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Mark Neumann stated on June 20, 2012 in an interview:

Says "Barack Obama and his team" are "socialists in every respect of the word."

By Tom Kertscher• June 29, 2012

Facebook posts stated on May 22, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Quotes Mark Twain as saying of journalists that it is "far better" to "fear the media for they will steal your honor" and describes them as "a horde of ignorant, self-complacent simpletons…"

By Samantha Putterman• May 24, 2019

Facebook posts stated on April 01, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Quotes Harriet Tubman as saying, "I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves."

By Samantha Putterman• April 2, 2019

Donald Trump stated on September 06, 2018 in a rally in Billings, Mont.:

"When Abraham Lincoln made the Gettysburg Address speech, the great speech, do you know he was ridiculed? He was ridiculed."

By Louis Jacobson• September 7, 2018

Tony Evers stated on June 13, 2022 in Campaign email:

“Wisconsin's archaic abortion ban is older than 20 states."

By Laura Schulte• June 22, 2022

Bloggers stated on September 27, 2013 in blog posts:

"Obama Declares November National Muslim Appreciation Month."

By Becky Bowers• October 3, 2013

Bloggers stated on June 25, 2015 in posts on the Internet:

"Lincoln was fervently making plans to send all freed slaves to the jungles of Central America once the (Civil War) was over. … The only thing that kept this from happening was his assassination."

By Louis Jacobson• June 26, 2015

Bloggers stated on April 24, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez compared Trump to Jesus, calling both “con artists.”

By Samantha Putterman• April 28, 2020

Joe Biden stated on July 09, 2020 in a speech in Dunmore, Pa.:

"Three hundred sixty thousand Pennsylvanians fought on the side of the Union to defeat the flag, that Confederate flag, including more Black soldiers coming from Pennsylvania than any other state in the nation."

By Jessica Calefati• July 10, 2020

Viral image stated on April 01, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says William T. Thompson, the designer of the Confederate flag, said, "As a people we are fighting to maintain the Heaven-ordained supremacy of the white man over the inferior or colored race" and "As a national emblem, it is significant of our higher cause, the cause of the superior race."

By Ciara O'Rourke• April 11, 2019

Freedom Partners stated on August 06, 2014 in a television ad:

Sen. Jeff Merkley "voted six times for more debt."

By Dana Tims• August 15, 2014

Bloggers stated on October 02, 2017 in a fake news post:

A flight crew took a knee and stranded the New Orleans Saints on an airport runway.

By Emily Tanaka• October 3, 2017

Jim DeMint stated on April 03, 2014 in a broadcast of "Vocal Point":

"A lot of the move to free the slaves ... did not come from the federal government. It came from a growing movement among the people, particularly people of faith."

By Jon Greenberg• April 15, 2014

Sherrod Brown stated on March 03, 2011 in a speech in the Senate:

"Hitler didn't want unions. Stalin didn't want unions. Mubarak didn't want independent unions. These autocrats in history don't want independent unions."

By Tom Feran• March 8, 2011

Facebook posts stated on July 01, 2020 in in a post:

“America was the ONLY country that ended” slavery

By Emily Venezky• July 31, 2020

Katie Pavlich stated on March 19, 2019 in in a panel discussion:

"America came along as the first country to end (slavery) within 150 years."

By John Kruzel• March 21, 2019

Facebook posts stated on September 09, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Elon Musk said President Joe Biden “has one month left to live.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• September 11, 2023

Andrew Napolitano stated on March 11, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show":

Says President Abraham Lincoln enforced the Fugitive Slave Act until the Civil War ended.

By Jon Greenberg• March 18, 2014

Viral image stated on February 14, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Photo shows the freedom convoy in Canberra, Australia, with over 1.5 million cars.

By Samantha Putterman• February 15, 2022

Facebook posts stated on June 26, 2024 in a post:

“Gordon Ramsay kicks Lia Thomas out of his restaurant, 'Dine in some woke place.'"

By Grace Abels• July 2, 2024

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