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Rush Limbaugh stated on July 17, 2012 in his syndicated radio show:

Says it's not "accidental" that the villain in the Batman movie is named Bane.

By Molly Moorhead• July 18, 2012

Matt Lauer stated on January 11, 2015 in a red carpet interview before the Golden Globes:

"The name Frank has risen in popularity by 20 percent" since the debut of 'House of Cards' on Netflix.

By Katie Sanders• January 12, 2015

Viral image stated on May 21, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“Kansas City cancels three Pearl Jam shows at Arrowhead Stadium: ‘We stand with Harrison Butker.’”

By Ciara O'Rourke• May 24, 2024

Instagram posts stated on May 27, 2021 in an Instagram post:

Says a photo shows Michelle Obama as a man prior to marrying Barack Obama.

By Gabrielle Settles• May 28, 2021

Facebook posts stated on May 29, 2023 in a video:

The blue, pink, and white colors in the progress pride flag represent pedophiles

By Grace Abels• June 2, 2023

Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Quotes Adolf Hitler as saying the best way to control a people is "to take a little of their freedom at a time."

By Samantha Putterman• April 1, 2019

Instagram posts stated on July 09, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Video shows the city of San Diego displaying a flag supportive of pedophilia.

By Ciara O'Rourke• July 12, 2023

Viral image stated on May 06, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Photo shows former first lady Michelle Obama as a man.

By Ciara O'Rourke• May 8, 2023

Viral image stated on March 01, 2021 in post on Facebook:

Says 5-year-olds can “take hormones and change my sex.”

By Monique Curet• March 5, 2021

Kirsten Gillibrand stated on June 09, 2013 in an interview on Face the Nation:

The problem of unwanted sexual contacts in the military "is not just a woman's issue. More than half of the victims are men."

By Jon Greenberg• June 11, 2013

Russ Feingold stated on June 03, 2016 in a speech:

Says Ron Johnson referred to "The Lego Movie" as an "insidious anti-business conspiracy."

By Eric Litke• June 24, 2016

Instagram posts stated on January 01, 2023 in an image shared on Instagram:

“All ‘gender affirming care’ for children is 100% experimental. There are zero long term studies on the effects the drugs and surgeries will have on them.”

By Madison Czopek• January 17, 2023

Roger Marshall stated on March 01, 2021 in an op-ed:

A study “suggests that even after two years of hormone therapy, biological boys still maintain significant advantages over girls, including being 12% faster on the 1.5-mile run.”

By Miriam Valverde• March 9, 2021

Steve Cohen stated on November 20, 2011 in appearance on MSNBC's "UP w/Chris Hayes":

"The Republicans have never done anything really to balance the budget."

By Zack McMillin• January 13, 2012

John Boehner stated on January 26, 2009 in a news release:

"The (economic stimulus) legislation could open billions of taxpayer dollars to left-wing groups like the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN)."

By Robert Farley• February 2, 2009

Facebook posts stated on July 25, 2021 in a Facebook post:

The opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics predicted the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Madison Czopek• July 30, 2021

Instagram posts stated on February 11, 2024 in a video:

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was booed in Las Vegas because he’s a Joe Biden supporter.

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• February 22, 2024

Michele Bachmann stated on June 17, 2009 in an interview with the Washington Times.:

ACORN will be a paid partner with the Census Bureau and "they will be in charge of going door-to-door and collecting data from the American public."

By Robert Farley• June 26, 2009

Mary Miller stated on April 08, 2022 in a tweet:

The Biden Administration is engaging in extreme ‘woke’ politics by encouraging children to take chemical castration drugs and undergo surgeries, and they are lying to children by telling them puberty blockers are "reversible."

By Analisa Trofimuk• April 17, 2022

National Republican Congressional Committee stated on October 03, 2010 in a campaign commercial:

Arkansas Democratic congressional candidate Chad Causey "was a Washington, D.C. bureaucrat."

By Louis Jacobson• October 6, 2010

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