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Jeff Denham stated on July 24, 2018 in a podcast interview:

China has "not acted so well with our elections. They’ve tampered with our elections quite a bit."

By Chris Nichols• August 14, 2018

Jon Ossoff stated on February 20, 2017 in a campaign appearance:

"I've got five years of experience as a national security staffer in the U.S. Congress."

By Louis Jacobson• April 3, 2017

Chris Redfern stated on August 11, 2012 in a news release:

"Paul Ryan got his start in politics, as a young staffer just out of college, working for then-Congressman John Kasich’s Budget Committee."

By Henry J. Gomez• August 17, 2012

Tucker Carlson stated on November 07, 2019 in Tucker Carlson Tonight:

Says Marie Yovanovitch was "dishonest" when she claimed under oath that she never personally responded to an email from a Democratic staffer. But "in fact, it turns out that she did respond."

By Miriam Valverde• November 15, 2019

Monica Crowley stated on June 12, 2022 in an interview with Fox News:

Soviet and Chinese communists have “grabbed control” of U.S. entertainment, movies, television, music, academia, K-12 education and the news media.

By Louis Jacobson• June 17, 2022

Charlie Kirk stated on April 03, 2020 in a tweet:

“The Chinese Communist Party is using Zoom as a way to spy on our citizens.”

By Bill McCarthy• April 7, 2020

Instagram posts stated on February 04, 2023 in an Instagram post:

A vigilante “shot down the Chinese spy balloon in an extraordinary act.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• February 6, 2023

Martha McSally stated on October 06, 2020 in a debate:

Says Mark Kelly took to space a “Chinese communist banner.”

By Miriam Valverde• October 23, 2020

Instagram posts stated on February 05, 2023 in an Instagram post:

“‘Satellites’ are on balloons and not in space.”

By Sara Swann• February 7, 2023

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on July 02, 2012 in a news release:

"Foreign Chinese prostitution money is allegedly behind the groups funding Congressman Jim Renacci’s Republican majority."

By Sabrina Eaton• July 12, 2012

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on July 11, 2012 in Campaign news release:

"Foreign Chinese prostitution money is allegedly behind the groups funding Congressman Scott DesJarlais's (TN-04) Republican Majority."

By Tom Humphrey• August 1, 2012

Leah Vukmir stated on September 23, 2018 in an interview:

Says Tammy Baldwin was the only member of the Wisconsin congressional delegation "to have a report outlining that a doctor was overprescribing opioids" at the Tomah VA, "later a veteran died" and Baldwin "covered it up."

By Tom Kertscher• October 3, 2018

Thom Tillis stated on April 15, 2014 in a TV ad:

Says a pro-Democratic ad is "false" for saying that he allowed two disgraced staffers in 2012 to "resign."

By Julie Kliegman• April 25, 2014

Dana Rohrabacher stated on September 14, 2017 in a news article:

Democrats "setup" and "manipulated" the political violence in Charlottesville

By Chris Nichols• September 16, 2017

Environmental Defense Fund Action stated on October 29, 2018 in a mailer to Texas homes:

Says Texas U.S. Rep. John Culberson "was caught using campaign cash on collectibles, including Civil War memorabilia and fossils."

By Stephen Koff• November 3, 2018

Karen Handel stated on August 20, 2013 in an email:

Congress secured special Obamacare rules "to prevent their healthcare costs from rising."

By Eric Stirgus• September 3, 2013

Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2025 in a post:

Conservative activist Laura Loomer’s reporting proves “Alex Wong is the individual who added (journalist) Jeffrey Goldberg” to the Trump administration Signal group text about bombing Yemen.

By Madison Czopek• April 4, 2025

Mark Meadows stated on August 31, 2018 in :

"Bruce Ohr's wife, Nellie Ohr, worked for Fusion GPS – which was the firm hired by the Clinton campaign to write the dossier. Bruce Ohr gave the dossier to the FBI. The FBI then used the same dossier to spy on the Trump campaign."

By Bill McCarthy• September 11, 2018

Donna Brazile stated on March 24, 2024 in remarks on ABC's "This Week":

The current Congress is “the least productive in our lifetime.”

By Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson• April 3, 2024

Viral image stated on April 02, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says video shows “the Chinese are destroying the 5G poles as they are aware that it is the thing triggering the corona symptoms.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• April 7, 2020

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