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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on September 04, 2025 in a Senate Finance Committee hearing:

“Everybody can get” the COVID-19 vaccine.

By Grace Abels, Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 4, 2025

Chain email stated on June 29, 2015 in a chain email:

Muslims "attempted to establish the first Islamic Sharia court inside the United States in the town of Irving, Texas."

By W. Gardner Selby• July 16, 2015

Ted Budd stated on March 21, 2022 in a tweet:

“Pat McCrory appointed the ‘Republican’ judge who sided with Democrats in the partisan Democrat lawsuit/power-grab over redistricting.”

By Paul Specht• March 29, 2022

James Lankford stated on September 25, 2017 in a press conference:

"The First Amendment’s the First Amendment. It goes start to finish. We can’t say to one football coach you’re fired if you kneel in silent prayer at the end of the game, but to a player, if you kneel in protest to a game, you’re celebrated."

By Manuela Tobias• October 2, 2017

Michael Savage stated on May 10, 2010 in his website:

"She (Kagan) took money from Goldman Sachs just like her boss, Obama."

By Robert Farley• May 14, 2010

Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on October 10, 2014 in a news release:

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Wisconsin's photo ID election law

By Dave Umhoefer• October 14, 2014

JB Pritzker stated on June 03, 2021 in a TV interview:

Illinois Republican lawmakers “have argued that they want an independent [redistricting] commission, but they didn't do anything about it.”

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• June 11, 2021

Eric Cantor stated on April 22, 2014 in a TV ad.:

Dave Brat "worked on Democrat Gov. Tim Kaine’s Council of Economic Advisors while Kaine tried to raise our taxes by over $1 billion."

By Nancy Madsen• April 28, 2014

Mitt Romney stated on June 28, 2012 in prepared remarks:

" ‘Obamacare’ puts the federal government between you and your doctor."

By Jon Greenberg• July 9, 2012

Kay Bailey Hutchison stated on January 14, 2010 in a debate.:

"We have over 300 state agencies. Forty-five of those agencies are related to health care."

By Ciara O'Rourke• January 25, 2010

John McCain stated on September 28, 2007 in a speech to the Hispanic Business Expo in Detroit.:

"Our tax code is so complicated it extracts $140 billion in extra tax preparation costs every year - one thousand dollars for every American family."

By Janet Zink• November 5, 2007

X posts stated on May 30, 2024 in posts on X:

Photo shows the judges who will hear the appeal of former President Donald Trump’s criminal conviction.

By Madison Czopek• May 31, 2024

Mark Born stated on January 12, 2021 in Twitter:

"The committee that advises @GovEvers and his department tasked with leading during this pandemic is recommending allowing prisoners to receive the vaccine before 65 year old grandma?”

By D.L. Davis• February 11, 2021

Donald Trump stated on January 03, 2018 in a statement:

There is "substantial evidence of voter fraud."

By Louis Jacobson• January 4, 2018

Cory Gardner stated on February 24, 2016 in a talk show:

"It's been since 1888 that a Senate of a different party than the president in the White House confirmed a Supreme Court nominee."

By Alan Gathright• February 26, 2016

Stephen Miller stated on February 12, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week":

"I'm calling into question the accuracy of the ruling. The district judge in Seattle said there was no indication of terrorism from these seven countries in our country."

By Louis Jacobson• February 14, 2017

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on April 21, 2024 in a post on X:

“Congress prohibits the NIH from researching the cause of mass shootings.”

By Louis Jacobson• April 23, 2024

Marco Rubio stated on February 13, 2016 in a debate in Greenville, S.C.:

"It has been over 80 years since a lame-duck president appointed a Supreme Court justice."

By Amy Sherman• February 14, 2016

Instagram posts stated on September 27, 2021 in an Instagram post:

"Breaking news — US Supreme Court has canceled universal vaccination in the United States."

By Samantha Putterman• September 28, 2021

Facebook posts stated on February 27, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Starting in March if you travel outside of the United States you won’t be allowed back in the country “due to high risk of the coronavirus.”

By Samantha Putterman• March 6, 2020

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