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Suzanne Bonamici stated on May 16, 2012 in a House floor debate:

Says "one in four women and one in seven men have been victims of domestic violence in their lifetime."

By Charles Pope• May 25, 2012

Jeff Merkley stated on February 07, 2013 in a press call :

Says, "Since 1994 when VAWA was first passed, incidents of domestic violence have dropped more than 50 percent."

By Charles Pope• February 11, 2013

Joe Negron stated on April 10, 2013 in a gaggle of reporters:

Says PETA "is using this really fancy drone to follow hunters around in some places in other countries."

By Katie Sanders• April 12, 2013

Lesley Cohen stated on September 24, 2016 in a political mail piece.:

"It’s bad enough that (Stephen) Silberkraus appeared in a sexual fetish film where women were kidnapped from their homes and forced to live naked in kennels and trained to be pets. But when Silberkraus isn’t acting in films that degrade women, he’s stalking them in his personal time."

By Riley Snyder• October 6, 2016

Rick Scott stated on June 05, 2011 in an interview on CNN:

"Studies show that people that are on welfare are higher users of drugs than people not on welfare."

By Aaron Sharockman• June 9, 2011

Kim Thatcher stated on March 17, 2011 in a House floor session:

Oregon concealed gun applications include "home phone numbers, home address, Social Security numbers, what kinds of guns you have in the house … whether you were dishonorably discharged from the military, what controlled substances you are taking and were you ever accused of -- accused, mind you -- of stalking."

By Ian K. Kullgren• March 26, 2011

Larry Ahern stated on March 25, 2011 in a letter to the editor of the "St. Petersburg Times":

"We don't need a separate (prescription drug) database ... Pharmacies already have a database in place."

By Aaron Sharockman• March 29, 2011

Viral image stated on July 07, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says Anthony Fauci “is married to Ghislaine Maxwell’s sister.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• July 7, 2020

Joe Biden stated on July 31, 2019 in a Democratic presidential primary debate:

Says Kamala Harris oversaw a police department that was "abusing people’s rights" and that she did not "disclose to defense attorneys" when there was exculpatory evidence: "She didn't do that. She never did it. And so, what happened? Along came a federal judge and said enough, enough, and he freed 1,000 of these people."

By Bill McCarthy• August 2, 2019

Barack Obama stated on August 23, 2008 in Springfield, Ill.:

"Joe Biden wrote the Violence Against Women Act ... the rate of domestic violence went down dramatically."

By Richard Rubin• August 24, 2008

Rick Scott stated on October 21, 2014 in the CNN debate:

Says Charlie Crist wants felons who "commit a heinous crime" such as "intentional permanent disfigurement of a child, you walk out of jail, you immediately get to vote."

By Amy Sherman• October 27, 2014

Instagram posts stated on June 07, 2019 in a Instagram post:

A video of Mark Zuckerberg shows him talking about controlling "billions of people’s stolen data" to control the future.

By Samantha Putterman• June 12, 2019

Viral image stated on July 20, 2022 in an Instagram post:

A Texas farmer was “arrested for using illegal immigrants for free labor by pretending to be Joe Biden.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• July 21, 2022

Joaquin Castro stated on June 06, 2016 in a tweet:

"@realDonaldTrump is coming to San Antonio, which is 60% Mexican-AMERICAN."

By Filipa Ioannou• June 17, 2016

X posts stated on June 09, 2025 in an X post:

Image shows an antifa debit card that can “automatically be funded after looting, rioting and gang stalking.”

By Gabrielle Lazor• June 17, 2025

Viral image stated on November 15, 2022 in an Instagram post:

“The CEO of FTX is the daughter of the chairman of the SEC.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• November 16, 2022

Viral image stated on March 21, 2022 in a Facebook post:

CNN tweeted a picture of a Serbian resort and said it was in Ukraine.

By Ciara O'Rourke• March 25, 2022

Viral image stated on May 06, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Video shows CNN report about actor Robert Downey Jr.’s app “to earn money.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• May 16, 2024

Viral image stated on October 27, 2021 in an Instagram post:

Says a CNN headline said, “In And Out is the fast food of white supremacists.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• October 29, 2021

Taylor Swift stated on October 07, 2018 in an Instagram post:

Says Marsha Blackburn "voted against the Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, which attempts to protect women from domestic violence, stalking, and date rape."

By Jon Greenberg• October 9, 2018

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