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Instagram posts
stated on March 16, 2023 in an Instagram post:

“BREAKING: ANTHONY FAUCI is set to be arrested!!!”

By Samantha Putterman • March 20, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on January 22, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Sen. Josh Hawley told professor, “I will not use your pronouns.”

By Jeff Cercone • January 26, 2023
J.D. Vance
stated on October 26, 2022 in a tweet:

Rep. Tim Ryan “wanted to decriminalize fentanyl.”

By Amy Sherman • October 31, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on September 26, 2022 in a post:

House Democrats kicked Nancy Pelosi from office.

By Ciara O'Rourke • September 27, 2022
Mark Finchem
stated on July 28, 2022 in a speech:

Then-Vice President Mike Pence "seized power" from President Donald Trump and undertook "a coup" when he called on federal agencies to stop the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

By Amy Sherman • September 19, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on August 14, 2022 in a Facebook post:

“Liz Cheney cries like kids after loses in ‘primary’ against Trump’s pick,” two days before the primary election.

By Andy Nguyen • August 16, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on July 20, 2022 in a Facebook post:

“Supreme Court FINALLY signs VERDICT to IMPEACH Speaker Pelosi as Hunter’s Laptop IMPLICATES her.”

By Andy Nguyen • July 26, 2022
Donald Trump
stated on July 9, 2022 in a rally:

Ranked choice voting in Alaska is a “total rigged deal.”

By Amy Sherman • July 22, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on July 8, 2022 in a Facebook post:

House Democrats have kicked Rep. Ilhan Omar out of Congress

By Jeff Cercone • July 11, 2022
Marjorie Taylor Greene
stated on April 4, 2022 in a tweet:

Says Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins and Mitt Romney “are pro-pedophile.”

By Jon Greenberg • April 6, 2022
David Perdue
stated on March 25, 2022 in a radio interview:

The 2021 Georgia Senate runoff and the 2020 presidential election “were stolen.”

By Amy Sherman • March 29, 2022
YouTube videos
stated on January 19, 2022 in a video:

“Ashli Babbitt Tried To Stop Antifa False Flag On Jan 6th”

By Bill McCarthy • January 21, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on January 6, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Says Joe Biden said “dozens of police were killed” during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol but “exactly zero people” died that day.

By Andy Nguyen • January 19, 2022
Hillsborough County Republican Executive Committee
stated on December 13, 2021 in a billboard:

Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., is a communist

By Amy Sherman • December 15, 2021
Bob Good
stated on November 4, 2021 in a radio interview.:

“The infrastructure bill itself is only 10% true infrastructure.”

By Warren Fiske • November 15, 2021
Lisa McClain
stated on November 6, 2021 in a tweet:

In the infrastructure bill that just passed the House, “only 10% is actual infrastructure.”

By Louis Jacobson • November 8, 2021
Tweets
stated on August 19, 2021 in in tweets:

The bomb threat near the U.S. Capitol on Aug. 19 was a false flag.

By Bill McCarthy • August 24, 2021
Instagram posts
stated on July 28, 2021 in Instagram and Facebook posts:

Says D.C. police officer Michael Fanone is the same person who was arrested after carrying a Confederate flag through the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

By Bill McCarthy • July 30, 2021
Matthew Rosendale
stated on June 16, 2021 in a tweet:

The intent behind the bill recognizing Juneteenth as a federal holiday "is to replace the Fourth of July.”

By Brandon Mulder • June 25, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on May 26, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“Maxine Waters just introduced a bill to re-name Memorial Day — George Floyd Day."

By Isabella Fertel • June 25, 2021
Bloggers
stated on June 1, 2021 in a blog post:

Video shows the Jan. 6 Capitol riot was a “completely peaceful protest.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • June 4, 2021
Andrew Clyde
stated on May 12, 2021 in a House hearing:

“Watching the TV footage of those who entered the Capitol. … If you didn't know the TV footage was from Jan. 6, you would actually think it was a normal tourist visit.”

By Amy Sherman • May 13, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on March 7, 2021 in a Facebook post:

The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill "awards a $25 million bonus" to House members.

By Tom Kertscher • March 11, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on January 28, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“U.S. military at the White House arresting Congress.”

By Tom Kertscher • January 29, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on June 30, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says Democratic leaders aren’t wearing masks or social distancing in private

By Eric Litke • July 8, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on April 26, 2020 in on social media:

The government must have planned the coronavirus pandemic because the coronavirus relief bill had been introduced three years earlier.

By Louis Jacobson • April 27, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on March 20, 2020 in a text post:

Says the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act gives members of Congress a pay increase.

By Daniel Funke • March 30, 2020
Bloggers
stated on February 25, 2020 in a blog post:

“Congress files charges against Nancy Pelosi.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • February 26, 2020
Donald Trump
stated on February 7, 2020 in a comment to reporters:

"I thought it was a terrible thing when (Nancy Pelosi) ripped up the speech. First of all, it's an official document. You're not allowed. It's illegal what she did. She broke the law."

By Bill McCarthy • February 7, 2020
Charlie Kirk
stated on February 4, 2020 in a tweet:

"Nancy Pelosi may have just committed a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2071, Section 2071 (a) when she ripped up President Trump’s State of the Union address. This violation is punishable by up to three years in prison.”

By Bill McCarthy • February 5, 2020

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