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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 November 27, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“Elon Musk announces January 20th as the date for bombshell release of Diddy and Epstein client list.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• December 4, 2024

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

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

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

Ashley Moody stated on January 30, 2025 in a hearing:

The National Human Trafficking Hotline “in the last four years decided that they would no longer report tips to law enforcement, that they would take a more victim-centered approach.”

By Samantha Putterman• February 4, 2025

Matt Gaetz stated on September 10, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Image shows a Rebekah Jones campaign event.

By Yacob Reyes• September 19, 2022

Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2025 in a post:

Conservative activist Laura Loomer’s reporting proves “Alex Wong is the individual who added (journalist) Jeffrey Goldberg” to the Trump administration Signal group text about bombing Yemen.

By Madison Czopek• April 4, 2025

Laura Loomer stated on December 15, 2025 in an X post:

Image shows Rob Reiner tweeted in 2023 that he would stop posting until “Trump goes to prison.”

By Maria Briceño• December 17, 2025

Markwayne Mullin stated on July 27, 2025 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":

The Jeffrey Epstein plea agreement “was a sweetheart plea deal that was made under the Obama administration.”

By Amy Sherman• July 28, 2025

Donald Trump stated on April 09, 2025 in a memo:

The 2020 election was “rigged” and Chris Krebs, former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency director, “baselessly” dismissed “election malfeasance.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• April 10, 2025

Clay Higgins stated on November 15, 2023 in a congressional hearing:

A "ghost bus … filled with FBI informants dressed as Trump supporters deployed onto our Capitol on January 6th.”

By Madison Czopek, Amy Sherman• November 21, 2023

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

Donald Trump stated on November 10, 2022 in a statement on Truth Social:

In the 2018 Florida governor's race "votes were being stolen by the corrupt election process in Broward. … I sent in the FBI and the U.S. Attorneys, and the ballot theft immediately ended. … I stopped his Election from being stolen."

By Yacob Reyes, Amy Sherman• November 11, 2022

Vivek Ramaswamy stated on December 06, 2023 in the Republican presidential primary debate in Alabama:

“Jan. 6 now does look like it was an inside job.”

By Amy Sherman• December 7, 2023

Threads posts stated on November 06, 2024 in a post on Threads:

20 million Democratic votes “disappeared” in 2024.

By Madison Czopek• November 7, 2024

Glenn Youngkin stated on September 21, 2022 in a news conference.:

“In 2016, Democrats suggested that the election was stolen.”

By Warren Fiske• October 5, 2022

Facebook posts stated on July 10, 2022 in a Facebook post:

CNN coverage has evidence of the “single most egregious, real-time example of electronic vote fraud.”

By Andy Nguyen• July 19, 2022

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