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Nancy Pelosi stated on June 17, 2014 in a tweet:
Says 11 soccer players on the U.S. Men’s National Team are immigrants.
By Steve Contorno• June 19, 2014
Threads posts stated on December 10, 2024 in Threads posts:
“Pride flags permanently prohibited at FIFA Club World Cup 2025.”
By Sofia Ahmed• December 16, 2024
John Oliver stated on June 08, 2014 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight":
Brazil built a $300 million stadium in the Amazon rainforest that "is only going to be used for four World Cup games," and there’s no team "that can fill it afterwards."
By Katie Sanders• June 11, 2014
Bloggers stated on July 12, 2014 in a post on the blog "Outside the Beltway":
"North Korea is telling its people that their men’s national team is in the World Cup final."
By Jon Greenberg• July 17, 2014
Viral image stated on May 10, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Photos show a photojournalist crying while capturing pictures of the Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 19, 2021
John Oliver stated on June 08, 2014 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight":
FIFA "pressured Brazil into passing a so-called Budweiser bill, allowing beer sales in soccer stadiums."
By Katie Sanders• June 11, 2014
Social Media stated on March 09, 2025 in in social media posts:
Video shows President Donald Trump admitting he became president because of a “rigged” 2024 election.
By Jeff Cercone• March 10, 2025
Facebook posts stated on June 16, 2024 in a post:
Cristiano Ronaldo was the only European soccer captain who did not wear a rainbow armband at Euro 2020.
By Grace Abels• June 21, 2024
The Other 98% stated on March 31, 2016 in a Facebook image:
"Last year (the U.S. women’s soccer team) generated $20 million more than the men’s team and were paid almost four times less."
By Lauren Carroll• April 6, 2016
Instagram posts stated on November 21, 2022 in an Instagram post:
Qatar refused “to receive the German national team’s plane, which bears the gay logo, which forced them to return the plane to the airport of the Sultanate of Oman.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 29, 2022
Jeremy Schaap stated on May 28, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC:
"Qataris don't really work."
By Jon Greenberg• June 2, 2014
Viral image stated on November 25, 2022 in an Instagram post:
“Saudi team gets $460K Rolls-Royces for upset win.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 29, 2022
Terry McAuliffe stated on August 23, 2013 in a tweet.:
Says Ken Cuccinelli supported a law that could allow people to carry missile launchers into airports.
By Nancy Madsen• September 3, 2013
Facebook posts stated on July 08, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Soccer players on the U.S. women’s national team "stomped" on the American flag.
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 25, 2019
Facebook posts stated on August 25, 2023 in a Facebook post:
As of Aug. 25, "Luis Rubiales has resigned as the president of the Spanish Football Federation."
By Tom Kertscher• August 29, 2023
Dave Brat stated on June 29, 2016 in a podcast.:
"A few weeks ago, (the) education committee in Congress is deciding what’s going to be in your local salad bar."
By Warren Fiske• August 2, 2016
Greg Abbott stated on February 16, 2023 in the State of the State speech:
"Businesses large and small have led Texas to be ranked the number one state for business every year that I’ve been governor."
By Aarón Torres• March 20, 2023
Facebook posts stated on December 08, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Video shows Elon Musk announcing he’s giving away free gold bars.
By Sara Swann• December 12, 2023
Steve Scalise stated on February 04, 2024 in a post on X:
The Senate’s border bill “accepts 5,000 illegal immigrants a day.”
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 6, 2024
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“Israeli shooter opened fire inside an Austin (Texas) bar” on March 1, 2026.
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