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Facebook posts stated on December 31, 2017 in a video interview:

"ADHD does not exist."

By Ellie Borst• July 13, 2022

Mallard Fillmore stated on February 09, 2013 in a syndicated cartoon:

Comic strip says government study shows Head Start "has little or no impact on the children it’s supposed to help."

By Sue Owen• February 26, 2013

Instagram posts stated on April 24, 2023 in an Instagram post:

“Face masks may raise risk of stillbirths, testicular dysfunction and cognitive decline, study warns.”

By Tom Kertscher• April 28, 2023

Oliver North stated on May 20, 2018 in an interview on Fox News:

Perpetrators of school shootings "have been drugged in many cases … many of these young boys have been on Ritalin since they were in kindergarten."

By Manuela Tobias• May 22, 2018

Facebook posts stated on August 01, 2021 in a Facebook post:

"They didn't allow" Simone Biles "to take her ADHD medication."

By Tom Kertscher• August 2, 2021

Tony Perkins stated on October 12, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday":

"We know from the social science that children do best with a mom and a dad."

By Jon Greenberg• October 12, 2014

J.B. Van Hollen stated on March 18, 2010 in written testimony to a Wisconsin Senate committee:

"Over 22,000 unique Internet Protocol addresses -- in Wisconsin alone -- have downloaded child pornography."

By Tom Kertscher• September 15, 2010

Chris Kapenga stated on February 10, 2021 in Twitter:

“The National Academy of Medicine points to a significant correlation between marijuana and psychosis, schizophrenia, and other psychotic disorders, particularly in teenagers where the risk of developing schizophrenia increases three fold.”

By Haley BeMiller• March 5, 2021

Richard Besser stated on February 01, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week":

"It used to be that the only children at school who weren't vaccinated were those who had true medical" conditions. "Now there are 19 states that allow personal belief exemptions."

By Katie Sanders• February 1, 2015

Facebook posts stated on July 19, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says the white man who wanted Rosa Parks’ seat on the bus was suffering from ADHD and anxiety.

By Gabrielle Settles• August 2, 2021

Eric Cantor stated on February 19, 2013 in a news release.:

"The National Science Foundation spent $1.2 million paying seniors to play World of Warcraft to study the impact it had on their brain."

By Sean Gorman• February 22, 2013

Facebook posts stated on April 30, 2022 in a post:

“White House physician demands Biden’s immediate resignation following his ‘obvious’ cognitive decline.”

By Monique Curet• May 3, 2022

Viral image stated on May 06, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Video shows Fox News host Sean Hannity saying an impostor is pretending to be President Joe Biden.

By Ciara O'Rourke• May 11, 2023

Josh Stein stated on June 06, 2025 in an X post:

“Guns are the leading cause of death for children in North Carolina.”

By Paul Specht• August 5, 2025

Lamar Alexander stated on March 22, 2012 in a press release.:

"This rule could prevent children under 18 from using such tools as a power screwdriver, a milking machine or something as simple as a wheelbarrow on the family farm . . . "

By Bartholomew Sullivan• April 15, 2012

Regina Benjamin stated on August 18, 2011 in a radio interview:

"The United States death rate is two-and-a-half times higher for those who do not have a high school education."

By Willoughby Mariano• August 26, 2011

Tom Rooney stated on March 27, 2012 in a press release:

A proposed U.S. Labor Department rule for children working on farms "would even ban youth from operating a battery-powered screwdriver or a pressurized garden hose."

By Amy Sherman• April 26, 2012

David Rouzer stated on December 03, 2020 in a tweet:

The National Institutes of Health “states that regular marijuana use can reduce IQ by 8 points.”

By Paul Specht• December 8, 2020

Ken Plum stated on March 12, 2015 in :

"We've got 40 years of study now that show that, with a good preschool start, you're less likely to be on public dole, you're less likely to be in prison."

By Sean Gorman• March 23, 2015

Sondy Pope stated on March 30, 2013 in in a news release:

"The vast majority of our public school students are receiving less state support than their private voucher peers."

By Dave Umhoefer• April 10, 2013

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