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Search results for "Christian missionary hailed as 'holiest man alive' pleads guilty to abusing boys in Texas"

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Fact-checks (7940)

James Talarico stated on May 28, 2026 in an X post:
“Adam Hoffman abused a little boy” and Ken Paxton “let Hoffman off the hook.”
By Amy Sherman• June 3, 2026
Leo Berman stated on April 04, 2011 in a House committee hearing:
Says judges are using Shariah law in Dearborn, Mich.
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 14, 2011
Doug Jones stated on November 30, 2017 in a campaign ad:
"In a 2014 case involving a man convicted of abusing two underage girls, Judge Roy Moore disagreed and wrote the dissenting opinion."  
By Jon Greenberg• December 6, 2017
Kevin Rinke stated on June 01, 2022 in a campaign ad:
"Dead people always vote Democrat."
By Clara Hendrickson, Louis Jacobson• June 2, 2022
Graeme Zielinski stated on May 15, 2012 in Tweets:
Gov. Scott Walker is helping pay for the criminal defense of a man accused of "boy rape."
By James B. Nelson• May 18, 2012
Ron Johnson stated on October 04, 2022 in Public statement:
"To call what happened on January 6 an armed insurrection, I just think is not accurate."
By D.L. Davis• October 10, 2022
Facebook posts stated on August 18, 2021 in a Facebook post:
229 Christian missionaries were sentenced to death in Afghanistan.
By Jason Asenso• August 19, 2021
Greg Abbott stated on February 10, 2014 in an opinion article in The (McAllen) Monitor:
"As attorney general, I have prosecuted judges, district attorneys and other public officials across Texas who violated that (public) trust, who have been corrupted."
By Sue Owen• March 11, 2014
Donald Trump stated on May 13, 2015 in a tweet:
"You can be an NFL player with murder charges and not be suspended."
By Katie Sanders• May 18, 2015
Herschel Walker stated on March 13, 2022 in an appearance at a church:
The presence of apes calls into question the concept of evolution.
By Sara Swann• March 17, 2022
Facebook posts stated on July 02, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Says George Floyd died "because he had a system full of fentanyl and meth," and “beat women and held guns to their pregnant bellies.”
By Gabrielle Settles• July 8, 2021
X posts stated on April 03, 2023 in a Tweet:
“Florida man charged with a hate crime” for defacing pride crosswalk.
By Grace Abels• April 7, 2023
Ian Miles Cheong stated on March 19, 2025 in an X post:
Netflix show “Adolescence” is based on Southport, England, knife attacker but the show “race swapped the actual killer from a black man/migrant to a white boy.”
By Jeff Cercone• March 21, 2025
Hank Williams Jr. stated on September 02, 2012 in a concert in Fort Worth.:
Says Barack Obama is a Muslim.  
By W. Gardner Selby• September 4, 2012
Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on August 01, 2018 in a radio ad:
Claims that Democratic candidate for governor Matt Flynn "told one child predator to ‘wait and see,’ when he should have turned him in to authorities."
By Ahmed Elbenni• August 10, 2018
Alex Sink stated on May 18, 2010 in a press release.:
Rick Scott "was forced to resign as the head of a company that pled guilty to massive amounts of systematic fraud, including 14 felonies, leading to a historic $1.7 billion fine."
By Aaron Sharockman• May 20, 2010
Josh Mandel stated on February 25, 2022 in a speech at the 2022 CPAC meeting in Florida:
The 2020 election “was stolen from Donald J. Trump.”
By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• March 1, 2022
Congressional Leadership Fund stated on September 25, 2020 in a campaign ad:
Says Sri Kulkarni attended “notorious desert drug parties” and was arrested for cocaine.
By Noah Y. Kim• October 6, 2020
Bloggers stated on November 10, 2021 in an article:
“German News Agency Tracks 75 Prominent Athletes Suddenly Dead Of Heart Attacks After COVID Vax”
By Monique Curet• November 19, 2021
Mark Finchem stated on September 22, 2022 in a Secretary of State debate:
Ballot harvesting “altered the outcome” of a city council election in Yuma County, Arizona.
By Jon Greenberg• September 23, 2022

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By W. Gardner Selby• October 23, 2014

Mailbag: ‘I am now starting to question your perspective’

By Louis Jacobson• April 8, 2019

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By Amy Sherman• March 25, 2019

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By Amy Hollyfield• May 2, 2008

Ghost of Abramoff haunts McCain

By Alexander Lane• August 13, 2008

Why Wesley Snipes and Kodak Black went to prison, but Hunter Biden likely won’t

By Jeff Cercone, Sevana Wenn• June 23, 2023

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By W. Gardner Selby• February 11, 2014

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By John Kruzel• October 30, 2017

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