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Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on July 7, 2020 in a tweet: Says “Democratic Mayors in some of Wisconsin's largest cities closed voting locations in April to cause chaos.” Jim Bognet stated on June 12, 2020 in a press release: U.S. Rep. Matt “Cartwright proposes to defund the Wilkes-Barre police.” Viral image stated on June 21, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows the BOK Center full with people during Donald Trump’s Tulsa rally. Chris Jacobs stated on June 17, 2020 in an ad: “As a lawyer working in Korea, Nate McMurray helped send American jobs to Asia” Donald Trump Jr. stated on June 18, 2020 in an episode of Triggered with President Donald Trump: Says Osama bin Laden endorsed Joe Biden Facebook posts stated on June 6, 2020 in a social media post: California’s registered independent voters “will not be able to vote republican come 2020.” Bloggers stated on May 25, 2020 in a headline: "Joe Biden tells voters he's 'going to beat Joe Biden.'" Donald Trump stated on May 3, 2020 in a Fox News virtual town hall: Says Joe Biden has “written a letter of apology” for calling Trump’s travel restrictions from China “xenophobic.” Chris Larson stated on April 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the April 22 jump in COVID-19 cases was related to the election. Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2020 in a press briefing: With voting by mail, “you get thousands and thousands of people sitting in somebody's living room, signing ballots all over the place.” Ben Wikler stated on April 6, 2020 in a tweet: Says a ballot can be emailed to Wisconsin voters even a day before the election. Joe Biden stated on March 15, 2020 in a debate: Because the Federal Reserve recently cut interest rates to near 0%, “the Fed will be of little consequence now. They’ve already used what leverage they have.” Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2020 in posts on social media: “Every election year has a disease” ... SARS in 2004; avian flu in 2008; swine flu in 2010; MERS in 2012; Ebola in 2014 and 2018; Zika in 2016 and the coronavirus in 2020. Viral image stated on February 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Bernie Sanders “only had 3,444 votes” in Nevada. William Barber stated on February 20, 2020 in a tweet: Says “every time" the DSCC endorsed someone in North Carolina's U.S. Senate primary, "and the person they didn’t support was black, the candidate they picked ended up losing." Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement “will be at every polling station” on Nov. 3, 2020. Facebook posts stated on March 12, 2019 in a Facebook post: “The KKK officially endorses Trump 2020.” Michael Bloomberg stated on February 4, 2020 in a campaign letter: North Carolina's Democratic primary is open to "all registered voters, regardless of registration." YouTube videos stated on January 22, 2020 in a YouTube video: Says it shows a “DNC Group” teaching “ILLEGAL VOTING in Arizona.” Organizers for Bernie 2020 stated on February 4, 2020 in a tweet: Says Democrats "blocked the Iowa poll" and "blocked the Iowa caucus." Charlie Kirk stated on February 2, 2020 in a tweet: Says "EIGHT Iowa counties have more adults registered to vote than voting-aged adults living there.” Facebook posts stated on January 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: "CNN reports DemDebate had 2.3 million viewers. Trump rally had 6.7 million last night!" Facebook posts stated on November 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Abolishing the Electoral College would make Los Angeles County stronger than 43 states." Mooncult stated on January 1, 2020 in a twitter video: A video shows Joe Biden making a racist comment. Viral image stated on December 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows Pamela Karlan reacting to Hillary Clinton’s presidential defeat. Ted Cruz stated on December 8, 2019 in a TV interview: "Ukraine blatantly interfered in our election." Viral image stated on October 2, 2019 in a Facebook post: "449,000 Californians turned down jury duty because they were not citizens… but they were registered voters." Viral image stated on November 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: "JFK Jr was declared the frontrunner for the NY Senate seat in 1999. Days later his plane crashed, making Hillary Clinton the newly elected senator." Donald Trump stated on September 27, 2019 in a speech: Says Republican Dan Bishop was "down by 17" points in NC congressional race and then won "by a lot." Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2019 in a tweet: "Wow, Report Just Out! Google manipulated from 2.6 million to 16 million votes for Hillary Clinton in 2016 Election!"
Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on July 7, 2020 in a tweet: Says “Democratic Mayors in some of Wisconsin's largest cities closed voting locations in April to cause chaos.”
Jim Bognet stated on June 12, 2020 in a press release: U.S. Rep. Matt “Cartwright proposes to defund the Wilkes-Barre police.”
Viral image stated on June 21, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows the BOK Center full with people during Donald Trump’s Tulsa rally.
Chris Jacobs stated on June 17, 2020 in an ad: “As a lawyer working in Korea, Nate McMurray helped send American jobs to Asia”
Donald Trump Jr. stated on June 18, 2020 in an episode of Triggered with President Donald Trump: Says Osama bin Laden endorsed Joe Biden
Facebook posts stated on June 6, 2020 in a social media post: California’s registered independent voters “will not be able to vote republican come 2020.”
Bloggers stated on May 25, 2020 in a headline: "Joe Biden tells voters he's 'going to beat Joe Biden.'"
Donald Trump stated on May 3, 2020 in a Fox News virtual town hall: Says Joe Biden has “written a letter of apology” for calling Trump’s travel restrictions from China “xenophobic.”
Chris Larson stated on April 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the April 22 jump in COVID-19 cases was related to the election.
Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2020 in a press briefing: With voting by mail, “you get thousands and thousands of people sitting in somebody's living room, signing ballots all over the place.”
Ben Wikler stated on April 6, 2020 in a tweet: Says a ballot can be emailed to Wisconsin voters even a day before the election.
Joe Biden stated on March 15, 2020 in a debate: Because the Federal Reserve recently cut interest rates to near 0%, “the Fed will be of little consequence now. They’ve already used what leverage they have.”
Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2020 in posts on social media: “Every election year has a disease” ... SARS in 2004; avian flu in 2008; swine flu in 2010; MERS in 2012; Ebola in 2014 and 2018; Zika in 2016 and the coronavirus in 2020.
Viral image stated on February 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Bernie Sanders “only had 3,444 votes” in Nevada.
William Barber stated on February 20, 2020 in a tweet: Says “every time" the DSCC endorsed someone in North Carolina's U.S. Senate primary, "and the person they didn’t support was black, the candidate they picked ended up losing."
Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement “will be at every polling station” on Nov. 3, 2020.
Facebook posts stated on March 12, 2019 in a Facebook post: “The KKK officially endorses Trump 2020.”
Michael Bloomberg stated on February 4, 2020 in a campaign letter: North Carolina's Democratic primary is open to "all registered voters, regardless of registration."
YouTube videos stated on January 22, 2020 in a YouTube video: Says it shows a “DNC Group” teaching “ILLEGAL VOTING in Arizona.”
Organizers for Bernie 2020 stated on February 4, 2020 in a tweet: Says Democrats "blocked the Iowa poll" and "blocked the Iowa caucus."
Charlie Kirk stated on February 2, 2020 in a tweet: Says "EIGHT Iowa counties have more adults registered to vote than voting-aged adults living there.”
Facebook posts stated on January 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: "CNN reports DemDebate had 2.3 million viewers. Trump rally had 6.7 million last night!"
Facebook posts stated on November 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Abolishing the Electoral College would make Los Angeles County stronger than 43 states."
Mooncult stated on January 1, 2020 in a twitter video: A video shows Joe Biden making a racist comment.
Viral image stated on December 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows Pamela Karlan reacting to Hillary Clinton’s presidential defeat.
Ted Cruz stated on December 8, 2019 in a TV interview: "Ukraine blatantly interfered in our election."
Viral image stated on October 2, 2019 in a Facebook post: "449,000 Californians turned down jury duty because they were not citizens… but they were registered voters."
Viral image stated on November 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: "JFK Jr was declared the frontrunner for the NY Senate seat in 1999. Days later his plane crashed, making Hillary Clinton the newly elected senator."
Donald Trump stated on September 27, 2019 in a speech: Says Republican Dan Bishop was "down by 17" points in NC congressional race and then won "by a lot."
Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2019 in a tweet: "Wow, Report Just Out! Google manipulated from 2.6 million to 16 million votes for Hillary Clinton in 2016 Election!"
