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Facebook posts stated on September 19, 2023 in a Facebook post:

"Poland declares war on Russia.”

By Sara Swann• September 21, 2023

Facebook posts stated on July 08, 2022 in a Facebook post:

“Belarus declares war on Poland.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• July 11, 2022

TikTok posts stated on November 21, 2021 in a TikTok post:

Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi planned “the ethnocide of the peoples of Europe” through “the encouragement of mass non-white immigration.”

By Luiz Romero• January 24, 2022

Facebook posts stated on December 18, 2022 in a video:

Russia’s Army was “destroyed.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• December 19, 2022

Raúl Castro stated on March 21, 2016 in a press conference in Havana:

Says there are no political prisoners in Cuba.

By Linda Qiu• March 22, 2016

Barack Obama stated on April 19, 2009 in a news conference.:

"Venezuela is a country whose defense budget is probably 1/600th of the United States."

By Robert Farley• April 21, 2009

Ben Carson stated on August 06, 2015 in the first Republican debate:

"Ukraine was a nuclear-armed state. They gave away their nuclear arms with the understanding that we would protect them."

By Jon Greenberg• August 7, 2015

X posts stated on March 13, 2022 in tweets:

A Ukrainian combat medic who died in February was seen in a video Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky posted of his visit to see wounded soldiers.

By Bill McCarthy• March 14, 2022

Frank Lautenberg stated on January 11, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC:

"When we look at the number of murders in the United States (in) 2009, we had 9,500 people murdered. When we look around the world, we see ... large countries, the U.K., Germany, Japan had 200 or less killed in a year."

By Louis Jacobson• January 13, 2011

PuppetStringNews.com stated on February 11, 2018 in in a fake news blog post :

"Russian source behind fake Trump dossier killed in Russian plane crash, Rosatom CFO also dead"

By Mica Soellner• February 14, 2018

Russian Embassy in Canada stated on March 01, 2022 in a statement:

"The Russian army does not occupy Ukrainian territory."

By Louis Jacobson• March 3, 2022

Donald Trump stated on February 18, 2025 in remarks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago:

Volodymyr Zelenskyy “started” the war in Ukraine with Russia.

By Claire Cranford, Louis Jacobson• February 19, 2025

Chris Christie stated on November 08, 2023 in the third Republican debate in Miami:

“In 1992, this country made a promise to Ukraine. We said if you return nuclear missiles that were part of the old Soviet Union to Russia, and they invade you, we will protect you.”

By Louis Jacobson• November 9, 2023

Ted Cruz stated on March 21, 2016 in an interview on CNN:

"Ukraine voluntarily gave up its nuclear weapons because the United States of America" said it would "ensure (its) territorial integrity from Russia."

By Jon Greenberg• March 23, 2016

Marianne Williamson stated on April 04, 2019 in an interview:

"For every dollar we spend on actual peace creation, we spend over $1,000 on ways to prepare for war."

By Tom Kertscher• April 15, 2019

TikTok posts stated on February 07, 2024 in TikTok posts:

Israel “accidentally voted (for) Palestine” at a United Nations Security Council meeting.

By Sofia Ahmed• April 24, 2024

Barack Obama stated on March 01, 2008 in a speech in Westerville, Ohio:

Says Clinton did not read the National Intelligence Estimate before voting for the Iraq war.

By Adriel Bettelheim• March 3, 2008

Social Media stated on February 20, 2025 in in a social media post:

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “blocked Truth Social in Ukraine.”

By Claire Cranford• February 25, 2025

Glenn Beck stated on February 04, 2011 in a comment on his television show:

The Muslim Brotherhood has "openly stated they want to declare war on Israel."

By Lucas Graves• February 15, 2011

Ted Cruz stated on September 24, 2013 in speech advocating repeal of Obamacare law:

"Neville Chamberlain told the British people: ‘Accept the Nazis. Yes, they will dominate the continent of Europe, but that is not our problem. Let's appease them. Why? Because it can't be done. We cannot possibly stand against them.’"

By W. Gardner Selby• October 16, 2013

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