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Facebook posts stated on September 13, 2023 in a Facebook video:

Under Project Hamilton, “every dollar you hold in your bank account, your wallet and even your retirement” will be confiscated and “replaced with a dangerous new totally digital dollar.”

By Sara Swann• September 26, 2023

TikTok posts stated on April 06, 2023 in a TikTok video:

“In America our own (central bank digital currency) system is going to be launching July 1. It’s called the FedNow payment system.”

By Jeff Cercone• April 14, 2023

Congressional Leadership Fund stated on October 07, 2020 in an ad:

Says Debbie Mucarsel-Powell's family received $700,000 from the firm of "violent warlord Ihor Kolomoisky," who is compared to Fidel Castro and Nicolás Maduro.

By Tom Kertscher• October 16, 2020

Georgia Democrats stated on December 21, 2011 in an online fundraising bid:

"Republicans are attempting to remove Barack Obama from Georgia’s Presidential Ballot in 2012."

By Willoughby Mariano• January 17, 2012

Colin Powell stated on May 30, 2010 in an interview on ABC News' "This Week":

"The president has added close to 68,000 troops in the last year, since he came into office, not just the 30,000 you hear, but the others that were added before that."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 30, 2010

Larry Pressler stated on October 16, 2014 in a campaign forum:

"All four on Mount Rushmore, they were all independents at one critical point in their career."

By Steve Contorno• October 16, 2014

Donald Trump stated on April 15, 2026 in an interview with Fox Business News:

“Thom Tillis is no longer a senator.”

By Louis Jacobson• April 15, 2026

Heidi Heitkamp stated on March 14, 2018 in an interview:

"There are no provisions in here that substantially affect or advantage the big Wall Street bankers."

By Manuela Tobias• March 20, 2018

Rick Perry stated on November 22, 2011 in the CNN Republican presidential debate:

"When you sanction the Iranian central bank, that will shut down (Iran's) economy."

By W. Gardner Selby• November 23, 2011

Chuck Fleischmann stated on July 17, 2012 in in a blog post on his campaign website.:

Says that President Obama said that "Small Businesses Succeed Because of Government."

By Michael Collins• August 6, 2012

Facebook posts stated on June 20, 2023 in a Facebook post:

A lawyer for former President Donald Trump released new proof of 2020 election fraud.

By Tom Kertscher• June 22, 2023

Eric Cantor stated on August 29, 2012 in an email.:

Wayne Powell has a "stated position of having no objection to taking `In God We Trust" off of U.S. currency."

By Warren Fiske• September 10, 2012

Facebook posts stated on August 04, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“The Beirut bombing today was directly next to the Lebanon Central Bank, which is also owned by the most evil deep state family, the Rothschilds. There are no coincidences.”

By Bill McCarthy• August 6, 2020

Sidney Powell stated on November 16, 2020 in an interview with Mark Levin:

“Smartmatic and Dominion systems ... were built to do this very thing, for changing the results of elections.”

By Daniel Funke• November 19, 2020

Viral image stated on January 05, 2019 in a meme:

Says "the Rothschild family holds about 80 percent of the world’s total wealth" and has the ability to "literally feed, clothe and settle every man, woman and child on the planet if they wanted to."

By Samantha Putterman• January 9, 2019

Facebook posts stated on March 14, 2018 in a post:

Vladimir Putin “ended the Rothschild's control over Russia by nationalizing the Russian centralized bank."

By Monique Curet• April 20, 2022

Wayne Powell stated on October 01, 2012 in a debate.:

Eric Cantor "took $5 million from Sheldon Adelson," a Las Vegas casino owner.

By Sean Gorman• October 8, 2012

Kelly E. Hastings stated on June 30, 2019 in On twitter:

Said, "The Seven Years’ War led to near bankruptcy for many countries; Britain’s need to raise taxes fueled the American desire for independence."

By Elizabeth Thompson• July 3, 2019

Joe Biden stated on July 18, 2010 in ABC's "This Week":

"I never called for a partition" of Iraq.

By Robert Farley• July 21, 2010

Carly Fiorina stated on September 30, 2015 in an interview on Fox News' "Hannity":

Planned Parenthood "is an organization that funnels millions of dollars in political contributions to pro-abortion candidates."

By Louis Jacobson• October 5, 2015

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