooter because he was working on creating a water-powered car engine.
Facebook posts stated on May 30, 2022 in a Facebook post "Florida man on drugs kills imaginary friend and turns himself in.”
Ron Johnson stated on May 11, 2022 in News release In the immediate wake of a fire and vandalism at the Madison headquarters of an anti-abortion group, Democrats had not condemned “activists who are engaging in this repugnant illegal activity.”
Tweets stated on May 26, 2022 in a tweet “These mass shootings happen so much that Ted Cruz really got a template ready to tweet whenever they occur.”
Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on May 2, 2022 in Newsletter On Gov. Tony “Evers’ watch…the efficiency of the state crime lab has plummeted.”
Joe Biden stated on May 24, 2022 in a national address from the White House. "When we passed the assault weapons ban, mass shootings went down. When the law expired, mass shootings tripled."
Tweets stated on May 25, 2022 in a tweet ABC News altered the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter’s photo to appear more Caucasian.
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on May 13, 2022 in a television ad Cheri Beasley “vacated” a man’s death sentence and “threw out” the indictment in a child assault case.
Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2022 in a Facebook post Photos of a person in a skirt show the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter.
Tweets stated on May 24, 2022 in a Facebook post The shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde County, Texas, was a false flag.
Cavalier Johnson stated on April 9, 2022 in TV interview In a recent year, the Milwaukee Police Department "collected more guns per capita off the streets than in New York.”
Rebecca Kleefisch stated on April 30, 2022 in Public statement Says Gov. Tony Evers is “a big proponent of this defund the police movement.”
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