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Search results for "An extremist left-wing faction does not represent the values of the Democratic Party"

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Fact-checks (20464)

Gus Bilirakis stated on April 15, 2009 in a news release:
It is "the Department of Homeland Security's view that returning military veterans and gun owners are likely to commit terrorist acts."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 16, 2009
Bloggers stated on August 01, 2018 in a blog post:
Say a "left wing extremist, chases down, rams car over Trump bumper sticker."
By Bill McCarthy• August 3, 2018
Brian Sims stated on March 12, 2016 in In a fundraising email to supporters:
"The right-wing extremists are trying to take this seat so they can push their anti-choice and anti-equality agenda through our State House."
By Mark Dent• March 18, 2016
Pat Toomey stated on April 27, 2016 in Pennsylvania:
Says Katie McGinty "actually agrees with Hillary Clinton and the most liberal wing of the Democrats on everything."
By Cassie Owens, Loghan Thain, Dávid Tvrdoň• May 16, 2016
Michael van der Veen stated on February 12, 2021 in a speech at the U.S. Senate:
After the Capitol insurrection, “one of the first people arrested was a leader of antifa."
By Daniel Funke• February 12, 2021
Sally Kohn stated on January 07, 2015 in a tweet on Twitter:
"Since 9/11, right-wing extremists (incl anti-abortion, anti-gov) have killed more Americans than Islamic extremists."
By Jon Greenberg• January 8, 2015
Larry Pressler stated on October 16, 2014 in a campaign forum:
"All four on Mount Rushmore, they were all independents at one critical point in their career."
By Steve Contorno• October 16, 2014
André Carson stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview on ABC News' "This Week":
"Our larger domestic threat is from racial supremacist groups."  
By Jon Greenberg• December 18, 2015
Michael Caputo stated on September 13, 2020 in a Facebook video:
"There are hit squads being trained all over this country” to violently oppose a second term for President Donald Trump.
By Bill McCarthy• September 17, 2020
Bloggers stated on January 28, 2021 in a blog:
Facebook tried to “shut down” the campaign to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
By Chris Nichols• February 2, 2021
MoveOn.org stated on September 02, 2008 in an e-mail.:
"(Palin) supported right-wing extremist Pat Buchanan for president in 2000."
By Edward Epstein• September 3, 2008
JD Vance stated on October 15, 2025 in an episode of The Charlie Kirk Show:
"Political violence, it's just a statistical fact that it's a bigger problem on the left.”
By Amy Sherman• October 20, 2025
Sovereign Citizens United stated on August 12, 2011 in a web post:
U.S. Reps. Hank Johnson, John Lewis and other members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus are "socialists who are openly serving in the U.S. Congress."
By Eric Stirgus• September 2, 2011
Marco Rubio stated on February 13, 2015 in a radio interview:
ISIS is "now the predominant Islamist group in Benghazi."
By Joshua Gillin• February 19, 2015
Donald Trump stated on July 14, 2020 in a press conference in the Rose Garden:
“Joe Biden wants to end school choice.”
By Jon Greenberg• July 17, 2020
Phil Kent stated on October 04, 2011 in a speech before the North Fulton and Friends Tea Party:
The newly created state Immigration Enforcement Review Board "can actually prosecute, and get them [violators] into jail, if we bring in the attorney general."
By Willoughby Mariano• October 21, 2011
Viral image stated on July 03, 2018 in in an image:
Says Democratic Senators "demand Supreme Court nominee not be unduly influenced by U.S. Constitution."
By Bill McCarthy• July 3, 2018
Dave Brat stated on October 11, 2015 in comments on "Meet the Press":
Says Republican Rep. Charlie Dent wants to kick the Freedom Caucus out of the Republican conference "for voting our conscience."     
By Linda Qiu• October 11, 2015
Viral image stated on October 17, 2020 in a Facebook post:
In the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, “the perps were ANTIFA and BLM anarchists.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 21, 2020
Uniting Missouri PAC stated on September 02, 2020 in a campaign ad:
Says Nicole Galloway's campaign “is being bankrolled by the same extremists who want to defund our police."
By William Skipworth• October 14, 2020

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By Daniel Funke• July 2, 2020

Nihilistic violent extremism: What the FBI term means and why experts warn against overuse

By Amy Sherman• October 13, 2025

Who carries out more terror attacks on U.S. soil: Right wing or Islamic extremists?

By Chris Nichols• August 31, 2017

A contested convention? The Democrats’ delegate system, explained

By Louis Jacobson• February 27, 2020

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By Chris Nichols• March 18, 2021

Syrian rebels include extremists, but how many?

By Lilly Maier• September 30, 2013

In context: Donald Trump’s ‘stand back and stand by’ debate comments on white supremacists

By Bill McCarthy• September 30, 2020

In Context: Giving women 'the back of his hand'

By Tom Kertscher• September 4, 2014

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By Louis Jacobson• November 7, 2014

The Democrats’ reconciliation bill: What you need to know

By Louis Jacobson• September 10, 2021

No evidence of rising LGBTQ+ violent extremism or 'trans terrorism'

By Grace Abels• February 26, 2024

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By Tom Kertscher, Amy Sherman• September 4, 2014

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By Amy Sherman• January 27, 2022

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By Jon Greenberg• April 14, 2021

Fact checking Marco Rubio

By April Hunt• August 31, 2015

Donald Trump doesn’t think white nationalism is on the rise. Data show otherwise

By Amy Sherman• March 20, 2019

What is the citizenship status of terrorist suspects in the United States?

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