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Donald Trump
stated on June 27, 2021 in a statement:

“Facts have now come out to show conclusively” that the 2020 presidential election wasn’t legitimate.

By Amy Sherman • June 29, 2021
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on June 22, 2021 in an ad:

Sen. Raphael Warnock “voted for welfare for politicians plan. Up to $25 million of government money for Warnock’s own political campaign.”

By Amy Sherman • June 25, 2021
Donald Trump
stated on June 22, 2021 in a statement:

Georgia didn’t update its voter rolls prior to the 2020 presidential election; “this means we (you!) won the presidential election in Georgia.”

By Amy Sherman • June 23, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on May 22, 2021 in a Facebook post:

"21% of 140,000 ballots were found to be in error in GA.”

By Amy Sherman • May 27, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on May 25, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“Boom! Georgia 1st to decertify election.”

By Amy Sherman • May 27, 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
Bloggers
stated on April 21, 2021 in articles and social media:

Group “identifies 12,547 illegal votes” in Georgia's 2020 election results, “exceeds margin of victory in the state.”

By Tom Kertscher • April 28, 2021
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on April 9, 2021 in an online ad:

Says Raphael Warnock supports boycotts of Georgia to protest voting law.

By Amy Sherman • April 13, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on April 6, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Colorado “requires photo ID to vote in person, requires signature verification for mail-in ballots, which Georgia got rid of, and prevents campaign workers from giving food, water to voters within 100 feet if they’re wearing campaign apparel.”

By Tom Kertscher • April 7, 2021
Edward Lawrence
stated on April 2, 2021 in a Fox News appearance:

"Sunday was never used before as a voting day in Georgia.”

By Bill McCarthy • April 7, 2021
Tim Scott
stated on April 6, 2021 in a tweet:

Says Georgia “has more day-of voting rights than Colorado.”

By Jon Greenberg • April 7, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on March 29, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Georgia’s new voting law “makes it a JAIL-TIME CRIME to drop off grandma’s absentee ballot in a dropbox.”

By Amy Sherman • March 30, 2021
Josh Holmes
stated on March 28, 2021 in an interview on Fox News Sunday:

A Georgia law has not “criminalized giving people bottles of water.” It pertains to political organizations.

By Amy Sherman • March 29, 2021
Charles Schumer
stated on March 24, 2021 in a Senate hearing:

“Republicans recently passed a bill to eliminate early voting on Sunday” in Georgia

By Amy Sherman • March 26, 2021
Mike Huckabee
stated on March 15, 2021 in a Twitter post:

“70% of Georgians said they would vote for Trump in 2024.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • March 18, 2021
Maria Bartiromo
stated on March 16, 2021 in an interview with former President Donald Trump:

The Washington Post was "forced to correct what (Donald Trump) told the secretary of state of Georgia.”

By Bill McCarthy • March 17, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on March 2, 2021 in a Facebook post:

The Georgia House passed a bill that “makes it a misdemeanor to give food or water to voters waiting in line.”

By Amy Sherman • March 9, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on February 25, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says the Atlanta mayor is “shutting the city down for” the NBA All-Star Game weekend.

By Tom Kertscher • March 1, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on January 5, 2021 in a video:

32,000 votes for David Perdue “disappeared” during the Georgia Senate runoff election.

By Daniel Funke • January 8, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on January 5, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Voting machines didn’t work in heavily GOP areas for the Georgia runoff elections, leaving some voters unable to cast ballots.

By Tom Kertscher • January 7, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“Georgia and Kansas Capitol buildings have been stormed by protesters.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • January 6, 2021
Viral image
stated on January 2, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Photo shows “2 sitting senators counting ballots” in Georgia.

By Ciara O'Rourke • January 6, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on January 5, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says shredded ballots were found in Dell boxes in Georgia

By Samantha Putterman • January 6, 2021
Donald Trump
stated on January 6, 2021 in a tweet:

"They just happened to find 50,000 ballots (in the Georgia U.S. Senate runoff elections) late last night."

By Bill McCarthy • January 6, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on January 4, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger “faces espionage charges.”

By Tom Kertscher • January 6, 2021
Donald Trump
stated on January 2, 2021 in a phone call with Georgia's Secretary of State:

“You had (4,925) out-of-state voters… in Georgia.”

By Noah Y. Kim • January 4, 2021
Donald Trump
stated on January 2, 2021 in a phone call with the George secretary of state:

After a “major water main break,” Georgia election workers counted “18,000 ballots, all for Biden” that they pulled from suitcases and with no election observers present.

By Bill McCarthy • January 4, 2021
Donald Trump
stated on January 2, 2021 in a phone call with Georgia's Secretary of State:

“We won Georgia easily. We won it by hundreds of thousands of votes.”

By Miriam Valverde • January 4, 2021
Kelly Loeffler
stated on December 9, 2020 in an interview:

Says Raphael Warnock has "said we need to open up the prisons" and "eliminate cash bail."

By Tom Kertscher • December 18, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on December 16, 2020 in a Facebook post:

A Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent was killed for investigating the election.

By Ciara O'Rourke • December 17, 2020