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Search results for "Former Virginia lieutenant governor kills wife, himself in murder-suicide"

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Facebook posts stated on September 05, 2018 in a Facebook post:
On Sept. 5, 1993, "Vince Foster went to Fort Marcy Park and shot himself 3 times in the back of the head to avoid testifying against Hillary Clinton."
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 8, 2019
Facebook posts stated on July 06, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Deaths of four alternative medicine doctors show they are being targeted for their ideas.
By Jeff Cercone• July 11, 2023
Corey Stewart stated on July 08, 2016 in a Facebook post.:
Says Hillary Clinton and Ralph Northam "label police as racists."
By Sean Gorman• July 26, 2016
Gwen Moore stated on October 07, 2010 in a news release:
In Wisconsin, "deaths from domestic violence are at the highest in 10 years."
By Tom Kertscher• December 2, 2010
George Will stated on June 18, 2009 in a Washington Post op-ed:
Every year tobacco kills more Americans than did World War II — more than AIDS, cocaine, heroin, alcohol, vehicular accidents, homicide and suicide combined.
By Catharine Richert• June 29, 2009
Gavin Newsom stated on November 09, 2016 in a press conference.:
California has seen a "56 percent decline in the gun murder rate" since the 1990s.
By Chris Nichols• November 16, 2016
Rob Astorino stated on June 13, 2022 in a debate:
“We’ve got a parole board right now that has released 20 cop killers in the last two years under Hochul.”
By Jill Terreri Ramos• June 24, 2022
Bloggers stated on March 04, 2020 in a blog post:
Says Quaden Bayles committed suicide.
By Ciara O'Rourke• March 5, 2020
Donald Trump stated on July 24, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
On gift taking, "Bob McDonnell took a fraction of what (Tim) Kaine took."
By Warren Fiske• July 24, 2016
Jason Miyares stated on August 13, 2019 in a radio interview.:
"On average, 65% of gun deaths in America are from suicides."  
By Warren Fiske• August 21, 2019
Pete Olson stated on June 09, 2017 in a radio interview brought to light June 20, 2017:
Says that Bill Clinton "basically" told then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch in 2016 that "we killed Vince Foster."
By W. Gardner Selby• July 5, 2017
Bloggers stated on March 02, 2017 in a headline:
"Doctors who discovered cancer enzymes in vaccines all found murdered."
By PolitiFact Staff • April 4, 2017
Mehmet Oz stated on July 28, 2022 in an ad:
John Fetterman wants to “eliminate life sentences for murderers."
By Tom Kertscher• August 3, 2022
Everytown for Gun Safety stated on June 11, 2014 in an infographic that went viral:
There have been 74 "school shootings in America since Sandy Hook."
By Lauren Carroll• June 13, 2014
Creigh Deeds stated on June 11, 2019 in radio interview.:
Red-flag laws have been "shown to reduce the number of suicides by firearms."  
By Warren Fiske• June 19, 2019
Josh Kaul stated on August 15, 2019 in a tweet:
Says people convicted of felonies or under restraining orders "can buy a firearm without going through a background check."
By Eric Litke• September 13, 2019
Viral image stated on January 26, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says Kobe Bryant tweeted, "I have information that will lead to the arrest of Hillary Clinton."  
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 27, 2020
David Dewhurst stated on April 16, 2014 in a video ad:
Dan Patrick "changed his name from Danny Goeb to hide from" his "debts."
By W. Gardner Selby• April 18, 2014
X posts stated on August 29, 2024 in X posts:
President Joe Biden “did a campaign ad at the graves in Arlington in 2020.”
By Loreben Tuquero• August 30, 2024
Facebook posts stated on February 22, 2023 in a Facebook post:
“Clinton aide found dead, tied to tree in apparent murder.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 23, 2023

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Fact-checking claims on guns and gun violence

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Fact-checking claims on guns and gun violence

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Rick Perry alone among presidential prospects in military service?

By W. Gardner Selby• March 25, 2015

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By Paul Specht• July 27, 2024

Booker latest Democrat to exaggerate gun violence statistic

By Louis Jacobson• April 4, 2013

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