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Donald Trump stated on August 23, 2016 in a fundraising email:

Says a CNN anchor said that Hillary Clinton has gotten "a free ride so far from the media. We're the biggest ones supporting her campaign."

By Louis Jacobson• August 23, 2016

Michael Caputo stated on September 13, 2020 in a Facebook video:

"There are hit squads being trained all over this country” to violently oppose a second term for President Donald Trump.

By Bill McCarthy• September 17, 2020

Lou Greenwald stated on August 09, 2012 in an interview with Blue Jersey:

Says "about 100,000 kids in this country leave their home state and go to another state to be educated. Out of that 100,000 young people, 30,000 of them are from New Jersey, by far the largest amount."

By Erin O'Neill• August 16, 2012

Paul Ryan stated on January 05, 2017 in a news conference:

Obamacare is "hurting people right now" with premium increases of up to 116 percent.

By Eric Litke• February 3, 2017

Ron DeSantis stated on August 30, 2018 in Laura Ingraham's radio show:

Says Andrew Gillum has a "far left socialist platform."

By Amy Sherman• September 6, 2018

Donald Trump stated on August 28, 2018 in a tweet:

Says "96 percent of (Google News) results on ‘Trump News’ are from National Left-Wing Media."

By Louis Jacobson• August 29, 2018

Facebook posts stated on May 22, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Quotes Mark Twain as saying of journalists that it is "far better" to "fear the media for they will steal your honor" and describes them as "a horde of ignorant, self-complacent simpletons…"

By Samantha Putterman• May 24, 2019

JD Vance stated on October 15, 2025 in an episode of The Charlie Kirk Show:

"Political violence, it's just a statistical fact that it's a bigger problem on the left.”

By Amy Sherman• October 20, 2025

Michael van der Veen stated on February 12, 2021 in a speech at the U.S. Senate:

After the Capitol insurrection, “one of the first people arrested was a leader of antifa."

By Daniel Funke• February 12, 2021

Ted Cruz stated on January 31, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press":

"Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have the identical position on health care, which is they want to put the government in charge of you and your doctor."

By Linda Qiu• January 31, 2016

David A. Clarke Jr. stated on March 15, 2020 in a tweet:

Says coronavirus is just “the damn flu.”

By Eric Litke• March 19, 2020

Ryan Sitton stated on November 07, 2017 in a guest editorial in Drilling Contractor:

"Earlier this year, Hurricane Harvey left more than 12 million people in Texas and Louisiana without homes."

By W. Gardner Selby• December 8, 2017

Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on January 17, 2016 in an interview on CNN Reliable Sources:

Says the Democratic Party created a debate schedule "to maximize the opportunity for voters to see our candidates."

By Amy Sherman• January 20, 2016

Donald Trump stated on September 01, 2020 in News release:

“Biden failed to condemn far-left violent groups like Antifa, instead faulting only the brave men and women of law enforcement.”

By Madeline Heim• September 3, 2020

Viral image stated on April 29, 2021 in an image on Facebook:

11.6 million people watched Biden’s first presidential address to Congress while far larger audiences watched Donald Trump’s speeches.

By Madison Czopek• May 3, 2021

Facebook posts stated on June 06, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says a 2010 Rockefeller Foundation report shows the COVID-19 pandemic and the international response were “meticulously planned at least 10 years ago.”

By Tom Kertscher• June 15, 2021

Chain email stated on April 24, 2014 in a chain email:

"More than 1,000 American soldiers have lost their lives in Afghanistan in the last 27 months. This is more than the combined total of the nine years before."

By Louis Jacobson• April 24, 2014

Instagram posts stated on January 24, 2024 in a video:

Video of Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton speeches proves that their words are “all scripts and copied, all fake.”

By Jeff Cercone• March 8, 2024

Jeb Bush stated on June 15, 2015 in his announcement speech at Miami Dade College:

Says Hillary Clinton "insists that when the progressive agenda encounters religious beliefs to the contrary, those beliefs ‘have to be changed.’ "

By Amy Sherman• June 17, 2015

Tucker Carlson stated on November 07, 2019 in Tucker Carlson Tonight:

Says Marie Yovanovitch was "dishonest" when she claimed under oath that she never personally responded to an email from a Democratic staffer. But "in fact, it turns out that she did respond."

By Miriam Valverde• November 15, 2019

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