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Facebook posts stated on June 03, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Donald Trump “cancelled Bill Gates project known as ID2020.”

By Tom Kertscher• June 9, 2020

Lamar Smith stated on January 20, 2012 in an opinion column.:

"Illegal counterfeiting and piracy costs the U.S. economy $100 billion... every year."

By W. Gardner Selby• February 6, 2012

D’Banj stated on August 03, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week":

"The music industry is the biggest export from Africa after oil and gas."

By Linda Qiu• August 7, 2014

Michael Cannon stated on November 09, 2012 in an article:

Operating a health care exchange would be "illegal" in Georgia and some states because of legislation passed in those states.

By Eric Stirgus• November 28, 2012

Louie Gohmert stated on December 16, 2012 in an interview on ‘Fox News Sunday’:

Says George Washington said a free people should be armed to guard against government tyranny.

By Sue Owen• January 3, 2013

Facebook posts stated on February 16, 2015 in a meme on social media:

Say George Washington said that "when government takes away citizens’ right to bear arms it becomes citizens’ duty to take away government’s right to govern."

By Audrey Bowler • February 20, 2015

Facebook posts stated on August 15, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Quotes Thomas Jefferson as saying "When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government."

By Samantha Putterman• August 19, 2019

Instagram posts stated on December 15, 2024 in an Instagram post:

“Bill Gates will be implanting digital IDs in newborns in Kenya.”

By Caleb McCullough• December 30, 2024

Viral image stated on April 26, 2024 in a Facebook post:

President Joe Biden “can suspend presidential elections ‘if’ a new pandemic hits the U.S.” under Executive Order 14122.

By Ciara O'Rourke• May 7, 2024

Facebook posts stated on April 02, 2023 in a Facebook post:

The FedNow program “is going to replace your paper currency.”

By Loreben Tuquero• April 4, 2023

Instagram posts stated on February 26, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Kid Rock tweeted, “Some people wouldn’t recognize tyranny if it slapped a mask on their face, made them stand 6 feet apart, and forced them to take a vaccine for a virus with a 99.8% survival rate.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• February 27, 2023

Rick Perry stated on February 24, 2015 in a speech:

"Thomas Paine wrote that ‘the duty of a patriot is to protect his country from his government.’"

By Sean Gorman• March 9, 2015

Instagram posts stated on October 05, 2022 in an Instagram post:

The "Department of Homeland Security and the State Department coordinated with a group called the ‘Election Integrity Partnership’ to censor Joe Biden’s opponents.”

By Jeff Cercone• October 11, 2022

Dan Bongino stated on October 11, 2022 in a video:

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $200 million for digital IDs as part of a shift toward a “totalitarian society.”

By Andy Nguyen• October 26, 2022

RevolutionRadio.org stated on May 07, 2018 in a headline:

"Democrats go full tyranny: now demand nationwide gun confiscation from law-abiding Americans ... at gunpoint, of course."

By Amy Sherman• May 10, 2018

Mike Adams stated on November 27, 2019 in a blog.:

A state senate bill would "criminalize a father teaching his own son how to use a hunting rifle."

By Warren Fiske• December 17, 2019

Instagram posts stated on November 11, 2022 in a video:

John Kerry at COP27 climate summit spoke about wanting to “wipe out the middle class … get you under the central banking digital currency system.”

By Andy Nguyen• November 22, 2022

Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a presidential debate at Hofstra University:

"These people that we were going to deport for good reason ended up becoming citizens. Ended up becoming citizens. And it was 800. And now it turns out it might be 1,800, and they don't even know."

By Miriam Valverde• September 29, 2016

Paul Ryan stated on December 20, 2015 in comments on 'Meet the Press':

The Affordable Care Act is "making families pay double-digit premium increases."

By Linda Qiu• December 20, 2015

Instagram posts stated on August 11, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Maui fires are part of an intentional effort to rebuild the island into a “smart island.”

By Jeff Cercone• August 14, 2023

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