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Search results for "He killed over 160 young girls at a school"

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Facebook posts stated on May 29, 2021 in a Facebook post:
The New York Times published an old stock photo of a young girl and claimed Israeli forces killed her during its recent war with Hamas.
By Samantha Putterman• June 3, 2021
X posts stated on March 01, 2026 in a post:
“The regime in Iran has now confessed that the (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) mistakenly bombed an Iranian school yesterday.”
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 2, 2026
College presidents stated on December 19, 2012 in in a letter:
In 2010, 2,694 young people were killed by gunfire. 1,773 were victims of homicide; 67 were elementary school-age children.
By Janel Davis• January 18, 2013
Viral image stated on August 16, 2021 in an Instagram post:
Says Malala Yousafzai “is silent about the cries of women and children suffering at the hands of the Taliban.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• August 18, 2021
Facebook posts stated on September 20, 2019 in a Facebook post:
 Says an 11-year-old girl shot and killed two armed "illegal aliens" after they broke into her home in Montana.  
By Samantha Putterman• September 24, 2019
Bloggers stated on October 15, 2016 in a blog post:
Say Bill Gates is linked to HPV vaccine related deaths in India.
By Jon Greenberg• December 20, 2016
Ian Miles Cheong stated on March 19, 2025 in an X post:
Netflix show “Adolescence” is based on Southport, England, knife attacker but the show “race swapped the actual killer from a black man/migrant to a white boy.”
By Jeff Cercone• March 21, 2025
UN's UNICEF stated on July 06, 2016 in an article on Medium:
In South Sudan, "more teenage girls die in childbirth than finish high school."
By Jon Greenberg• July 25, 2016
Justin Trudeau stated on August 25, 2016 in a letter:
Young women, "account for a shocking 74% of all new HIV infections among adolescents in Africa."
By Joseph Cariz• September 7, 2016
Nikki Haley stated on June 04, 2023 in a CNN town hall:
Having "biological boys … in their locker rooms” is a reason why “a third of our teenage girls seriously contemplated suicide last year."
By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• June 6, 2023
Michelle Obama stated on March 21, 2016 in an interview posted on Medium:
"Research even shows that sending more girls to school can boost an entire country’s GDP."  
By Jon Greenberg• April 29, 2016
Glenna Hodge stated on July 20, 2017 in testimony before a Texas Senate committee:
"Schools in Austin Independent School District are teaching children as young as 4 years old that their gender is fluid – that they’re not a boy or a girl and they can choose whichever gender they want."
By W. Gardner Selby• September 8, 2017
Pink stated on November 13, 2023 in an X post:
These 13 books “have been banned from schools in Florida.”
By Jeff Cercone• November 20, 2023
Ted Cruz stated on November 19, 2015 in an interview with Steven Crowder:
The "federal government is going after school districts, trying to force them to let boys shower with little girls."
By W. Gardner Selby• December 4, 2015
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
Viral image stated on June 04, 2024 in an Instagram post:
Photo shows “the Sandy Hook girls that did not die like they said they did!”
By Ciara O'Rourke• June 13, 2024
Viral image stated on May 12, 2020 in a Facebook post:
A girl was “decapitated” in front of her parents by a Somali migrant. Media “covered up” the murder.
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 15, 2020
Facebook posts stated on February 24, 2022 in social media posts:
A photo of a wounded young child was captured in Ukraine in 2022.
By Bill McCarthy• March 1, 2022
Facebook posts stated on September 16, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Biden and Obama allowed grown men in restrooms with little girls. Trump has rescued over 300 missing children from (pedophiles) and perverts.”
By Madison Czopek• October 2, 2020
Rick Perry stated on January 29, 2010 in a debate:
Says his executive order requiring young girls to be vaccinated against HPV wasn't mandatory.
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 6, 2010

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By Cassie Owens• April 4, 2016

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By W. Gardner Selby• December 9, 2015

Happy Birthday to Us!

By Willoughby Mariano• June 5, 2011

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By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Loreben Tuquero• March 11, 2026

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