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Facebook posts stated on December 19, 2022 in a Facebook post People who stole U.S. Postal Service uniforms are posing as postal workers and robbing people at gunpoint. Viral image stated on December 15, 2022 in a Facebook post Says U.S. Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., “says pedophilia isn’t a crime — it’s an identity.” Instagram posts stated on December 12, 2022 in an Instagram post Human traffickers are putting toxin-laced tissues on gas pumps and door handles, then waiting for potential victims to pass out. Bryan Steil stated on November 15, 2022 in Twitter In Milwaukee, "The (homicide) rate has nearly doubled in the past two years." Cliff Hayes stated on November 23, 2022 in a TV interview. “When you compare us to the European Union, we're something like 23 times more likely” to have homicides and handgun killings. Tweets stated on November 20, 2022 in a tweet The Club Q shooting was a “false flag.” Yesli Vega stated on October 20, 2022 in an interview. They were “never my comments” that a woman can’t get pregnant from rape. Tim Michels stated on October 24, 2022 in News conference Tony Evers “wants to let out between 9,000 and 10,000 more” Wisconsin prisoners Kris Mayes stated on September 28, 2022 in a debate “We have seen over the last 10 years ... under Republican governors a rise in the murder rate in Arizona of 20%.” Donald Trump stated on November 1, 2022 in a podcast interview At the Pelosi house, “the glass it seems was broken from the inside to the out, so it wasn’t a break-in, it was a breakout.” Amy Klobuchar stated on October 30, 2022 in an interview on Meet the Press “One in six local election officials have received threats of violence” and threats against judges have doubled over four years and threats against members of Congress have increased by 10 times over five years. Instagram posts stated on November 29, 2022 in an Instagram post Police dispatch audio from Paul Pelosi’s attack was recorded in a Moscow studio. Viral image stated on October 30, 2022 in an Instagram post Security cameras at Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home malfunctioned “for the duration of the break-in, so officials have ended their investigation.” Viral image stated on October 29, 2022 in an Instagram post The Pelosis “are refusing to turn over surveillance video of their home.” Kim Reynolds stated on October 6, 2022 in a campaign ad "Deidre DeJear refused to stand for police." Charlie Crist stated on October 24, 2022 in a gubernatorial debate "Crime is up under Governor DeSantis. Crime was down when I was your governor." Ted Budd stated on October 7, 2022 in a debate Cheri Beasley was “encouraging (riots) all across our state and all across our country in 2020.” Kathy Hochul stated on September 28, 2022 in a speech New York state is outpacing the rest of the country, because shootings in New York are down 10%, and across the country the drop is only 2%. Viral image stated on October 15, 2022 in an Instagram post Photo shows a taxi driver in New York City who “drives around taking people to kill.” Instagram posts stated on October 15, 2022 in Instagram post Seattle authorities are investigating a string of serial killings. Load more
Facebook posts stated on December 19, 2022 in a Facebook post People who stole U.S. Postal Service uniforms are posing as postal workers and robbing people at gunpoint.
Viral image stated on December 15, 2022 in a Facebook post Says U.S. Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., “says pedophilia isn’t a crime — it’s an identity.”
Instagram posts stated on December 12, 2022 in an Instagram post Human traffickers are putting toxin-laced tissues on gas pumps and door handles, then waiting for potential victims to pass out.
Bryan Steil stated on November 15, 2022 in Twitter In Milwaukee, "The (homicide) rate has nearly doubled in the past two years."
Cliff Hayes stated on November 23, 2022 in a TV interview. “When you compare us to the European Union, we're something like 23 times more likely” to have homicides and handgun killings.
Yesli Vega stated on October 20, 2022 in an interview. They were “never my comments” that a woman can’t get pregnant from rape.
Tim Michels stated on October 24, 2022 in News conference Tony Evers “wants to let out between 9,000 and 10,000 more” Wisconsin prisoners
Kris Mayes stated on September 28, 2022 in a debate “We have seen over the last 10 years ... under Republican governors a rise in the murder rate in Arizona of 20%.”
Donald Trump stated on November 1, 2022 in a podcast interview At the Pelosi house, “the glass it seems was broken from the inside to the out, so it wasn’t a break-in, it was a breakout.”
Amy Klobuchar stated on October 30, 2022 in an interview on Meet the Press “One in six local election officials have received threats of violence” and threats against judges have doubled over four years and threats against members of Congress have increased by 10 times over five years.
Instagram posts stated on November 29, 2022 in an Instagram post Police dispatch audio from Paul Pelosi’s attack was recorded in a Moscow studio.
Viral image stated on October 30, 2022 in an Instagram post Security cameras at Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home malfunctioned “for the duration of the break-in, so officials have ended their investigation.”
Viral image stated on October 29, 2022 in an Instagram post The Pelosis “are refusing to turn over surveillance video of their home.”
Charlie Crist stated on October 24, 2022 in a gubernatorial debate "Crime is up under Governor DeSantis. Crime was down when I was your governor."
Ted Budd stated on October 7, 2022 in a debate Cheri Beasley was “encouraging (riots) all across our state and all across our country in 2020.”
Kathy Hochul stated on September 28, 2022 in a speech New York state is outpacing the rest of the country, because shootings in New York are down 10%, and across the country the drop is only 2%.
Viral image stated on October 15, 2022 in an Instagram post Photo shows a taxi driver in New York City who “drives around taking people to kill.”
Instagram posts stated on October 15, 2022 in Instagram post Seattle authorities are investigating a string of serial killings.
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