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Bloggers stated on February 12, 2015 in a headline on DownTrend.com:
"Students In Fla. High School Forced To Recite Islamic Prayer, Make Prayer Rugs."
By Joshua Gillin• February 24, 2015
Al Hunt stated on August 22, 2010 in ABC's "This Week":
"This is not a mosque. It's a cultural center that has a prayer area."  
By Robert Farley• August 23, 2010
Sean Hannity stated on April 08, 2015 in a broadcast the Sean Hannity radio show:
"You can’t build a Christian church in Saudi Arabia."  
By Jon Greenberg• April 9, 2015
Hank Johnson stated on February 28, 2012 in a Congressional hearing:
A socially conservative group sponsored a "prayer vigil" to stop people from buying Girl Scout cookies because it thinks the Girl Scouts are affiliated with Planned Parenthood.
By Willoughby Mariano• March 9, 2012
Michael Bloomberg stated on August 24, 2010 in a speech:
"There is already a mosque four blocks away."
By Robert Farley• August 26, 2010
Chain email stated on January 30, 2012 in a chain email:
"This year President Obama canceled the 21st annual National Day of Prayer ceremony at the White House under the ruse of ‘not wanting to offend anyone.' BUT … on September 25, 2009 from 4 AM until 7 PM, a National Day of Prayer FOR THE MUSLIM RELIGION was HELD on Capitol Hill, Beside the White House."  
By Caryn Shinske• February 9, 2012
David Dewhurst stated on September 26, 2014 in a speech in Washington, D.C.:
"Prayer rugs have recently been found on the Texas side of the border in the brush."
By Dylan Baddour• October 19, 2014
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
Chain email stated on May 29, 2013 in a chain email:
Says the word "Dhimmitude" is on page 107 of the health care law and means "Muslims are specifically exempted from the government mandate to purchase insurance."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 30, 2013
Rob Wittman stated on December 09, 2015 in an interview.:
"Only nine" coalition nations with the U.S. "are truly actively involved" in fighting the Islamic State.
By Sean Gorman• December 22, 2015
Kendrick Meek stated on August 15, 2010 in a televised debate in Miami.:
"There’s a mosque inside of the Pentagon."
By Laura Figueroa• August 20, 2010
Facebook posts stated on January 17, 2020 in No, Trump didn’t sign a bill returning prayer to schools:
“President Trump signs bill returning prayer in schools.”
By Amy Sherman• February 18, 2020
Greg Abbott stated on September 19, 2014 in a debate in the Rio Grande Valley.:
"I’ve been involved in prosecuting a terrorist member of ISIS."
By Dylan Baddour• October 3, 2014
Facebook posts stated on April 23, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says North Carolina banned and criminalized "Islamic Sharia Law"
By Samantha Putterman• May 23, 2019
Viral image stated on January 25, 2023 in an Instagram post:
The United Kingdom banned COVID-19 booster vaccines for people under 50.
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 31, 2023
Facebook posts stated on June 15, 2020 in a post on Facebook:
NASCAR eliminated the national anthem at races.
By Patrick Orsagos• June 24, 2020
Facebook posts stated on June 13, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says NASCAR “bans the confederate flag but FORCES all their drivers to do Muslim prayer.”
By Samantha Putterman• June 18, 2020
Jim DeMint stated on February 05, 2009 in a speech on the Senate floor.:
There is a provision in the economic stimulus plan that means that "students cannot meet together in their dorms, if that dorm has been repaired with this federal money, and have a prayer group or a Bible study."
By Robert Farley• February 13, 2009
Sebastian Gorka stated on November 01, 2017 in an appearance on 'Hannity':
Says Jake Tapper said Allahu Akbar was a "beautiful phrase" after a terrorist attack in New York.
By Joshua Gillin• November 2, 2017
Sebastian Gorka stated on November 13, 2017 in a speech at UNC-Chapel Hill:
Iran’s regime "every Friday declares war on us."
By Paul Specht• November 16, 2017

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