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Search results for "UFC fighter Hokit made a despicable statement"

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Fact-checks (20305)

Josh Hokit stated on June 14, 2026 in a UFC event at the White House:
“Michelle Obama is a man.”
By Loreben Tuquero• June 15, 2026
Facebook posts stated on November 28, 2021 in a post:
“BREAKING: Judge in Ghislaine Maxwell trial issues media-wide gag order: all press & spectators barred from courtroom.”
By Monique Curet• December 1, 2021
AsAmericanAsApplePie.org stated on October 08, 2017 in a headline:
"Jason Aldean gig canceled after he sells out to liberals on ‘SNL’."
By Joshua Gillin• October 10, 2017
Viral image stated on May 18, 2021 in an Instagram post:
“The minions from ‘Despicable Me’ are based off of these Jewish children tortured by Nazis during the Holocaust.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 20, 2021
Mike Rogers stated on June 15, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
"Thousands of Westerners and Americans" are fighting with extremists in eastern Syria and Iraq. 
By Steve Contorno• June 18, 2014
Sierra Club stated on October 13, 2010 in a TV ad:
Robert Hurt supported a bill that helped the uranium industry after taking contributions from the industry and because his father had a stake in it.
By Michael Martz• November 1, 2010
Larry Pratt stated on December 15, 2016 in a radio interview.:
Says President Barack Obama "has not condemned" shootings targeting police.
By Warren Fiske• December 27, 2016
Florida voter stated on August 17, 2011 in a robocall from the Pink Slip Rick website, played on MSNBC's "Rachel Maddow" show.:
Says Gov. Rick Scott cut state funding for PBS.
By Amy Sherman• August 22, 2011
Facebook posts stated on November 02, 2024 in a post:
“Elon Musk unveils UFO fighter jet that defies physics.”
By Grace Abels• November 8, 2024
Duncan Hunter stated on October 07, 2014 in an interview with Greta Van Susteren of Fox News:
"At least 10 ISIS fighters have been caught coming across the Mexican border in Texas" and there are "dozens more that did not get caught by the Border Patrol."
By Dylan Baddour, W. Gardner Selby• October 10, 2014
David Cicilline stated on May 06, 2011 in a radio interview:
"Most military experts say there is anywhere between 25 and 30 members of al Qaeda in Afghanistan."
By Richard Salit• May 15, 2011
Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins died from a COVID-19 vaccine.
By Ciara O'Rourke• March 29, 2022
Rachel Siegel stated on April 08, 2019 in an email to supporters:
"The F-35 bombers, scheduled to arrive in Burlington this fall, have been designated with a nuclear mission."
By Colin Meyn• April 11, 2019
Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Video shows a Ukrainian fighter pilot shooting down a Russian plane.
By Madison Czopek• February 28, 2022
Deb Butler stated on January 12, 2022 in a tweet:
Says the “NC appeals court” acknowledged the state’s election maps “are skewed,” but didn’t block them because they are “partisan hacks.”
By Paul Specht• January 21, 2022
Ben Affleck stated on October 03, 2014 in an interview on "Real Time with Bill Maher":
The Islamic State is so small it "couldn't fill a Double A ballpark in Charleston, W. Va."
By Katie Sanders• October 7, 2014
Sean Duffy stated on July 20, 2017 in a TV interview:
"We're flying 1987 planes with 1987 technology."
By Alan Hovorka• September 6, 2017
Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2021 in a post:
Says “Fallon (Fox), a transgender MMA fighter, has now broken 2 female opponents’ skulls,” and shows a photo of Fox alongside an MMA fighter with a severely bloodied face.
By Monique Curet• March 16, 2021
Facebook posts stated on March 02, 2022 in a video:
"Ukrainian civilian fleeing Kyiv captures footage of downed Russian tie fighter."
By Monique Curet• March 9, 2022
Donald Trump stated on June 16, 2016 in Dallas fundraiser:
The U.S. has to go to "plane graveyards" and museums to get parts for its 20-year-old jet fighters while it sells new jets to other countries.
By Filipa Ioannou• July 23, 2016

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