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American Civil Liberties Union stated on December 22, 2018 in a Facebook post:

"Half the states in the U.S. have laws that criminalize criticism."

By Yanqi Xu• February 27, 2019

X posts stated on June 09, 2025 in an X post:

Image shows an antifa debit card that can “automatically be funded after looting, rioting and gang stalking.”

By Gabrielle Lazor• June 17, 2025

Donald Trump stated on December 03, 2019 in a press conference:

Says House Intelligence Chair Adam Schiff "made up the conversation. He lied. If he didn't do that in the halls of Congress, he'd be thrown in jail. He did it in the halls of Congress, he's given immunity."

By Louis Jacobson• December 5, 2019

Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2016 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":

Says "the New York Times can write a story that they know is false" yet "they can't basically be sued."

By Louis Jacobson• March 1, 2016

Donald Trump stated on September 05, 2018 in a tweet:

"Someone can write an article or book, totally make up stories and form a picture of a person that is literally the exact opposite of the fact, and get away with it without retribution or cost. Don’t know why Washington politicians don’t change libel laws?"

By Louis Jacobson• September 5, 2018

Steve West stated on September 27, 2018 in a page on his campaign website:

"PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES that manufacture vaccines have IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION!"

By Dylan Sherman, Andrew Withers• September 27, 2018

Michael Knowles stated on April 06, 2022 in a video:

“German perverts open bestiality brothels.”

By Monique Curet• April 8, 2022

Facebook posts stated on August 20, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says President Barack Obama made it "legal" for the media to "purposely lie" to the public when he "quietly signed into law HR 4310 in 2012."

By Samantha Putterman• August 23, 2019

Instagram posts stated on November 28, 2023 in an Instagram post:

“In Germany, you must be fully vaxxed before your death by assisted suicide.”

By Loreben Tuquero• December 1, 2023

Whoopi Goldberg stated on March 08, 2023 in remarks on ABC's "The View":

"The First Amendment doesn’t allow you to willingly lie."

By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2023

Facebook posts stated on December 29, 2013 in a Facebook post:

The No. 2 owner of Fox News is Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, who said, "A strong American Government is not good for us."

By Katie Sanders• January 6, 2014

Chain email stated on March 07, 2023 in a chain email:

Because of daylight saving time, “NO alarm set for the 2:00 a.m. hour will go off” on March 12.

By Madison Czopek• March 9, 2023

Instagram posts stated on March 19, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Image shows elephants running for higher ground in the “past few weeks.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• March 25, 2024

David Dewhurst stated on April 17, 2012 in a TV ad.:

Says Ted Cruz represents a Chinese company found guilty of stealing blueprints from an American manufacturer.

By W. Gardner Selby• April 19, 2012

Facebook posts stated on April 14, 2024 in Facebook posts:

The day after the total solar eclipse, 85-foot waves traveled from Antarctica to South Africa.

By Sofia Ahmed• April 16, 2024

Viral image stated on May 30, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says George Soros said, “I’m going to bring down the United States by funding Black Hate groups. We’ll put them into a mental trap and make them blame white people. The Black community is the easiest to manipulate.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• June 3, 2020

Facebook posts stated on May 31, 2020 in a Facebook post:

If protesters blocking the road “start banging on your windows, threatening you and trying to get in your vehicle,” it is legal to “hit the gas and plow through them.”

By Tom Kertscher• June 3, 2020

Instagram posts stated on December 15, 2020 in an Instagram post:

An Austrian politician “exposed the defectiveness of the government’s Covid-19 tests by demonstrating how even a glass of Coca Cola will test positive for Covid-19.”

By Miriam Valverde• December 17, 2020

Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2021 in a Facebook post:

"Income taxes are voluntary."

By Jon Greenberg• July 23, 2021

Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2022 in a Facebook post:

“Amy Coney Barrett overturned a $6.7M verdict after a prison guard repeatedly raped a 19-year-old inmate who was 8 months pregnant.”

By Jeff Cercone• March 29, 2022

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