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Social Media stated on January 03, 2026 in social media posts:
Images and videos show aftermath of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s capture.
By Loreben Tuquero• January 5, 2026
Alex Jones stated on January 03, 2026 in an X post:
Video shows “millions of Venezuelans flooded the streets of Caracas” to celebrate Nicolás Maduro’s capture.
By Maria Briceño• January 5, 2026
Chris Murphy stated on March 01, 2026 in an interview with CBS News' "Face the Nation":
“There is no history … that shows an air campaign alone will result in positive regime change. In fact, there's not a single example of it in the entirety of American history.”
By Louis Jacobson• March 2, 2026
Ron DeSantis stated on January 05, 2026 in a press conference:
Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro “was releasing people from his prisons and sending them to our southern border under the Biden administration.”
By Samantha Putterman• January 7, 2026
Instagram posts stated on March 29, 2024 in an Instagram post:
The FBI admitted that Venezuela emptied its prisons and sent the inmates to the U.S.
By Sofia Ahmed• April 4, 2024
Facebook posts stated on July 30, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook:
"Mark Zuckerberg, CEO de Meta, ha retirado la verificación” de Nicolás Maduro en Facebook e Instagram.
By Marta Campabadal Graus• August 2, 2024
Viral image stated on July 01, 2024 in a Threads post:
“In official capacity, Biden orders DOJ to arrest 6 justices of SCOTUS.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 5, 2024
Jean Casarez stated on June 21, 2015 in comments on CNN:
The Confederate battle flag at the South Carolina statehouse "must fly at a height of 30 feet. Any changes -- taken down, or even at half-staff, if that can be done -- must be passed by a supermajority of the General Assembly."
By Linda Qiu• June 21, 2015
Bill Richardson stated on September 05, 2007 in a TV ad.:
"Bill Richardson passed the first law in the nation giving National Guard soldiers $400,000 in life insurance."
By Tom Tobin• August 30, 2007
Duncan Hunter stated on August 31, 2009 in an interview on MSNBC:
"We waterboard, incidentally, hundreds of our own military personnel. They waterboard themselves in training to toughen themselves up."
By Robert Farley• September 4, 2009
Republican Governors Association stated on July 21, 2010 in a television campaign ad:
"Ohio lost 400,000 jobs on his (Ted Strickland’s) watch."
By Mark Naymik• August 3, 2010
Donald Trump stated on January 05, 2026 in an X post:
Maduro was “flooding America with deadly fentanyl.”
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 7, 2026
Donald Trump stated on December 01, 2025 in a Truth Social post:
Video shows “breaking” news that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro "publicly surrendered" to President Donald Trump.
By Maria Briceño• December 3, 2025
Chain email stated on June 22, 2011 in a chain e-mail:
Says a quote at the top of the redesigned website for the Department of Justice comes from a socialist who wanted to impose global common law.
By Robert Farley• July 14, 2011
Instagram posts stated on July 27, 2023 in an Instagram post:
Former President Barack Obama “removed 500,000 pedophiles from background check database.”
By Loreben Tuquero• July 31, 2023
Sid Miller stated on November 09, 2019 in a Facebook post:
"Confederate veterans were conferred with many of the same benefits of other United States military veterans by Acts of Congress back in 1929 and 1957."
By Madlin Mekelburg• November 15, 2019
Joe Biden stated on February 14, 2020 in an interview with Jorge Ramos:
“You had the last two administrations deport twice as many people as we deported — twice as many.”
By Miriam Valverde• March 13, 2020
Rick Scott stated on June 28, 2020 in an interview:
Says “Joe Biden supported the Castro regime and meeting with Maduro.”
By Amy Sherman• July 1, 2020
Joe Rogan stated on February 28, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Actor Steven Seagal spotted among Russian special forces in Ukraine
By Jeff Cercone• February 28, 2022
John Morgan stated on February 24, 2014 in a medical marijuana debate at the University of Tampa:
Says Cathy Jordan was "arrested" and dragged out of her home by "a SWAT team of hooligans" for using medical marijuana.
By Joshua Gillin• March 13, 2014

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