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X posts stated on December 01, 2024 in a post:

Kash Patel posted on X that “the FBI is gay.”

By Sara Swann• December 2, 2024

Donald Trump stated on September 27, 2025 in a Truth Social post:

On Jan. 6, 2021, 274 FBI agents were “probably acting as agitators and insurrectionists, but certainly not as ‘law enforcement officials.’”

By Samantha Putterman• September 30, 2025

Instagram posts stated on February 10, 2025 in an Instagram post:

Says Kash Patel said, “FBI investigation uncovers 256 emails between Adam Schiff and Jeffrey Epstein.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• February 12, 2025

Facebook posts stated on February 26, 2023 in a post:

The officers who beat Tyre Nichols targeted him because he was “allegedly dating” one of their wives.

By Madison Czopek• February 2, 2023

Sean Hannity stated on June 09, 2022 in a TV segment:

“Donald Trump authorized up to 20,000 National Guard troops to protect the Capitol" before Jan. 6, 2021, but was "rejected" by Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer.

By Bill McCarthy• June 13, 2022

Kash Patel stated on January 25, 2026 in an interview on Fox News "Sunday Morning Futures":

“You cannot bring a firearm loaded with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It’s that simple.”

By Louis Jacobson• January 27, 2026

Donald Trump stated on December 15, 2015 in the Republican debate in Las Vegas:

The 9/11 terrorists' friends, family, girlfriends in the United States "were sent back for the most part to Saudi Arabia. They knew what was going on. They went home, and they wanted to watch their boyfriends on television."

By Jon Greenberg• December 17, 2015

X posts stated on May 22, 2025 in an X post:

The slaying of two Israeli embassy employees in Washington, D.C., is a false flag.

By Maria Briceño• May 23, 2025

Viral image stated on March 18, 2025 in an Instagram post:

“Man gets plastic surgery and name change to date his ex-girlfriend after she obtains a restraining order.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• April 2, 2025

Dennis Prager stated on May 18, 2017 in an appearance on CNN:

"It was a 100 percent lie that (Donald Trump’s) election unleashed anti-Semitism. … Hundreds of Jewish community centers had bomb threats called in. To the best of our knowledge to this day, 90 percent of them were called in by an American Jewish kid living in Israel, and the other 10 percent were a black radical who was trying to impress his girlfriend."

By Louis Jacobson• May 22, 2017

Glenn Grothman stated on March 02, 2012 in an interview:

Says a study shows that children who live with a biological parent and the parent's boyfriend or girlfriend "have a 20 times greater chance of being sexually abused."

By Tom Kertscher• March 25, 2012

Social Media stated on July 27, 2025 in a social media post:

President Donald Trump “made 4,725 wire transfers” to Jeffrey Epstein, totaling nearly $1.1 billion.

By Gabrielle Lazor, Loreben Tuquero• August 5, 2025

Instagram posts stated on February 12, 2024 in Instagram posts:

Joe Biden’s tweet is proof that a helicopter crash that killed six Nigerian billionaires was planned by Biden.

By Sofia Ahmed• February 16, 2024

Ken Paxton stated on January 07, 2021 in a tweet:

Says that “those who stormed the capitol yesterday were not Trump supporters. They have been confirmed to be Antifa.”

By Brandon Mulder• January 8, 2021

Donald Trump stated on November 16, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC:

The New York Police Department used to have "surveillance going on in and around mosques in New York City. ... Our mayor totally cut that out."

By Clayton Youngman• November 20, 2015

Cory Booker stated on March 27, 2019 in a CNN town hall in South Carolina:

Says President Donald Trump "cut funding from the Justice Department to investigate these domestic terrorist groups, these white supremacist groups."

By Amy Sherman• April 11, 2019

David Willis stated on February 17, 2022 in a speech:

There are now zero students, staff or anyone “related to the school system” in Union County” hospitalized with COVID-19, despite harsh criticism of school COVID policy.

By Paul Specht• March 2, 2022

Randi Weingarten stated on September 20, 2023 in an X post:

"Texas teacher fired for reading Diary of Anne Frank to class.”

By Jeff Cercone• September 22, 2023

Beatrice Lanzi stated on February 24, 2012 in "an appearance on A Lively Experiment.":

"One out of four of our young people say they are victims of this (dating) violence."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• March 4, 2012

Nathan Deal stated on March 27, 2012 in a press release:

"As the usage [of synthetic marijuana] has dramatically increased, instances of violence, bodily harm and even death have risen with it."

By Willoughby Mariano• April 9, 2012

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