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Viral image stated on October 23, 2015 in posts on the Internet:
Unlike Benghazi, there were no investigations of the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing, none about key aspects of the 9/11 attacks and the Iraq War, and none about embassy attacks under George W. Bush.
By Louis Jacobson• October 27, 2015
Chain email stated on November 27, 2012 in a chain email.:
Says the Obama administration plans to ban all weapons for U.S. citizens through international treaties.
By W. Gardner Selby• December 11, 2012
Donald Trump stated on March 21, 2016 in a speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee:
"During the last five years, Iran has perpetrated terror attacks in 25 different countries on five continents."
By Louis Jacobson• March 22, 2016
Joe Lieberman stated on May 06, 2010 in a press conference:
The president can "authorize the killing of a U.S. citizen who fights for a foreign terrorist organization."
By Louis Jacobson• May 11, 2010
Donald Trump Jr. stated on January 22, 2021 in a tweet:
“Donald Trump is the first president in modern history (who) did not start a new war.”
By Noah Y. Kim• February 2, 2021
Facebook posts stated on November 03, 2020 in a Facebook post:
An image shows “what appears to be an official ballot box being taken away from a polling location by an unidentified civilian.”
By Amy Sherman• November 4, 2020
Kelly Loeffler stated on December 06, 2022 in a tweet:
On the day of the Dec. 6 runoff, “armed groups of Black Panthers” were “reportedly patrolling certain voting locations” in Georgia.
By Gabrielle Settles, Amy Sherman• December 8, 2022
Hillary Clinton stated on January 25, 2016 in a CNN town hall:
When terrorists killed more than 250 Americans in Lebanon under Ronald Reagan, "the Democrats didn’t make that a partisan issue."
By Lauren Carroll• February 1, 2016
Mitt Romney stated on November 22, 2011 in a Republican debate in Washington:
"We have, right now, Hezbollah, which is working throughout Latin America, in Venezuela, in Mexico, throughout Latin America, which poses a very significant and imminent threat to the United States of America."
By Becky Bowers• November 23, 2011
Charles Rangel stated on April 04, 2011 in an interview on the Fox Business network:
"Franklin Roosevelt (was) the last president to come to the Congress to ask for permission to engage into war."
By Louis Jacobson• April 5, 2011
Patriotnetwork.one stated on April 27, 2018 in a headline:
"Breaking: Czech Republic arms citizens. You can now shoot terrorists on sight."
By Amy Sherman• May 3, 2018
Facebook posts stated on January 01, 2025 in a post:
Photo shows a child “found” in several cities.
By Caleb McCullough• January 6, 2025
Bob Barr stated on June 29, 2008 in an interview with Fox News.:
"The legislation ... that Senator McCain supports would provide the authority for the federal government to surveille American citizens in their own country without any suspicion whatsoever that they're engaging in discussions with terrorists or about criminal activity."
By Adriel Bettelheim• July 2, 2008
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
Jack Keane stated on February 01, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday":
"Al-Qaida has grown fourfold in five years." 
By Lauren Carroll• February 1, 2015
Hillary Clinton stated on June 10, 2014 in her book, "Hard Choices.":
"The U.S. military footprint in Africa is nearly nonexistent."
By Steve Contorno• June 12, 2014
Threads posts stated on December 11, 2024 in a post on Threads:
Photos show mysterious drones reported flying over parts of New Jersey in November and December 2024.
By Madison Czopek• December 13, 2024
Bloggers stated on January 26, 2017 in blog posts:
Says former President Barack Obama "will be on new $1 dollar bill."
By Joshua Gillin• February 3, 2017
Gus Bilirakis stated on April 15, 2009 in a news release:
It is "the Department of Homeland Security's view that returning military veterans and gun owners are likely to commit terrorist acts."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 16, 2009
Lindsey Graham stated on April 26, 2009 in a TV interview:
"The Geneva Convention did not apply, until 2005, to the war on terror."
By Robert Farley• April 28, 2009

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