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Tim Baxter stated on January 04, 2022 in an ad:

Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez “says that all young people want to be socialists.”

By Tom Kertscher• January 12, 2022

Viral image stated on June 26, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "weeps over empty parking lot."

By Ciara O'Rourke, Stefanie Pousoulides• July 22, 2019

Viral image stated on March 30, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, "We need to repeal Daylight Savings Time as a primary measure to decrease the rate of climate change. Less hours of sun shine equal less heat hitting Earth’s surface."

By Ciara O'Rourke• April 2, 2019

Facebook posts stated on April 23, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., “is now worth $29 million dollars.”

By Loreben Tuquero• April 3, 2023

Rebecca Kleefisch stated on September 27, 2010 in a statement on campaign web site:

"The Wisconsin Legislature raised taxes more than $5 billion in 2009."

By Tom Kertscher• September 28, 2010

Instagram posts stated on July 19, 2022 in an Instagram post:

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was “faking being arrested” during an abortion-rights protest outside the Supreme Court.

By Bill McCarthy• July 20, 2022

Leah Vukmir stated on October 09, 2010 in a campaign brochure distributed door to door:

In 2009, "the state Legislature passed more than $5 billion in tax increases."

By Tom Kertscher• October 11, 2010

Instagram posts stated on January 10, 2025 in a post:

The Los Angeles wildfires were planned in preparation for the 2028 Olympics.

By Sara Swann• January 14, 2025

Shelley Moore Capito stated on March 04, 2021 in a press conference:

President Joe Biden’s American Relief Plan “has a lot of money in it for schools, but if you really look at it … it says that the school money is going to go out until the year 2028.”

By Lara Bonatesta, Mackenzie Gilligan• April 15, 2021

JD Vance stated on November 13, 2025 in an interview:

Housing is expensive “because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants” and because of a housing shortage.

By Samantha Putterman• November 20, 2025

Facebook posts stated on April 13, 2023 in a Facebook post:

A video shows Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., playing a phone conversation between Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Hunter Biden.

By Loreben Tuquero• April 17, 2023

Viral image stated on January 12, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted, “Let’s begin ‘The Purge’ to roundup all Conservative traitors.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• January 13, 2021

Progress 2028 stated on October 21, 2024 in a Facebook post:

A pro-Kamala Harris website shows she supports a mandatory gun buyback program.

By Grace Abels• October 21, 2024

Facebook posts stated on July 14, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Quotes Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez as saying private truck drivers are "destroying America" and should be "government regulated and drivers should be on full-time camera until we can figure out how to automate our shipping and do away with them altogether."

By Samantha Putterman• July 19, 2019

Instagram posts stated on November 25, 2024 in an Instagram post:

AOC posted that Trump’s election victory emboldened a conservative news outlet to call for her resignation because she’s a woman.

By Sofia Ahmed• November 26, 2024

Viral image stated on January 30, 2023 in an Instagram post:

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted that Instagram needs to “TERMINATE…a right-wing media page posting CONSERVATIVE content.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• January 31, 2023

Facebook posts stated on January 23, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Video shows Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez crying after “Ted Cruz gets up and humiliates her to her face.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• January 26, 2023

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on November 07, 2020 in a Tweet:

“Every single swing-seat House Democrat who endorsed #MedicareForAll won re-election or is on track to win re-election. Every. Single. One.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos• November 17, 2020

Facebook posts stated on June 04, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says Marjorie Taylor Greene said, “People are dying who have never died before.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• June 9, 2021

Bernie Sanders stated on May 01, 2016 in an interview on CBS News' "Face the Nation":

Winning enough pledged delegates is "not impossible."

By Jon Greenberg• May 2, 2016

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