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Facebook posts stated on May 13, 2022 in a Facebook post:
A recent photo shows the “Russian Orthodox Church blessing a rocket called Satan.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 18, 2022
Viral image stated on February 20, 2023 in an Instagram post:
A photo shows President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy holding hands.
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 22, 2023
Viral image stated on August 17, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“The yearly cost of religious tax exemptions: $71 billion. If the church paid taxes, everyone would only have to pay 3% taxes.”
By Tom Kertscher• September 28, 2021
Bloggers stated on August 05, 2017 in Internet posts:
Says Russian President Vladimir Putin said Pope Francis "is not a man of God."
By Joshua Gillin• August 8, 2017
Sean Hannity stated on April 08, 2015 in a broadcast the Sean Hannity radio show:
"You can’t build a Christian church in Saudi Arabia."  
By Jon Greenberg• April 9, 2015
Bloggers stated on November 29, 2018 in a meme:
"Red trees are significant to the early Christian church. In eastern Europe, the church would dye the trees red to symbolize the blood of Jesus & the resurrection."
By Miriam Valverde• December 3, 2018
Chain email stated on January 18, 2008 in :
Barack Obama's church gave a lifetime achievement award to Louis Farrakhan.
By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 23, 2008
X posts stated on March 07, 2022 in a tweet:
“We haven’t seen a single American megachurch offer anything to help Ukrainians.”
By Samantha Putterman• March 16, 2022
Rand Paul stated on September 09, 2013 in an interview on CNN's 'Crossfire':
"We've seen priests beheaded by the Islamic rebels on the other side. We've also seen an Islamic rebel eating the heart of a soldier."
By Jon Greenberg• September 10, 2013
Liberty Counsel stated on May 01, 2020 in a blog post:
Under the mayor’s COVID-19 order, Kansas City “churchgoers must register with the government.”
By Tom Kertscher• May 7, 2020
Mark Pocan stated on June 30, 2020 in a tweet:
"Our country and Constitution was built on a foundational separation of church and state."
By D.L. Davis• July 17, 2020
Facebook posts stated on September 13, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“The pope, Xi and Putin all meet to plan world events!”
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 15, 2022
Viral image stated on January 30, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Photo shows Amish who drove 2.5 hours with the “Freedom Convoy” to cook them food at their next stop.
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 31, 2022
Instagram posts stated on September 22, 2020 in an Instagram post:
Like Al-Qaeda and ISIS, Amy Coney Barrett has said her “end goal is to end the separation of church and state & build a ‘Kingdom of God’ in the United States.”
By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 27, 2020
Instagram posts stated on October 20, 2022 in a post:
“Ukraine has a nuclear bomb primed in Mykolaiv.”
By Luiz Romero• October 27, 2022
Ted Nugent stated on June 14, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Three mass shootings were meant to distract from Hillary Clinton controversies.
By Jeff Cercone• June 16, 2022
StGeorgeGazette.com stated on June 29, 2017 in an Internet post:
"Donald Trump plans to step down as President of the United States and resign from office within the next 30 days."
By Joshua Gillin• July 5, 2017
Newsmax stated on January 04, 2023 in a Facebook post:
"Pope Benedict XVI and the Vatican requested that President Biden not attend Benedict’s funeral."
By Samantha Putterman• January 6, 2023
Lauren Boebert stated on June 26, 2022 in in a speech:
The Founding Fathers of the United States intended that “the church is supposed to direct the government.”
By Jeff Cercone• June 30, 2022
Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention:
"An amendment, pushed by Lyndon Johnson many years ago, threatens religious institutions with a loss of their tax-exempt status if they openly advocate their political views."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• July 22, 2016

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