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Russian Embassy in Canada stated on March 01, 2022 in a statement:
"The Russian army does not occupy Ukrainian territory."
By Louis Jacobson• March 3, 2022
Tom Cotton stated on July 03, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press":
Says Hillary Clinton "was literally present when we pressed the reset button with Russia just a few months after Russia had invaded Georgia."
By Jon Greenberg• July 3, 2016
Sarah Palin stated on February 28, 2014 in a post on Facebook:
Says she made an "accurate prediction" that if Barack Obama were elected it would encourage Russia to invade Ukraine.  
By Jon Greenberg• March 4, 2014
Marco Rubio stated on August 18, 2015 in a speech at the Iowa State Fair:
"We have an Army that just cut 40,000 spots."  
By Amy Sherman• August 20, 2015
Dmitry Peskov stated on February 20, 2022 in an interview with a Russian TV network:
“Russia has never attacked anyone throughout its history.”
By Louis Jacobson• February 21, 2022
Facebook posts stated on December 12, 2022 in a Facebook post:
The war in Ukraine is “all over.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• December 13, 2022
Ted Cruz stated on January 28, 2016 in a Fox News debate :
"Barack Obama, right now, No. 1, over seven years has dramatically degraded our military."  
By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• January 29, 2016
Viral image stated on October 15, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says a photo shows "Kurdish kids" after Turkey’s invasion.
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 21, 2019
Occupy Democrats stated on July 11, 2014 in a Facebook photo post:
Says Ted Cruz "was just bribed by the Kochs to introduce a bill that would give them and their allies America’s national forests, parks, and other public lands and open them for mining, drilling, fracking and logging."
By W. Gardner Selby• August 17, 2014
John McCain stated on April 27, 2008 in Coral Gables, Fla.:
The Rev. Wright compared "the United States Marine Corps with Roman legionnaires who were responsible for the death of our Savior."
By Robert Farley• April 30, 2008
Instagram posts stated on September 16, 2022 in a video on Instagram:
Video shows an "invasion of crocodiles" that has flooded the beaches of Brazil and caused residents to panic.
By Andy Nguyen• September 21, 2022
Jeb Bush stated on May 20, 2015 in a roundtable in New Hampshire:
"ISIS didn't exist when my brother was president. Al-Qaida in Iraq was wiped out when my brother was president."
By Amy Sherman• May 28, 2015
Kendrick Meek stated on October 24, 2010 in a debate:
"The Taliban has been there for years and years, I mean, hundreds of thousands of years."
By Amy Sherman• October 25, 2010
Instagram posts stated on March 14, 2024 in Instagram posts:
CNN posted on X that Kenyan President William Ruto called President Joe Biden to organize a “naval invasion of the Haitian coast.”
By Sofia Ahmed• March 19, 2024
Instagram posts stated on June 09, 2023 in an Instagram post:
Smoke that covered New York, New Jersey and Connecticut after the Canadian wildfires “was a planned operation in geoengineering.”
By Tom Kertscher• June 14, 2023
Facebook posts stated on August 09, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says the Japanese military did not invade the mainland United States after Pearl Harbor because "they know that almost every home had guns and the Americans knew how to use them."  
By Tom Kertscher• January 14, 2020
Instagram posts stated on September 25, 2024 in an Instagram post:
Hurricane Helene was the product of intentional weather modification.
By Loreben Tuquero• September 27, 2024
Viral image stated on August 30, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Video shows tornadoes in Canada.
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 12, 2024
Facebook posts stated on September 03, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“The Russian army is withdrawing from Ukraine!” in September 2022
By Andy Nguyen• September 8, 2022
Rush Limbaugh stated on July 17, 2012 in his syndicated radio show:
Says it's not "accidental" that the villain in the Batman movie is named Bane.
By Molly Moorhead• July 18, 2012

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