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Viral image stated on September 16, 2021 in a Facebook post: A wind turbine “could never generate as much energy as was invested in building it.” Candace Owens stated on September 9, 2021 in a tweet: “The Biden administration is attempting to empower the IRS to monitor every single withdrawal, deposit, and transaction you make from your personal banking accounts, PayPal, Venmo, etc." Rick Scott stated on October 5, 2021 in a tweet: "Joe Biden’s attorney general wants the FBI to go after parents for speaking out at school board meetings to protect kids from radical curriculum like critical race theory." YouTube videos stated on September 28, 2021 in a YouTube video: A person’s immune system “tanks” after their second COVID-19 vaccine dose. 10 GOP Louisiana Lawmakers stated on September 29, 2021 in a letter to the governor of Louisiana: “There is no FDA approval for the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19.” Anthony Fauci stated on October 3, 2021 in an interview on CNN: “There are precious few religions that actually say you cannot” get vaccinated. Joe Biden stated on October 4, 2021 in a speech: “Raising the debt limit is usually a bipartisan undertaking.” Instagram posts stated on October 4, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Sophia Stewart wrote books in the 70s that were stolen from her by Warner Bros. (Terminator 1-4 & The Matrix 1 & 2!) ... she won Hollywood's biggest lawsuit, $2.5 Billion.” TikTok posts stated on September 18, 2021 in a TikTok video: Says 86% of COVID-19 cases in Israel in July were in fully vaccinated individuals. Don Lemon stated on September 29, 2021 in an exchange between CNN hosts: Says Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema “are Republicans … Just look at the way they vote.” Facebook posts stated on September 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Arizona audit” shows 86,391 voters “don’t appear to exist.” Instagram posts stated on September 26, 2021 in an Instagram post: The government pays out "$2,125/month in refugee benefits to refugees resettled in the United States," while Social Security recipients “who have paid into the system their whole lives receive $1,400/month on average." Instagram posts stated on September 22, 2021 in an Instagram post: VAERS reports show that babies whose mothers got the COVID-19 vaccine died after breastfeeding. Glenn Grothman stated on September 22, 2021 in Twitter: Says the U.S. National Archives put a ‘harmful content’ warning on our nation’s Founding documents. Common Sense Leadership Fund stated on September 17, 2021 in an attack ad: Democrats “want to tax your retirement funds to pay for their new trillion dollar power grab.” Donald Trump stated on September 25, 2021 in a rally in Georgia: Says Biden “didn’t win in Arizona. He lost in Arizona based on the forensic audit.” Instagram posts stated on September 27, 2021 in an Instagram post: "Breaking news — US Supreme Court has canceled universal vaccination in the United States." Rick Scott stated on September 23, 2021 in an op-ed: “Democrats are responsible for the massive spending and debt growth, they alone need to take responsibility for raising the debt limit.” Instagram posts stated on September 20, 2021 in an Instagram post: The FDA advisory board said unvaccinated people are more educated than most people who have gotten the COVID-19 vaccines. Gary Palmer stated on September 13, 2021 in remarks during a House hearing: “As a result of the massive decline in natural gas prices, we’re saving 11,000 lives per year in the U.S.” Melissa Agard stated on September 2, 2021 in News release: "No other country on the planet witnesses the number of gun deaths that we do here in the United States, and it’s not even close." Facebook posts stated on September 9, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says 2010 video clip showing coffins in a field proves “COVID was planned.” Ron DeSantis stated on September 13, 2021 in remarks at an event in Gainesville, Fla.: People who “have recovered (from COVID-19) have very strong immunity.” Facebook posts stated on September 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Stunning report: nearly 15 million mail-in ballots were not counted in the 2020 election.” Facebook posts stated on August 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi on Aug. 31 blocked members of Congress from reading aloud on the House floor the names of the 13 U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan. Bjorn Lomborg stated on September 3, 2021 in an column in the Wall Street Journal: “The frequency of hurricanes making landfall in the continental U.S. has declined slightly since 1900...There aren’t more powerful hurricanes either.” Joe Biden stated on August 26, 2021 in a proclamation: Women are "disproportionately impacted by voter ID laws — especially married women who change their names, or those whose IDs do not accurately reflect their gender." Kevin McCarthy stated on August 31, 2021 in a statement via Twitter: “If these (telecom and internet) companies comply with the Democrat order to turn over private information, they are in violation of federal law and subject to losing their ability to operate in the United States.”
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Mark Pocan stated on October 3, 2021 in Twitter: “The annual Pentagon budget hovers over $750 billion annually, twice that of the much debated Build Back Better Act that costs about $350 billion annually as currently proposed.” Viral image stated on October 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows hundreds of “sitting ships” waiting to dock at U.S. ports. Viral image stated on September 16, 2021 in a Facebook post: A wind turbine “could never generate as much energy as was invested in building it.” Candace Owens stated on September 9, 2021 in a tweet: “The Biden administration is attempting to empower the IRS to monitor every single withdrawal, deposit, and transaction you make from your personal banking accounts, PayPal, Venmo, etc." Rick Scott stated on October 5, 2021 in a tweet: "Joe Biden’s attorney general wants the FBI to go after parents for speaking out at school board meetings to protect kids from radical curriculum like critical race theory." YouTube videos stated on September 28, 2021 in a YouTube video: A person’s immune system “tanks” after their second COVID-19 vaccine dose. 10 GOP Louisiana Lawmakers stated on September 29, 2021 in a letter to the governor of Louisiana: “There is no FDA approval for the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19.” Anthony Fauci stated on October 3, 2021 in an interview on CNN: “There are precious few religions that actually say you cannot” get vaccinated. Joe Biden stated on October 4, 2021 in a speech: “Raising the debt limit is usually a bipartisan undertaking.” Instagram posts stated on October 4, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Sophia Stewart wrote books in the 70s that were stolen from her by Warner Bros. (Terminator 1-4 & The Matrix 1 & 2!) ... she won Hollywood's biggest lawsuit, $2.5 Billion.” TikTok posts stated on September 18, 2021 in a TikTok video: Says 86% of COVID-19 cases in Israel in July were in fully vaccinated individuals. Don Lemon stated on September 29, 2021 in an exchange between CNN hosts: Says Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema “are Republicans … Just look at the way they vote.” Facebook posts stated on September 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Arizona audit” shows 86,391 voters “don’t appear to exist.” Instagram posts stated on September 26, 2021 in an Instagram post: The government pays out "$2,125/month in refugee benefits to refugees resettled in the United States," while Social Security recipients “who have paid into the system their whole lives receive $1,400/month on average." Instagram posts stated on September 22, 2021 in an Instagram post: VAERS reports show that babies whose mothers got the COVID-19 vaccine died after breastfeeding. Glenn Grothman stated on September 22, 2021 in Twitter: Says the U.S. National Archives put a ‘harmful content’ warning on our nation’s Founding documents. Common Sense Leadership Fund stated on September 17, 2021 in an attack ad: Democrats “want to tax your retirement funds to pay for their new trillion dollar power grab.” Donald Trump stated on September 25, 2021 in a rally in Georgia: Says Biden “didn’t win in Arizona. He lost in Arizona based on the forensic audit.” Instagram posts stated on September 27, 2021 in an Instagram post: "Breaking news — US Supreme Court has canceled universal vaccination in the United States." Rick Scott stated on September 23, 2021 in an op-ed: “Democrats are responsible for the massive spending and debt growth, they alone need to take responsibility for raising the debt limit.” Instagram posts stated on September 20, 2021 in an Instagram post: The FDA advisory board said unvaccinated people are more educated than most people who have gotten the COVID-19 vaccines. Gary Palmer stated on September 13, 2021 in remarks during a House hearing: “As a result of the massive decline in natural gas prices, we’re saving 11,000 lives per year in the U.S.” Melissa Agard stated on September 2, 2021 in News release: "No other country on the planet witnesses the number of gun deaths that we do here in the United States, and it’s not even close." Facebook posts stated on September 9, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says 2010 video clip showing coffins in a field proves “COVID was planned.” Ron DeSantis stated on September 13, 2021 in remarks at an event in Gainesville, Fla.: People who “have recovered (from COVID-19) have very strong immunity.” Facebook posts stated on September 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Stunning report: nearly 15 million mail-in ballots were not counted in the 2020 election.” Facebook posts stated on August 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi on Aug. 31 blocked members of Congress from reading aloud on the House floor the names of the 13 U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan. Bjorn Lomborg stated on September 3, 2021 in an column in the Wall Street Journal: “The frequency of hurricanes making landfall in the continental U.S. has declined slightly since 1900...There aren’t more powerful hurricanes either.” Joe Biden stated on August 26, 2021 in a proclamation: Women are "disproportionately impacted by voter ID laws — especially married women who change their names, or those whose IDs do not accurately reflect their gender." Kevin McCarthy stated on August 31, 2021 in a statement via Twitter: “If these (telecom and internet) companies comply with the Democrat order to turn over private information, they are in violation of federal law and subject to losing their ability to operate in the United States.”
Mark Pocan stated on October 3, 2021 in Twitter: “The annual Pentagon budget hovers over $750 billion annually, twice that of the much debated Build Back Better Act that costs about $350 billion annually as currently proposed.”
Viral image stated on October 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows hundreds of “sitting ships” waiting to dock at U.S. ports.
Viral image stated on September 16, 2021 in a Facebook post: A wind turbine “could never generate as much energy as was invested in building it.”
Candace Owens stated on September 9, 2021 in a tweet: “The Biden administration is attempting to empower the IRS to monitor every single withdrawal, deposit, and transaction you make from your personal banking accounts, PayPal, Venmo, etc."
Rick Scott stated on October 5, 2021 in a tweet: "Joe Biden’s attorney general wants the FBI to go after parents for speaking out at school board meetings to protect kids from radical curriculum like critical race theory."
YouTube videos stated on September 28, 2021 in a YouTube video: A person’s immune system “tanks” after their second COVID-19 vaccine dose.
10 GOP Louisiana Lawmakers stated on September 29, 2021 in a letter to the governor of Louisiana: “There is no FDA approval for the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19.”
Anthony Fauci stated on October 3, 2021 in an interview on CNN: “There are precious few religions that actually say you cannot” get vaccinated.
Joe Biden stated on October 4, 2021 in a speech: “Raising the debt limit is usually a bipartisan undertaking.”
Instagram posts stated on October 4, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Sophia Stewart wrote books in the 70s that were stolen from her by Warner Bros. (Terminator 1-4 & The Matrix 1 & 2!) ... she won Hollywood's biggest lawsuit, $2.5 Billion.”
TikTok posts stated on September 18, 2021 in a TikTok video: Says 86% of COVID-19 cases in Israel in July were in fully vaccinated individuals.
Don Lemon stated on September 29, 2021 in an exchange between CNN hosts: Says Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema “are Republicans … Just look at the way they vote.”
Facebook posts stated on September 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Arizona audit” shows 86,391 voters “don’t appear to exist.”
Instagram posts stated on September 26, 2021 in an Instagram post: The government pays out "$2,125/month in refugee benefits to refugees resettled in the United States," while Social Security recipients “who have paid into the system their whole lives receive $1,400/month on average."
Instagram posts stated on September 22, 2021 in an Instagram post: VAERS reports show that babies whose mothers got the COVID-19 vaccine died after breastfeeding.
Glenn Grothman stated on September 22, 2021 in Twitter: Says the U.S. National Archives put a ‘harmful content’ warning on our nation’s Founding documents.
Common Sense Leadership Fund stated on September 17, 2021 in an attack ad: Democrats “want to tax your retirement funds to pay for their new trillion dollar power grab.”
Donald Trump stated on September 25, 2021 in a rally in Georgia: Says Biden “didn’t win in Arizona. He lost in Arizona based on the forensic audit.”
Instagram posts stated on September 27, 2021 in an Instagram post: "Breaking news — US Supreme Court has canceled universal vaccination in the United States."
Rick Scott stated on September 23, 2021 in an op-ed: “Democrats are responsible for the massive spending and debt growth, they alone need to take responsibility for raising the debt limit.”
Instagram posts stated on September 20, 2021 in an Instagram post: The FDA advisory board said unvaccinated people are more educated than most people who have gotten the COVID-19 vaccines.
Gary Palmer stated on September 13, 2021 in remarks during a House hearing: “As a result of the massive decline in natural gas prices, we’re saving 11,000 lives per year in the U.S.”
Melissa Agard stated on September 2, 2021 in News release: "No other country on the planet witnesses the number of gun deaths that we do here in the United States, and it’s not even close."
Facebook posts stated on September 9, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says 2010 video clip showing coffins in a field proves “COVID was planned.”
Ron DeSantis stated on September 13, 2021 in remarks at an event in Gainesville, Fla.: People who “have recovered (from COVID-19) have very strong immunity.”
Facebook posts stated on September 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Stunning report: nearly 15 million mail-in ballots were not counted in the 2020 election.”
Facebook posts stated on August 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi on Aug. 31 blocked members of Congress from reading aloud on the House floor the names of the 13 U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan.
Bjorn Lomborg stated on September 3, 2021 in an column in the Wall Street Journal: “The frequency of hurricanes making landfall in the continental U.S. has declined slightly since 1900...There aren’t more powerful hurricanes either.”
Joe Biden stated on August 26, 2021 in a proclamation: Women are "disproportionately impacted by voter ID laws — especially married women who change their names, or those whose IDs do not accurately reflect their gender."
Kevin McCarthy stated on August 31, 2021 in a statement via Twitter: “If these (telecom and internet) companies comply with the Democrat order to turn over private information, they are in violation of federal law and subject to losing their ability to operate in the United States.”
