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Instagram posts stated on July 14, 2024 in an Instagram post:

A Secret Service agent named Jonathan Willis said he “had the assassin in his sights for 3 minutes, but he was told not to engage by the head of the (Secret Service) unit.”

By Madison Czopek• July 15, 2024

Donald Trump stated on July 07, 2021 in a press conference:

"The person that shot Ashli Babbitt — boom — right through the head — just boom — there was no reason for that."

By Louis Jacobson• July 8, 2021

New Jersey Democratic State Committee stated on October 17, 2011 in a political advertisement:

"Since Mayor Kennedy O’Brien took office Sayreville has issued 22,081 building permits! Now O’Brien is holding secret meetings with big developers."

By Caryn Shinske• October 26, 2011

Donald Trump Jr. stated on July 17, 2024 in Speech:

After being shot at a Milwaukee rally in 1912, former President Teddy Roosevelt “finished his speech and he kept fighting.”

By Madeline Heim• July 18, 2024

Oregon Citizens Lobby stated on February 06, 2014 in a legislative hearing tweet:

Kip Kinkel and Clackamas Town Center shootings "both where citizen with gun stopped the crime"

By Dana Tims• February 12, 2014

Threads posts stated on July 14, 2024 in Threads posts:

Photo shows Secret Service agents smiling while escorting Donald Trump offstage after assassination attempt.

By Loreben Tuquero• July 15, 2024

Karl Racine stated on June 12, 2017 in a press conference:

"The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, whose government has important business and policy before the president of the United States, has already spent hundreds of thousands of dollars at the Trump International Hotel."

By Smitha Rajan• June 19, 2017

Jonathan Brostoff stated on January 07, 2021 in a tweet:

The woman killed during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol assault was shot by a Secret Service agent, not Capitol Police.

By Eric Litke• January 8, 2021

Social Media stated on July 13, 2024 in social media posts:

Donald Trump staged the shooting at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

By Samantha Putterman• July 14, 2024

Facebook posts stated on June 05, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“More than 20 police officers are dead now because of the riots.”

By Emily Venezky• June 10, 2020

Viral image stated on March 22, 2021 in a tweet:

These 11 mass shootings involved an AR-15-style weapon.

By Jon Greenberg• March 24, 2021

Michele Bachmann stated on November 03, 2010 in a CNN interview:

"The president of the United States will be taking a trip over to India that is expected to cost the taxpayers $200 million a day."

By Robert Farley• November 4, 2010

Tammy Baldwin stated on October 03, 2017 in a news release:

The Las Vegas shooting was the "273rd mass shooting" in the United States so far in 2017.

By Tom Kertscher• October 4, 2017

John Cornyn stated on March 17, 2010 in in a letter to President Barack Obama:

"The spillover violence (from Mexico) in Texas is real and it is escalating."

By Ciara O'Rourke• March 28, 2010

Threads posts stated on July 13, 2024 in a Threads post:

“Trump rally shooter has been identified as 32-year-old California resident, Hank Pecker.”

By Loreben Tuquero• July 14, 2024

X posts stated on February 13, 2022 in a tweet:

Greenpeace USA had a banner on Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas making fun of Donald Trump’s genitalia.

By Bill McCarthy• February 22, 2022

Instagram posts stated on August 14, 2022 in an Instagram post:

Anne Heche was murdered by the illuminati because she was working on a movie about Jeffrey Epstein.

By Ciara O'Rourke• August 16, 2022

Chain email stated on October 10, 2008 in our inbox:

"If Barack Obama would apply for a job with the FBI or with the Secret Service, he would be disqualified because of his past associations with William Ayers."

By Alexander Lane• October 17, 2008

Social Media stated on July 14, 2024 in social media posts:

Photos show former President Donald Trump golfing after being shot.

By Sara Swann• July 16, 2024

Social Media stated on July 14, 2024 in a July 14, 2024, post:

A photo from viral social media posts shows Trump rally shooting suspect Thomas Matthew Crooks.

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• July 14, 2024

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