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Threads posts stated on August 06, 2025 in a Threads post:
The official U.S. government website erased sections of the U.S. Constitution without amending it.
By Samantha Putterman• August 7, 2025
Bloggers stated on September 24, 2018 in an image on Facebook:
Says that Dianne Feinstein said, "When the gunman realizes that nobody else is armed, he will lay down his weapons and turn himself in…. that’s just human nature."
By Maryna Dorosh• September 24, 2018
Bloggers stated on July 20, 2016 in a headline:
"Police find 19 white female bodies in freezers with ‘Black Lives Matter’ carved into skin."
By Joshua Gillin• April 6, 2017
X posts stated on March 11, 2023 in a tweet:
Kari Lake called Trump the “fattest president since Taft” in a 2016 tweet.
By Samantha Putterman• March 16, 2023
Ted Strickland stated on October 20, 2016 in the Ohio Senate debate:
Says Rob Portman "said the auto rescue was a lousy deal for Ohio."
By Allison Graves• October 21, 2016
Donald Trump stated on April 16, 2020 in a tweet:
Says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi deleted a video of her telling people to go to Chinatown.
By Miriam Valverde• April 16, 2020
Facebook posts stated on October 29, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says President Obama used government funds to pay for his personal vacations for the next 20 years and Trump sent him a bill.
By Samantha Putterman• November 25, 2019
Social Media stated on June 10, 2025 in an ad on Craigslist:
Companies called “T-Mellon Events” and “Fight Fite Fight LLC” are offering to pay “seat fillers” in Washington, D.C, on June 14.
By Gabrielle Lazor• June 13, 2025
Facebook posts stated on August 17, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Quotes George Washington as saying "when any nation mistrusts its citizens with guns … It no longer trusts its citizens because such a government has evil plans."
By Samantha Putterman• September 3, 2019
Facebook posts stated on June 18, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Clint Eastwood said Hollywood is "the place of traitors and pedophilians" and he’s decided to "leave" it to "fight against traitors with real American patriots with president Trump."
By Samantha Putterman• June 21, 2019
Facebook posts stated on April 29, 2023 in a Facebook post:
“Anheuser-Busch closing half its U.S. breweries” after Dylan Mulvaney backlash.
By Jeff Cercone• May 1, 2023
Chris Jacobs stated on March 04, 2020 in a television commercial:
"Nate McMurray wants to reward illegals with amnesty."
By Jill Terreri Ramos• March 24, 2020
Facebook posts stated on July 10, 2021 in a post:
Headlines show CNN published contradictory reports about hydroxychloroquine in 2020.
By Monique Curet• July 15, 2021
Viral image stated on October 22, 2021 in an Instagram post:
A news report quoted Alec Baldwin saying, “How about I just f----- shoot the both of ya?”
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 22, 2021
George Takei stated on January 20, 2017 in a Tweet:
"The White House removed its climate change web page. And the healthcare, civil rights and LGBT sections."
By Lauren Carroll• January 23, 2017
Viral image stated on May 24, 2019 in a Facebook post:
"D.A.R.E. removed cannabis from its list of gateway drugs."
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 30, 2019
Kirsten Gillibrand stated on May 10, 2019 in a campaign stop:
"I actually in 2005 ran on Medicare for all."
By Jill Terreri Ramos• May 22, 2019
Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Mitch McConnell was cured of polio when he was a child by government-funded care and now he’s trying to take that same care away from millions of Americans
By Samantha Putterman• April 29, 2019
Tammy Baldwin stated on September 19, 2016 in a statement:
Says that except for Donald Trump, "every other major party nominee" for the past 40 years has released their tax returns.  
By Tom Kertscher• September 28, 2016
Rand Paul stated on August 04, 2014 in comments to reporters:
"I haven’t really proposed (phasing out aid to Israel) in the past."
By Louis Jacobson• August 7, 2014

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