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Charlie Kirk stated on August 02, 2023 in a video:

Douglass Mackey was convicted “because he made a meme in the 2016 election.”

By Madison Czopek• August 9, 2023

Instagram posts stated on January 30, 2024 in a video:

President Joe Biden admitted to using the Justice Department to pursue his political foes.

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• February 8, 2024

Instagram posts stated on September 24, 2024 in an Instagram reel:

"Missouri registered 78,421 in just one week of February of this year. Out of that number, 23,253 were dead people!"

By Andy Nguyen• October 4, 2024

Donald Trump stated on May 21, 2024 in a campaign email:

“Biden’s DOJ was authorized to use DEADLY FORCE” in Mar-a-Lago raid. Biden was “locked and loaded” and “ready to take me out.”

By Jeff Cercone• May 23, 2024

Donald Trump stated on November 08, 2023 in a rally in Hialeah:

“Just like the Cuban regime, the Biden administration is trying to put their political opponents in jail, shutting down free speech.”

By Maria Briceño, Amy Sherman• November 15, 2023

David Harris Jr. stated on July 13, 2023 in an Instagram post:

The U.S. Justice Department removed international child sex trafficking from its "list of offenses that deserve a high degree of attention."

By Tom Kertscher• July 17, 2023

Donald Trump stated on June 19, 2023 in a Truth Social post:

Photo shows President Joe Biden sitting with “Lisa Monaco, second in charge of the DOJ, probably working on future Plots and Schemes against Republicans.”

By Amy Sherman• June 21, 2023

Instagram posts stated on June 09, 2023 in an Instagram post:

“They are trying to throw Trump in jail for the rest of his life for having a couple dozen documents that he had authority to declassify.”

By Sara Swann• June 13, 2023

William Barr stated on September 02, 2020 in a CNN interview:

“We indicted someone in Texas, 1,700 ballots collected from people who could vote, he made them out and voted for the person he wanted to.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• September 22, 2020

Republican News stated on January 13, 2018 in a blog post:

"First indictment issued in Russian bribery case tied to Obama-era Uranium One deal."

By Jon Greenberg• January 17, 2018

Joe Biden stated on January 07, 2021 in a speech:

In more than 60 cases, judges “looked at the allegations that Trump was making and determined they were without any merit.”

By Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• January 8, 2021

Viral image stated on March 14, 2023 in a tweet:

Former President Donald Trump said “any indictment of me is an indictment of you.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• March 22, 2023

Facebook posts stated on January 22, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Hank Aaron’s death was caused by a COVID-19 vaccine.

By Noah Y. Kim• January 26, 2021

Facebook posts stated on October 09, 2022 in a Facebook post:

“Merrick Garland catches Trump planning to flee.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• October 12, 2022

Instagram posts stated on April 11, 2022 in a post:

"Special Forces arrest Deep State Dr. Anthony Fauci."

By Monique Curet• April 12, 2022

Facebook posts stated on March 30, 2021 in a Facebook post:

U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz was the lone vote in the House against an anti-human trafficking bill.

By Amy Sherman• March 31, 2021

X posts stated on June 11, 2024 in in X posts:

Hunter Biden’s trial and conviction were contrived to divert attention from Biden family crimes.

By Jeff Cercone• June 14, 2024

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on April 01, 2024 in an interview on CNN:

“President Biden is the first candidate in history, the first president in history, that has used the federal agencies to censor political speech ... to censor his opponent."

By Amy Sherman• April 5, 2024

Viral image stated on August 27, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Photo shows someone stealing less than $950 of goods in California.

By Ciara O'Rourke• August 29, 2023

Instagram posts stated on August 24, 2022 in an Instagram post:

“Marjorie Taylor Greene was raided by Joe Biden’s DOJ last night.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• August 24, 2022

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