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Wisconsin Alliance for Reform stated on March 08, 2016 in a TV ad:

Says Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg agreed to use a technicality to give a convicted sex offender a new hearing because "he didn’t understand the charge."

By Tom Kertscher• March 23, 2016

Facebook posts stated on December 14, 2021 in a Facebook post:

The omicron variant of COVID-19 “came out” in 2021, but “the copyright on this book” about the variant is 2020.

By Tom Kertscher• December 20, 2021

Donald Trump stated on May 26, 2017 in a tweet:

Deals struck on his first foreign trip as president made and saved "millions of jobs."

By Louis Jacobson• May 26, 2017

John McCain stated on March 19, 2008 in a news conference in Israel:

The Jewish holiday Purim is "their version of Halloween here."

By Robert Farley• March 20, 2008

Facebook posts stated on August 22, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Speaker at World Economic Forum conference proposed adding COVID-19 vaccines to water supply.

By Jeff Cercone• August 30, 2023

Facebook posts stated on May 30, 2020 in a post:

“Federal law requires people to speak English to be naturalized as American citizens.”

By Ilana Strauss• October 19, 2020

Dick Cheney stated on May 21, 2009 in a speech at the American Enterprise Institute:

"President Obama's own director of national intelligence, Admiral Blair, put it this way: 'High-value information came from interrogations in which those methods were used and provided a deeper understanding of the al-Qaida organization that was attacking this country.'"

By Robert Farley• May 22, 2009

X posts stated on August 16, 2024 in a video:

Video shows “Kamala Harris describing how she can ruin lives with the 'swipe of a pen.’"

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• August 30, 2024

Instagram posts stated on April 06, 2023 in a post:

"Scientists struggle to understand why Antarctica hasn’t warmed for over 70 years despite rise in CO2."

By Andy Nguyen• April 21, 2023

Barack Obama stated on September 12, 2008 in a TV ad:

"He admits he still doesn't know how to use a computer, can't send an e-mail."

By Robert Farley• September 12, 2008

Rudy Giuliani stated on January 16, 2008 in a TV ad:

"And he's the only candidate who will fight for a national catastrophe fund to reduce insurance rates."

By John Frank• January 18, 2008

Alisha Thomas Morgan stated on March 20, 2014 in a speech:

"In order to pass the CRCT in Georgia, you simply have to get half of the answers correct."

By Eric Stirgus• April 8, 2014

Facebook posts stated on August 16, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“Biden’s tax rate on a family making 75,000 dollars would go from 12% to 25%.”

By Bill McCarthy• August 20, 2020

Tim James stated on April 26, 2010 in a press release:

Says a Bureau of Labor Statistics report attributed a sharp increase in work-related fatalities to "increasing numbers of employees and drivers could not read or understand warning signs in English."

By Robert Farley• April 29, 2010

Crossroads GPS stated on November 10, 2011 in a TV ad:

"(Stimulus money) went to critically important projects like studying ants in Africa."

By Sean Gorman• November 21, 2011

Meagan Wolfe stated on November 05, 2021 in TV interview:

"Only a court can decide that somebody is incompetent to vote" -- the state Election Commission "cannot force facilities, private facilities, to allow special voting deputies" inside.

By D.L. Davis• November 18, 2021

Glenna Hodge stated on July 20, 2017 in testimony before a Texas Senate committee:

"Schools in Austin Independent School District are teaching children as young as 4 years old that their gender is fluid – that they’re not a boy or a girl and they can choose whichever gender they want."

By W. Gardner Selby• September 8, 2017

Heartland Signal stated on February 20, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter:

Says Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde claims he "understands the tragedy of children being trafficked through Central America because he owns three homes there."

By Madeline Heim• February 22, 2024

David Ralston stated on February 26, 2013 in a meeting:

The Georgia Senate ethics resolution "doesn't define cap."

By Eric Stirgus• March 11, 2013

Facebook posts stated on March 22, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said, “We have lost control, we have killed the epidemic physically and mentally. Can’t understand what more we can do, all solutions are exhausted on ground. Our only hope remains up in the Sky, God rescue your people.”

By Miriam Valverde• April 1, 2020

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