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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
Michael Morell stated on February 18, 2015 in a broadcast of "Charlie Rose":
The potential Iran nuclear agreement would limit Iran to the number of centrifuges needed for a weapon but too few for a nuclear power program.
By Jon Greenberg• February 25, 2015
Larry Elder stated on August 19, 2021 in a tweet:
“California voters to be able to download ballots at home for recall election, sparking security concerns.”
By Chris Nichols• August 27, 2021
Paul Broun stated on January 25, 2011 in a tweet during the State of the Union address:
Says government is a barrier to innovation and development.
By Louis Jacobson• January 31, 2011
Tammy Baldwin stated on September 14, 2018 in a radio interview:
Says as a Schedule 1 drug, marijuana carries a designation that means it "should not be researched"  
By Eric Litke• November 21, 2018
Harry Reid stated on February 19, 2010 in a television interview with Las Vegas political analyst Jon Ralston:
"We have solved the problem. ... Scientists are now saying leave the nuclear waste where it is."
By Louis Jacobson• February 23, 2010
Chris Matthews stated on September 10, 2014 in a broadcast on MSNBC:
Says Dick Cheney "de-Ba’athisized the Iraqi government and created ISIS."
By Jon Greenberg• September 15, 2014
Instagram posts stated on June 28, 2021 in an Instagram post:
Jill Biden implied the COVID-19 pandemic was planned.
By Michael Majchrowicz• July 8, 2021
Tom Cotton stated on March 09, 2015 in an interview on Fox News:
Says that "Susan Rice, the president's national security adviser, has already conceded that Iran will have a robust uranium enrichment capability."
By Louis Jacobson• March 16, 2015
Marco Rubio stated on July 19, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union":
The Iran deal "violates promises the president made to the American people." ... "It is not an anytime, anywhere inspection process."  
By Louis Jacobson• July 19, 2015
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
Graeme Zielinski stated on March 08, 2012 in a tweet:
Says the Wisconsin Republican Party tweeted "Happy International Women's Day! You ladies should get paid less and not be able to make health care decisions."
By James B. Nelson• March 28, 2012
Lamar Alexander stated on March 09, 2010 in an op-ed article:
"No member of the American public has ever been killed by commercial nuclear power — a record unmatched by other fuels."
By Hadas Gold• April 22, 2010
Steve Case stated on July 03, 2011 in an interview on CNN:
"Forty percent of the Fortune 500 were started either by immigrants or children of immigrants."
By Robert Farley• July 6, 2011
Tom Cotton stated on February 01, 2021 in a Fox & Friends interview:
"A lot of these migrants that are coming, we have no way to screen their backgrounds for either health or for security."
By Miriam Valverde• February 3, 2021
Terry McAuliffe stated on July 20, 2013 in debate:
A judge took the Star Scientific tax case away from Ken Cuccinelli
By Sean Gorman• August 5, 2013
Charlie Kirk stated on August 24, 2022 in a Tweet:
“Harvard is sitting on top of a $54 billion hedge fund they call an ‘endowment’ that they pay zero taxes on. Yale has $31 Billion. Stanford $29 Billion. Princeton $26 Billion.”
By Madison Czopek• August 31, 2022
Barack Obama stated on December 21, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union":
Since the United States began negotiations with Iran, "that's probably the first year and a half in which Iran has not advanced its nuclear program in the last decade."  
By Jon Greenberg• December 21, 2014
Rick Perry stated on December 20, 2009 in in a press release:
"Sen. Hutchison abandoned Republicans and stood with Democrats to ensure health care legislation would pass quickly."
By W. Gardner Selby• January 13, 2010
Tucker Carlson stated on May 09, 2024 in an Instagram post:
Lyme disease became endemic because of U.S. government bioweapons labs.
By Sofia Ahmed• May 16, 2024

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