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Rand Paul stated on April 18, 2015 in a speech in Nashua, N.H.:
"Hillary Clinton’s State Department sent three comedians to India on the ‘Make Chai, Not War’ tour."
By Allie Morris• April 24, 2015
Bloggers stated on June 06, 2015 in social media posts:
"U.S. Embassy Celebrates America’s Independence on June 4th in Order to Accommodate Muslims."
By Louis Jacobson• June 10, 2015
Donald Trump stated on May 18, 2016 in an interview with the New York Times Magazine:
"There are places in America that are among the most dangerous in the world. You go to places like Oakland. Or Ferguson. The crime numbers are worse. Seriously."
By Linda Qiu• May 25, 2016
Hillary Clinton stated on May 19, 2016 in an interview on CNN:
"We now do have evidence" that Donald Trump is being used as a recruiting tool for terrorists.
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• May 20, 2016
Facebook posts stated on May 11, 2022 in a Facebook post:
The U.S. government’s inaction over buffalo killing that harmed Native American populations in the 1800s shows it is now “is creating food shortages” so that Americans are more “dependent on the government.”
By Madison Czopek• May 19, 2022
Daily Caller stated on September 19, 2016 in an article in the Daily Caller:
"Former President Bill Clinton and his Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) distributed ‘watered-down’ HIV/AIDS drugs to patients in sub-Saharan Africa."
By Jon Greenberg• September 23, 2016
Facebook posts stated on November 01, 2021 in a Facebook post:
No new COVID-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh, India, due to use of ivermectin
By Jill Terreri Ramos• November 12, 2021
Deborah Ross stated on October 18, 2016 in a campaign ad:
"Sen. (Richard) Burr voted no on the Violence Against Women Act."
By Louis Jacobson• October 18, 2016
Chain email stated on April 04, 2014 in a chain email:
Says Michelle Obama waved "red communist flags" on her trip to China.
By Louis Jacobson• April 4, 2014
Howard Dean stated on September 13, 2009 in remarks on NBC's Meet the Press:
"Every other democracy in the world has a health care system that covers everybody, and we don't."
By Louis Jacobson• September 15, 2009
Grover Norquist stated on March 24, 2016 in a Fox Business interview:
Under Hillary Clinton, State Department "officials were sending official thank-yous to people who gave to the Clinton Foundation."
By Jon Greenberg• March 28, 2016
Facebook posts stated on July 25, 2021 in a Facebook post:
"Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes has left training camp and says he will ‘not play another down in the NFL’ until the team changes their name.”
By Jason Asenso• July 28, 2021
Bloggers stated on April 25, 2017 in a headline:
"Trump wants to deport American Indians to India."
By Joshua Gillin• April 26, 2017
Hillary Clinton stated on November 02, 2016 in a rally in Tempe, Ariz.:
Says Donald Trump "says organized crime runs wild on reservations."
By Louis Jacobson• November 4, 2016
Facebook posts stated on December 02, 2014 in a meme:
"The U.S. Constitution owes its notion of democracy to the Iroquois Tribes."
By Louis Jacobson• December 2, 2014
Bloggers stated on October 15, 2016 in a blog post:
Say Bill Gates is linked to HPV vaccine related deaths in India.
By Jon Greenberg• December 20, 2016
Rob Portman stated on September 06, 2012 in a news release:
The national debt of $16 trillion, is "enough to buy both the Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds 1,918 times."
By Tom Feran• September 21, 2012
Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip were found guilty in the disappearance of 10 native children from the Catholic-run Kamloops residential school”
By Jason Asenso• July 23, 2021
WrongWayRubio.com stated on May 08, 2012 in a Twitter messaging campaign:
Says that U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio says troops are leaving Iraq "too fast."
By Joshua Gillin• May 8, 2012
Donald Trump stated on July 31, 2024 in an NABJ conference appearance:
Kamala Harris was “Indian all the way, and then all of a sudden, she made a turn and she went, she became a Black person.”
By Samantha Putterman• July 31, 2024

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