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Joe Biden stated on October 05, 2020 in an NBC town hall in Miami:

The president's own FBI director said that the greatest domestic terrorist threat is white supremacists.

By Amy Sherman• October 6, 2020

CatholicVote stated on August 17, 2022 in an ad:

Three churches were targeted during arson attacks over the summer “because they protect unborn babies and women in need.”

By Tom Kertscher• September 1, 2022

Dean Arp stated on June 02, 2021 in in a committee meeting:

Says North Carolina’s proposed abortion bill would not “govern the conversation between the doctor and patient.”

By Paul Specht• June 18, 2021

Larry Pittman stated on February 15, 2018 in a Facebook post:

"So many of these shooters turn out to be communist Democrats."

By Dan Clark, Paul Specht• February 23, 2018

Cory Booker stated on January 16, 2018 in an interview on CNN:

"In American history since 9/11, we've had 85 major attacks in our country, 73 percent of them have been by white nationalist hate groups."

By Amy Sherman• January 18, 2018

Ted Cruz stated on February 16, 2022 in a committee meeting:

"In 2020, more journalists were killed in Mexico than in any other country in the world."

By Nusaiba Mizan• February 28, 2022

Sander Levin stated on May 17, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC:

Says the inspector general for the IRS said there was "no political motivation" and "no outside influence" for targeting of tax-exempt applications from tea party groups

By Becky Bowers• May 24, 2013

Claudia Tenney stated on February 21, 2018 in a radio interview:

"So many of these people that commit the mass murders end up being Democrats."

By Dan Clark, Paul Specht• February 23, 2018

Alex Jones stated on October 24, 2018 in in a blog post:

Says explosive devices mailed to prominent Democrats and Trump critics confirm the "deep state (is) launching false flag against (mainstream media)/Dems to blame Trump & pro-America forces."

By John Kruzel• October 25, 2018

FreedomJunkshun.com stated on November 06, 2017 in a blog post:

Says "FBI and Texas State Police are both confirming that Raymond Peter Littleberry, the man accused of shooting up a Texas church, was an avid atheist on the payroll of the Democrat National Committee."

By John Kruzel• November 6, 2017

Viral image stated on May 08, 2019 in a Facebook post:

"The city of Minneapolis has set up a Sharia hotline for residents to report citizens who criticize Islam, in order to prosecute them for ‘hate crimes.’"

By Ciara O'Rourke• May 10, 2019

Instagram posts stated on September 07, 2024 in a post:

CNN reported that the Apalachee High School shooting suspect was motivated by a “lack of trans acceptance.”

By Sara Swann• September 11, 2024

Rick Perry stated on February 11, 2015 in a statement:

"Obama has chosen to deny the vicious anti-Semitic motivation of the attack on a kosher Jewish grocery in Paris."

By Lauren Carroll• February 12, 2015

Bloggers stated on September 17, 2018 in in a blog post:

Says Brett Kavanaugh’s mother presided over foreclosure case against Christine Blasey Ford’s parents, which fueled motivation for sexual assault accusation.

By Kyra Haas• September 20, 2018

New York Times Editorial Board stated on June 14, 2017 in a New York Times editorial:

A political map circulated by Sarah Palin’s PAC incited Rep. Gabby Giffords’ shooting

By John Kruzel• June 15, 2017

Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“Joe Biden puts pro-life groups on domestic extremist list, calls pro-life people ‘violent.’”

By Tom Kertscher• March 31, 2021

Rush Limbaugh stated on August 27, 2018 in in a blog post:

"It appears that the (Jacksonville) shooter was part of the Trump 'Resistance'."

By John Kruzel• August 28, 2018

Rudy Giuliani stated on August 15, 2016 in a speech in Youngstown, Ohio:

"Under those eight years before (Barack) Obama came along, we didn’t have any successful radical Islamic terrorist attack in the United States" since Sept. 11, 2001.

By Linda Qiu• August 16, 2016

William Barr stated on December 09, 2019 in a statement:

"The Inspector General’s report now makes clear that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a U.S. presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions."

By Bill McCarthy• December 11, 2019

Sally Kohn stated on January 07, 2015 in a tweet on Twitter:

"Since 9/11, right-wing extremists (incl anti-abortion, anti-gov) have killed more Americans than Islamic extremists."

By Jon Greenberg• January 8, 2015

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