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Bill O'Reilly hosted The O'Reilly Factor on Fox News until 2017. He formerly worked as a television news reporter and has authored numerous books.

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Bill O'Reilly
stated on March 16, 2016 in an episode of "The O'Reilly Factor":

Says Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland "voted, so the folks know, in Washington, D.C., to keep guns away from private citizens."

By Lauren Carroll • March 18, 2016
Bill O'Reilly
stated on October 7, 2015 in a commentary:

From 2014 to 2015, Austin’s "murder rate is up a whopping 83 percent."

By Philip Jankowski • October 16, 2015
Bill O'Reilly
stated on July 27, 2015 in an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor":

Russia and China "absolutely said pretty clearly" they would not keep economic sanctions on Iran if the United States "walked away from the deal."

By Anna Bruzgulis • July 30, 2015
Bill O'Reilly
stated on February 20, 2015 in a broadcast of "The O'Reilly Factor":

"I never said I was on the Falkland Islands."

By Jon Greenberg • March 3, 2015
Bill O'Reilly
stated on December 1, 2014 in a segment on "The O'Reilly Factor":

"In 2012, 123 African-Americans were shot dead by police. ... Same year, 326 whites were killed by police."

By Katie Sanders • December 4, 2014

Liberals Are Cool
stated on March 17, 2013 in an Internet meme:

"Q: What do these ‘Patriotic' Americans have in common? A: They are all Draft Dodgers."

By Caryn Shinske • March 24, 2013

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