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Donald Trump stated on January 02, 2019 in in a discussion with reporters:
"The reason Russia was in Afghanistan was because terrorists were going into Russia."
By John Kruzel• January 9, 2019
Candace Owens stated on February 22, 2022 in a tweet:
“NATO (under direction from the United States) is violating previous agreements and expanding eastward.”
By Bill McCarthy• February 28, 2022
Richard Burr stated on June 08, 2017 in an interview:
"This is not the first time (the Russians) have been involved in our elections."
By Will Doran• June 20, 2017
Donald Trump stated on August 01, 2016 in a rally in Columbus, Ohio:
Russia and China are "doing naval exercises together someplace."  
By Nadia Pflaum• August 4, 2016
Donald Trump stated on February 18, 2025 in remarks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago:
Volodymyr Zelenskyy “started” the war in Ukraine with Russia.
By Claire Cranford, Louis Jacobson• February 19, 2025
Jeb Bush stated on November 18, 2015 in a speech at the Citadel:
For NATO exercises, "we don’t have enough of our own hardware and equipment even for training purposes. So the Brits are spotting us choppers."  
By Amy Sherman• November 25, 2015
Dmitry Peskov stated on February 20, 2022 in an interview with a Russian TV network:
“Russia has never attacked anyone throughout its history.”
By Louis Jacobson• February 21, 2022
Bloggers stated on September 10, 2018 in post on Facebook:
"If a statue of a person in the park on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes."  
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 26, 2018
Facebook posts stated on May 19, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Video shows “Russian tank column totally destroyed by attack helicopter.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 20, 2022
Viral image stated on May 18, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“Soldiers destroyed Russian tank with NLAW in ambush.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 19, 2022
Instagram posts stated on September 12, 2022 in TikTok video in Instagram post:
"Russia is becoming the first country to break ties with the Antarctic Treaty."
By Michael Majchrowicz• September 14, 2022
Vladimir Putin stated on July 16, 2018 in a press conference:
"The Russian state has never interfered ... into internal American affairs including election process."
By John Kruzel, Bill McCarthy• July 16, 2018
Facebook posts stated on November 27, 2021 in a post:
Electric vehicles are more likely to fail in traffic jams.
By Monique Curet• December 9, 2021
Viral image stated on July 03, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Video shows Russian artillery tanks “completely destroyed by Bayraktar TB2 drones” on July 2.
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 6, 2022
David Perdue stated on April 15, 2015 in press release:
The Castro regime ‘violated international norms’ by secretly shipping weapons to North Korea in violation of a U.N. embargo.
By Nancy Badertscher• April 24, 2015
Facebook posts stated on April 18, 2022 in a Facebook post:
After Russia invaded Ukraine, Google Maps “opened all military and strategic facilities in Russia.”
By Luiz Romero• April 20, 2022
Barney Frank stated on July 07, 2010 in MSNBC's Morning Joe:
The United States accounted for 26 percent of worldwide military spending during the Cold War, but now accounts for 41 percent.
By Robert Farley, Erin Mershon• August 13, 2010
Instagram posts stated on October 20, 2022 in a post:
“Ukraine has a nuclear bomb primed in Mykolaiv.”
By Luiz Romero• October 27, 2022
John McCain stated on January 27, 2016 in a committee hearing:
"Today Russia holds many of our most precious national security satellites at risk before they ever get off the ground."
By Anthony Cave• January 30, 2016
Social Media stated on September 12, 2025 in social media posts:
Former President Barack Obama eliminated a law that “held news corporations accountable for lying to the American people.”
By Loreben Tuquero• September 17, 2025

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