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Search results for "The richest man in the world killed the poorest children in the world just for the LOLs."

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Oxfam America stated on October 05, 2016 in a tweet:
"The world's 62 richest people own the same wealth as the 3.6 billion poorest."
By Jon Greenberg• October 7, 2016
Bono stated on February 17, 2017 in a speech at the Munich Security Conference:
"For every extra year a girl goes to school, her income goes up 12 percent."  
By Jon Greenberg• February 22, 2017
Bernie Sanders stated on April 24, 2016 in a speech:
Says an array of statistics show that conditions in some parts of Baltimore rival that of "the West Bank in Palestine," "North Korea," and "distressed cities in Nigeria, India, China and South Africa."
By Linda Qiu• April 28, 2016
Instagram posts stated on January 22, 2023 in an Instagram post:
The sinking of the Titanic was orchestrated by the Rothschilds and J.P. Morgan to kill prominent businessmen who opposed the creation of the Federal Reserve.
By Samantha Putterman• January 26, 2023
Roy Blunt stated on September 04, 2015 in at the Missouri State Fair:
"The world food demand is going to double sometime between now and 2070."
By Sean Nelson• November 30, 2015
Gayle Smith stated on March 09, 2016 in a speech on Capitol Hill:
As a sign of "extraordinary progress," "there are half as many (primary-age) children out of school today as there were 15 years ago."
By Jon Greenberg• March 17, 2016
Barack Obama stated on March 22, 2009 in a television interview:
"Warren (Buffett) still does support me."
By Alexander Lane• March 23, 2009
Viral image stated on January 05, 2019 in a meme:
Says "the Rothschild family holds about 80 percent of the world’s total wealth" and has the ability to "literally feed, clothe and settle every man, woman and child on the planet if they wanted to."
By Samantha Putterman• January 9, 2019
Gayle Smith stated on March 09, 2016 in a speech on Capitol Hill:
"Over the last 30 years, extreme poverty has been cut in half."
By Linda Qiu• March 23, 2016
Harry Reid stated on April 02, 2014 in a Senate floor speech:
The Koch brothers are "the richest people in the world. Individually, they're only fifth. Put them together they're the richest in the world."
By Louis Jacobson• April 2, 2014
Herman Cain stated on March 15, 2011 in a talk at a conservative think tank:
Said Planned Parenthood’s early objective was to "help kill black babies before they came into the world."
By Willoughby Mariano• April 8, 2011
Facebook posts stated on December 17, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Bill Gates will provide "money-500K, car, phone, visa" or other gifts if you email him.
By Louis Jacobson• December 20, 2019
Bernie Sanders stated on September 21, 2017 in a speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo.:
"The six wealthiest people in the world (have) as much wealth as the bottom half of the world’s population, 3.7 billion people."
By Emma Diltz, Carolina Vargas• October 31, 2017
Donald Trump stated on September 17, 2017 in a tweet:
"Long gas lines forming in North Korea."
By Louis Jacobson• September 19, 2017
X posts stated on December 22, 2021 in a tweet:
“WHO Director-General: The vaccines are being used to kill children.”
By Gabrielle Settles• December 23, 2021
Instagram posts stated on July 17, 2023 in an Instagram post:
Former FBI agent Ted Gunderson was murdered.
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 18, 2023
Viral image stated on June 26, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“‘LOL’ stands for ‘Lucifer our Lord.’ Satanists end their prayers by saying ‘Lucifer our Lord’.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 6, 2021
Larry Elder stated on August 20, 2014 in comments on CNN:
"If black America were a country, it’d be the 15th wealthiest nation in the world."
By Derek Tsang• September 2, 2014
Bernie Sanders stated on February 07, 2016 in a video:
"The richest 80 people in the world own more wealth than the bottom half of the global population."
By Jon Greenberg• February 17, 2016
Instagram posts stated on March 29, 2023 in an Instagram post:
“The UK has had ZERO school shootings since” it changed its gun laws after a 1996 school shooting.
By Madison Czopek• March 31, 2023

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