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Facebook posts stated on June 09, 2020 in Facebook videos:
Videos show President Donald Trump saying “I can’t breathe.”
By Amy Sherman• June 9, 2020
Facebook posts stated on September 13, 2023 in an image shared on Facebook:
Giant human skeletons as large as 36 feet have been “unearthed and documented” in historical records.
By Madison Czopek• September 22, 2023
Bloggers stated on March 03, 2020 in a story:
Says the Vatican reports that Pope Francis tested negative for the coronavirus before a second test came back positive.
By Samantha Putterman• March 5, 2020
Jeb Bush stated on November 27, 2013 in a tweet:
"Why would our president close the embassy to the Vatican? Hopefully, it is not retribution for Catholic organizations opposing Obamacare."
By Amy Sherman• December 4, 2013
Ryan Eller stated on August 31, 2015 in a CNN interview:
"Jesus was an undocumented immigrant."
By Joshua Gillin• September 3, 2015
Instagram posts stated on September 26, 2022 in a video:
Video shows “Italians take down an EU flag and replace it with an Italian flag” after the 2022 national election.
By Andy Nguyen• September 28, 2022
Chris Clark stated on April 30, 2013 in a meeting:
In just six years, Georgia has dropped from first in the nation from a business-friendly legal climate to 24th.
By Eric Stirgus• May 7, 2013
Chain email stated on April 24, 2014 in a chain email:
"The President wants the U.S. to sign on to the U.N.’s International Criminal Court."
By Louis Jacobson• April 24, 2014
Instagram posts stated on August 24, 2022 in an Instagram post:
“Marjorie Taylor Greene was raided by Joe Biden’s DOJ last night.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• August 24, 2022
Donald Trump stated on March 09, 2024 in a rally in Rome, Georgia:
"In February alone, nearly 1 million jobs held by native-born Americans disappeared."
By Louis Jacobson• March 12, 2024
Madeleine Albright stated on April 10, 2018 in her book, "Fascism: A Warning":
Says Benito Mussolini "initiated a campaign to 'drenare la palude' ('drain the swamp') by firing more than 35,000 civil servants."
By Louis Jacobson• May 9, 2018
Hank Johnson stated on January 25, 2012 in a press statement:
"Unemployment has fallen from 10 percent during the president’s first year in office to 8.5 percent today."
By Willoughby Mariano• February 1, 2012
Phil Gingrey stated on January 25, 2012 in a press statement:
Since President Barack Obama took office, "2 million more Americans are out of work."
By Willoughby Mariano• February 1, 2012
Instagram posts stated on June 05, 2023 in a video:
“Italy announced they are changing LGBT Pride month to Family Pride Month,” in order to “celebrate traditional families.”
By Gabrielle Settles• June 9, 2023
Viral image stated on November 01, 2021 in a Facebook post:
President Joe Biden changed suits during his visit to the Vatican.
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 3, 2021
YouTube videos stated on February 29, 2020 in a YouTube video:
Says the Vatican confirmed that Pope Francis and two aides tested positive for coronavirus.
By Samantha Putterman• March 2, 2020
Facebook posts stated on April 29, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says a Roman statesman in 42 B.C. had a "warning about Trump" when he said 2,000 years ago that a nation "cannot survive treason from within."
By Samantha Putterman• May 3, 2019
JD Vance stated on August 24, 2025 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
"If you go back to World War II, if you go back to World War I, if you go back to every major conflict in human history, they all end with some kind of negotiation."
By Louis Jacobson• August 26, 2025
Michael Moore stated on June 14, 2016 in a tweet after the Orlando shooting:
The ammunition used in the Orlando shooting "is banned by Geneva Convention. It enters the body, spins & explodes."
By Neelesh Moorthy• June 23, 2016
Donald Trump stated on March 09, 2024 in a speech:
“Biden has implemented a formal policy that illegal aliens who intrude into the United States are granted immunity from deportation.”
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 15, 2024

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