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Rex Tillerson stated on January 11, 2017 in a Senate confirmation hearing:
"I have never lobbied against sanctions personally... to my knowledge, Exxon never directly lobbied against sanctions.  
By Jon Greenberg• January 12, 2017
Instagram posts stated on January 31, 2024 in an Instagram post:
The presence of soft tissue and carbon-14 in dinosaur bones proves they lived “only a few thousand years” ago, not millions of years ago.
By Sofia Ahmed• February 8, 2024
Bloggers stated on June 23, 2018 in a blog post:
"NASA announced that it communicated with four races of aliens."
By Bill McCarthy• June 25, 2018
Facebook posts stated on July 16, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Video shows ‘truth’ that fungus may be the “next government project.”
By Jeff Cercone• July 17, 2023
Charles Schumer stated on January 27, 2017 in a tweet:
Says Rex "Tillerson won't divest from Exxon."
By Lauren Carroll• January 27, 2017
Dream Defenders stated on July 22, 2013 in a meeting with Wansley Walters, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary:
"Over 12,000 school kids were arrested in Florida. It makes Florida the nation's leader in that area."
By Amy Sherman• July 30, 2013
Food & Water Watch stated on December 10, 2016 in a campaign letter:
Says Rex Tillerson "sued to keep a fracking project out of his backyard."
By Linda Qiu• December 14, 2016
TikTok posts stated on March 15, 2023 in a post:
Says President Joe Biden was recorded talking about bank collapse.
By Gabrielle Settles• March 20, 2023
Tammy Baldwin stated on January 31, 2017 in a speech:
Says Secretary of State Rex Tillerson got a "government service golden parachute" payment of $180 million "from Exxon Mobil that he would have to forfeit had he taken a job elsewhere."    
By Tom Kertscher• February 10, 2017
Facebook posts stated on January 21, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says a 392-year-old shark was discovered in the Arctic Ocean  
By Samantha Putterman• January 28, 2020
John Bradley stated on May 14, 2012 in an op-ed in the Austin American-Statesman:
Says Williamson County Attorney Jana Duty "has never prosecuted a single adult felony case."
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• May 24, 2012
Facebook posts stated on July 04, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Video shows the aftermath of a mass shooting in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
By Gabrielle Settles• July 6, 2022
Instagram posts stated on September 24, 2023 in a video:
Video of howling people in Germany shows “trans species rights” protest.
By Grace Abels• October 9, 2023
Tom Barrett stated on October 01, 2010 in a campaign TV ad:
Says "Scott Walker says he would ban stem cell research" 
By Tom Kertscher• October 10, 2010
X posts stated on August 11, 2022 in a tweet:
Video shows Ron DeSantis arguing with Sean Hannity
By Yacob Reyes• August 15, 2022
Bernie Sanders stated on August 15, 2019 in an interview with Cardi B:
"We have something like one out of four young black men in this country end up in the criminal justice system. They may end up in jail, they may end up on parole, they may end up on probation."
By Daniel Funke• August 22, 2019
Stacey Campfield stated on January 26, 2012 in an interview with Michelangelo Signorile on the Sirius satellite radio show “OutQ.”:
AIDS was transmitted to humans because "one guy" had sex with "a monkey" and then started "having sex with men."
By Zack McMillin• February 3, 2012
Eric Johnson stated on June 07, 2010 in a blog post:
"The last major oil spill from a drilling accident in America happened over 40 years ago in 1969."
By Willoughby Mariano• June 17, 2010
Viral image stated on August 19, 2019 in a Facebook post:
"When two large whales do the nasty there’s sometimes this one bro who just sort of holds them up so they don’t float off."
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 6, 2019
Raymond Lesniak stated on July 12, 2011 in testimony during a Senate hearing:
Says "the most dangerous time for children" is from "3 to 6 p.m., during which time juvenile crime rates triple"
By Erin O'Neill• July 25, 2011

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