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Jeb Bush stated on December 01, 2014 in a 'Wall Street Journal' CEO Council event:
"Too many" tattoos "on visible body parts" keep some applicants out of the military.
By Amy Sherman• December 3, 2014
Eric Bolling stated on April 04, 2018 in a tweet:
"USPS loses $1.46 each Amazon package it delivers."
By Manuela Tobias• April 6, 2018
Ro Khanna stated on May 26, 2018 in in a tweet:
"Amazon Echo is recording every conversation in a person's home and transmitting it to the cloud."
By John Kruzel• May 31, 2018
Newt Gingrich stated on June 28, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press":
Says Amazon has removed "an educational game about Gettysburg." 
By Anna Bruzgulis• June 30, 2015
Donald Trump stated on April 02, 2018 in a tweet:
"Only fools, or worse, are saying that our money losing Post Office makes money with Amazon. THEY LOSE A FORTUNE, and this will be changed."
By Manuela Tobias• April 2, 2018
Facebook posts stated on October 25, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Scam artists are using Amazon to send people face masks laced with “something toxic.”
By Jeff Cercone• November 12, 2021
Hillary Clinton stated on July 28, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention:
Says Trump ties are made "in China, not Colorado. Trump suits in Mexico, not Michigan. Trump furniture in Turkey, not Ohio. Trump picture frames in India, not Wisconsin."
By Lauren Carroll• July 29, 2016
X posts stated on September 11, 2025 in an X post:
A book on Amazon titled “The Shooting of Charlie Kirk” with a Sept. 9 publication date is evidence the event was staged.
By Samantha Putterman• September 12, 2025
Pink stated on November 13, 2023 in an X post:
These 13 books “have been banned from schools in Florida.”
By Jeff Cercone• November 20, 2023
Bernie Sanders stated on April 30, 2018 in a tweet:
"You know what Amazon paid in federal income taxes last year? Zero."
By Manuela Tobias• May 3, 2018
Civitas Institute stated on June 25, 2018 in a tweet:
"Apple and Amazon already operate in many states that require levels of voter ID."
By Rashaan Ayesh• August 22, 2018
John McCain stated on October 07, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.:
Obama "voted for ... $3-million for an overhead projector at a planetarium in Chicago."
By David DeCamp• October 10, 2008
Facebook posts stated on June 04, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook:
“Amazon está regalando las tabletas del año pasado a todos los residentes en Estados Unidos mayores de 30 años para deshacerse del exceso de inventario”.
By Maria Briceño• June 6, 2024
Donald Trump stated on July 24, 2017 in Twitter:
Amazon has a "no-tax monopoly."
By John Kruzel• July 26, 2017
Ron DeSantis stated on May 24, 2023 in a Twitter Spaces event:
“There's not been a single book banned in the state of Florida.”
By Matthew Crowley, Amy Sherman• May 31, 2023
Funny Or Die stated on July 25, 2016 in a video shown at the Democratic National Convention:
Says Trump shirts are made in Bangladesh, Trump suits in Mexico, Trump Vodka in the Netherlands, Trump crystal barware in Slovenia and his cufflinks and ties in China.
By Lauren Carroll• July 26, 2016
Social Media stated on January 12, 2025 in social media posts:
Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Apple and Uber haven’t donated anything toward LA fire relief, but Taylor Swift donated $10 million.
By Sofia Ahmed• January 16, 2025
Facebook posts stated on December 14, 2021 in a Facebook post:
The omicron variant of COVID-19 “came out” in 2021, but “the copyright on this book” about the variant is 2020.
By Tom Kertscher• December 20, 2021
Facebook posts stated on May 12, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Amazon will ship baby formula to U.S. addresses if you change your preferred country on its website from the U.S. to Canada.
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 17, 2022
Donald Trump stated on August 24, 2016 in at a rally in Tampa, Fla.:
The Hollywood celebrities endorsing Hillary Clinton are "in many cases celebrities that aren’t very hot anymore."
By Linda Qiu• August 25, 2016

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