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Bill Zedler stated on July 17, 2012 in a Twitter post.:

"While (Barack) Obama preaches ‘we are our brother’s keeper,’ his brother and aunt live in real poverty in Kenya."

By W. Gardner Selby• August 17, 2012

Mark Kirk stated on June 30, 2010 in a campaign video:

"At his father's bank, Alexi made tens of millions in risky loans to convicted mobsters. Then, the bank collapsed."

By Robert Farley• July 8, 2010

Donald Trump stated on June 04, 2017 in a tweet:

"At least 7 dead and 48 wounded in terror attack and Mayor of London says there is ‘no reason to be alarmed!’ "

By Katie Sanders• June 4, 2017

Dan Kapanke stated on March 16, 2011 in interviews with various media outlets:

Says protesters at the Wisconsin state Capitol on the night the state Senate passed collective bargaining changes damaged the windshield of his car.

By James B. Nelson• April 25, 2011

Bloggers stated on June 15, 2020 in a blog post:

“Speaker Pelosi presents a special ‘service flag’ to Mr. Floyd’s family.”

By Bill McCarthy• June 18, 2020

Richard Corcoran stated on April 27, 2011 in comments during House floor debate:

"90 percent of babies with Down syndrome are aborted."

By Aaron Sharockman• April 28, 2011

Rudy Giuliani stated on August 06, 2018 in a tweet:

There were "63 murders this weekend" in Chicago and Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s legacy is "more murders in his city than ever before."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• August 7, 2018

Michael McCaul stated on October 31, 2017 in an interview by Fox News:

Says the New York bike path assault "was the ninth vehicle assault used by ISIS."

By W. Gardner Selby• November 10, 2017

Lori Lightfoot stated on May 30, 2019 in a TV interview:

Says there were "rumors floating around" that Chicago police union officials were "telling their officers, ‘don’t do anything. Over Memorial Day weekend, don’t intercede. If you see some criminal activity, just lay back, do nothing.’"

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• June 9, 2019

Garry McCarthy stated on January 15, 2019 in a campaign ad:

Says Chicago "had the lowest murder rates in a generation" during his time as police superintendent.

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• January 27, 2019

worldnewsdailyreport.com stated on November 01, 2018 in a post on Facebook:

Lottery winner arrested for dumping $200,000 of manure on ex-boss' lawn

By Tessa Weinberg• November 5, 2018

Steven Emerson stated on January 10, 2015 in an interview on Fox News:

"There are actual cities" like Birmingham, England, "that are totally Muslim where non-Muslims just simply don’t go in."

By Katie Sanders• January 14, 2015

Peter Kilmartin stated on September 01, 2010 in a campaign commercial:

"When the mayor of Providence's brother wrote over 100 grand in bad checks to the city, Joe Fernandez didn't have the guts to prosecute him. He let him off the hook."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• September 10, 2010

Cornel West stated on August 25, 2014 in an interview on Salon:

Says President Barack Obama released a statement on the "death of brother Robin Williams before ... a statement on brother Michael Brown."

By Linda Qiu• August 26, 2014

Facebook posts stated on September 13, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says instead of arresting a teen who was sneaking into a gym, a Chicago cop "shot him 53 times."

By Samantha Putterman• September 16, 2019

Peter Nightingale stated on May 08, 2013 in a web commentary:

"The UK has an unarmed police force and a firearm fatality rate that is 40 times lower per capita than in the U.S."

By Michael McKinney• May 31, 2013

Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on March 24, 2011 in a TV ad:

As a prosecutor, Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser did not investigate or file charges in a case involving 30-year pedophile priest, then participated in cover-up.

By Tom Kertscher• March 29, 2011

Jim Jordan stated on January 29, 2023 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press":

"I got a list of 20 jurisdictions that defunded the police to the tune of over $1 billion total."

By Yacob Reyes• February 1, 2023

Viral image stated on February 04, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Muslim immigrants were responsible for 11,000 of 13,000 knife attacks in London in the past 12 months.

By Ciara O'Rourke• February 8, 2019

Herman Cain stated on March 17, 2011 in an interview:

Says "in Canada, the number of CT scan machines per 1,000 people is like one-tenth of what we have here in this country. That's why people have to wait."

By M.B. Pell• May 2, 2011

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