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The CDC is even pushing to use records for mail-in voting to track people for mandatory vaccines.” Facebook posts stated on August 28, 2020 in Facebook post: Says a photo shows accused shooter Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother, armed with a long gun, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on the night two protesters were killed and one injured. Greg Abbott stated on August 18, 2020 in a press conference: Says crime is on the rise in Austin and a new study showed that it “is the No. 1 city in America in the year-to-year percentage increase in murders, with a percentage increase of more than 64% for the first half of this year.” John James stated on August 26, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., is "known for doing nothing. … (Peters) skipped 84% of small business hearings (and) skipped 89% of hearings on China." Martha McSally stated on August 18, 2020 in a tweet: Says Mark Kelly wants to “defund the police.” Facebook posts stated on August 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: “If I mail in my ballot on Sunday and show up to the polling station on Tuesday, they won’t know if I’ve already voted or not. That, my friends, is a serious concern for all of us.” Donald Trump stated on August 20, 2020 in a speech: “Cuomo ended cash bail ... and now the crime rate has gone through the roof.” Donald Trump stated on August 20, 2020 in a rally: Says Joe Biden “abandoned Scranton.” Facebook posts stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Video showed police thank (Kyle Rittenhouse) & give him water prior to the killings” Facebook posts stated on August 27, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “At 17 years old Kyle (Rittenhouse) was perfectly legal to be able to possess that rifle without parental supervision.” Howard Marklein stated on August 25, 2020 in News release: Says Gov. Tony Evers and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, after police shooting of Jacob Blake, "did not call for peace. They did not encourage calm. Facebook posts stated on July 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Two mail in ballots in PA (were) sent to the same person with their names on both a week and a half apart.” Viral image stated on August 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Suggests the alleged Kenosha shooter’s father is a deputy in the Kenosha sheriff’s department. Facebook posts stated on August 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Melania Trump is the “first FLOTUS to visit troops in a combat zone since 1969.” Facebook posts stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Jill Biden said, “all Americans will be required to learn Spanish when we win” Donald Trump stated on August 27, 2020 in a speech at the RNC: Says Joe Biden “is even talking about taking the wall down.” Facebook posts stated on August 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: “... in 2013 Obama determined Social Security would not send checks through the USPS, because it was not secure” Facebook posts stated on August 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Trump denies fire assistance to California because they didn't vote for him, but helped Russia with their wildfires in Siberia.” Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Jacob Blake, shot by police in Kenosha, had a warrant for sexual assault and prior convictions for gun use Doug Jones stated on August 10, 2020 in an interview: In April, when asked how he would handle the COVID-19 pandemic, Tommy Tuberville "said he didn't have a clue" and after winning the Republican nomination in July, "he still said he didn't have a clue." Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2020 in Facebook post: “Police training in Wisconsin is 21 weeks. A cosmetology license takes 40 weeks.” Facebook posts stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Jacob Blake “declared he had a gun in the car and was going to go get it” and was “brandishing” a knife Chris Larson stated on August 24, 2020 in Facebook post: Police are "20.8 times more likely to kill than be killed by a criminal." Facebook posts stated on August 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: “BLM rioters just burned down a black church in a black community with a BLM sign out front.” Viral image stated on August 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Don Lemon and Jeffrey Epstein embracing. Madison Cawthorn stated on August 26, 2020 in a speech at the RNC: Says James Madison “signed the Declaration of Independence.” Mike Pence stated on August 26, 2020 in his speech at the Republican National Convention: “President Trump marshalled the full resources of our federal government from the outset. He directed us to forge a seamless partnership with governors across America in both political parties.” Ryan Holets stated on August 25, 2020 in in a speech at the Republican National Convention: “Drug overdose deaths decreased in 2018 for the first time in 30 years.” Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2020 in a post: “Jacob S. Blake is a Child (16 YO Girl) Rapist.”
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Facebook posts stated on August 31, 2020 in images: The CDC “adjusted the US Covid deaths from 153,504 to 9,210.” Robocaller stated on August 27, 2020 in a robocall: “If you vote by mail, your personal information will be part of a public database that will be used by police departments to track down old warrants and be used by credit card companies to collect outstanding debt. The CDC is even pushing to use records for mail-in voting to track people for mandatory vaccines.” Facebook posts stated on August 28, 2020 in Facebook post: Says a photo shows accused shooter Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother, armed with a long gun, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on the night two protesters were killed and one injured. Greg Abbott stated on August 18, 2020 in a press conference: Says crime is on the rise in Austin and a new study showed that it “is the No. 1 city in America in the year-to-year percentage increase in murders, with a percentage increase of more than 64% for the first half of this year.” John James stated on August 26, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., is "known for doing nothing. … (Peters) skipped 84% of small business hearings (and) skipped 89% of hearings on China." Martha McSally stated on August 18, 2020 in a tweet: Says Mark Kelly wants to “defund the police.” Facebook posts stated on August 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: “If I mail in my ballot on Sunday and show up to the polling station on Tuesday, they won’t know if I’ve already voted or not. That, my friends, is a serious concern for all of us.” Donald Trump stated on August 20, 2020 in a speech: “Cuomo ended cash bail ... and now the crime rate has gone through the roof.” Donald Trump stated on August 20, 2020 in a rally: Says Joe Biden “abandoned Scranton.” Facebook posts stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Video showed police thank (Kyle Rittenhouse) & give him water prior to the killings” Facebook posts stated on August 27, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “At 17 years old Kyle (Rittenhouse) was perfectly legal to be able to possess that rifle without parental supervision.” Howard Marklein stated on August 25, 2020 in News release: Says Gov. Tony Evers and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, after police shooting of Jacob Blake, "did not call for peace. They did not encourage calm. Facebook posts stated on July 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Two mail in ballots in PA (were) sent to the same person with their names on both a week and a half apart.” Viral image stated on August 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Suggests the alleged Kenosha shooter’s father is a deputy in the Kenosha sheriff’s department. Facebook posts stated on August 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Melania Trump is the “first FLOTUS to visit troops in a combat zone since 1969.” Facebook posts stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Jill Biden said, “all Americans will be required to learn Spanish when we win” Donald Trump stated on August 27, 2020 in a speech at the RNC: Says Joe Biden “is even talking about taking the wall down.” Facebook posts stated on August 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: “... in 2013 Obama determined Social Security would not send checks through the USPS, because it was not secure” Facebook posts stated on August 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Trump denies fire assistance to California because they didn't vote for him, but helped Russia with their wildfires in Siberia.” Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Jacob Blake, shot by police in Kenosha, had a warrant for sexual assault and prior convictions for gun use Doug Jones stated on August 10, 2020 in an interview: In April, when asked how he would handle the COVID-19 pandemic, Tommy Tuberville "said he didn't have a clue" and after winning the Republican nomination in July, "he still said he didn't have a clue." Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2020 in Facebook post: “Police training in Wisconsin is 21 weeks. A cosmetology license takes 40 weeks.” Facebook posts stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Jacob Blake “declared he had a gun in the car and was going to go get it” and was “brandishing” a knife Chris Larson stated on August 24, 2020 in Facebook post: Police are "20.8 times more likely to kill than be killed by a criminal." Facebook posts stated on August 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: “BLM rioters just burned down a black church in a black community with a BLM sign out front.” Viral image stated on August 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Don Lemon and Jeffrey Epstein embracing. Madison Cawthorn stated on August 26, 2020 in a speech at the RNC: Says James Madison “signed the Declaration of Independence.” Mike Pence stated on August 26, 2020 in his speech at the Republican National Convention: “President Trump marshalled the full resources of our federal government from the outset. He directed us to forge a seamless partnership with governors across America in both political parties.” Ryan Holets stated on August 25, 2020 in in a speech at the Republican National Convention: “Drug overdose deaths decreased in 2018 for the first time in 30 years.” Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2020 in a post: “Jacob S. Blake is a Child (16 YO Girl) Rapist.”
Facebook posts stated on August 31, 2020 in images: The CDC “adjusted the US Covid deaths from 153,504 to 9,210.”
Robocaller stated on August 27, 2020 in a robocall: “If you vote by mail, your personal information will be part of a public database that will be used by police departments to track down old warrants and be used by credit card companies to collect outstanding debt. The CDC is even pushing to use records for mail-in voting to track people for mandatory vaccines.”
Facebook posts stated on August 28, 2020 in Facebook post: Says a photo shows accused shooter Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother, armed with a long gun, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on the night two protesters were killed and one injured.
Greg Abbott stated on August 18, 2020 in a press conference: Says crime is on the rise in Austin and a new study showed that it “is the No. 1 city in America in the year-to-year percentage increase in murders, with a percentage increase of more than 64% for the first half of this year.”
John James stated on August 26, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., is "known for doing nothing. … (Peters) skipped 84% of small business hearings (and) skipped 89% of hearings on China."
Facebook posts stated on August 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: “If I mail in my ballot on Sunday and show up to the polling station on Tuesday, they won’t know if I’ve already voted or not. That, my friends, is a serious concern for all of us.”
Donald Trump stated on August 20, 2020 in a speech: “Cuomo ended cash bail ... and now the crime rate has gone through the roof.”
Facebook posts stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Video showed police thank (Kyle Rittenhouse) & give him water prior to the killings”
Facebook posts stated on August 27, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “At 17 years old Kyle (Rittenhouse) was perfectly legal to be able to possess that rifle without parental supervision.”
Howard Marklein stated on August 25, 2020 in News release: Says Gov. Tony Evers and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, after police shooting of Jacob Blake, "did not call for peace. They did not encourage calm.
Facebook posts stated on July 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Two mail in ballots in PA (were) sent to the same person with their names on both a week and a half apart.”
Viral image stated on August 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Suggests the alleged Kenosha shooter’s father is a deputy in the Kenosha sheriff’s department.
Facebook posts stated on August 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Melania Trump is the “first FLOTUS to visit troops in a combat zone since 1969.”
Facebook posts stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Jill Biden said, “all Americans will be required to learn Spanish when we win”
Donald Trump stated on August 27, 2020 in a speech at the RNC: Says Joe Biden “is even talking about taking the wall down.”
Facebook posts stated on August 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: “... in 2013 Obama determined Social Security would not send checks through the USPS, because it was not secure”
Facebook posts stated on August 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Trump denies fire assistance to California because they didn't vote for him, but helped Russia with their wildfires in Siberia.”
Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Jacob Blake, shot by police in Kenosha, had a warrant for sexual assault and prior convictions for gun use
Doug Jones stated on August 10, 2020 in an interview: In April, when asked how he would handle the COVID-19 pandemic, Tommy Tuberville "said he didn't have a clue" and after winning the Republican nomination in July, "he still said he didn't have a clue."
Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2020 in Facebook post: “Police training in Wisconsin is 21 weeks. A cosmetology license takes 40 weeks.”
Facebook posts stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Jacob Blake “declared he had a gun in the car and was going to go get it” and was “brandishing” a knife
Chris Larson stated on August 24, 2020 in Facebook post: Police are "20.8 times more likely to kill than be killed by a criminal."
Facebook posts stated on August 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: “BLM rioters just burned down a black church in a black community with a BLM sign out front.”
Viral image stated on August 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Don Lemon and Jeffrey Epstein embracing.
Madison Cawthorn stated on August 26, 2020 in a speech at the RNC: Says James Madison “signed the Declaration of Independence.”
Mike Pence stated on August 26, 2020 in his speech at the Republican National Convention: “President Trump marshalled the full resources of our federal government from the outset. He directed us to forge a seamless partnership with governors across America in both political parties.”
Ryan Holets stated on August 25, 2020 in in a speech at the Republican National Convention: “Drug overdose deaths decreased in 2018 for the first time in 30 years.”
