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Citizens to Support MI Women & Children
stated on October 18, 2022 in a tweet:

If Proposal 3 passes, it would allow children to undergo "gender-change therapy without parental consent"

By Dave Boucher • November 2, 2022
Mike Shirkey
stated on February 16, 2021 in a radio interview:

“Too many dead people voted” in Michigan

By Dave Boucher • February 16, 2021
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.”

By Dave Boucher • August 31, 2020

Michigan Republican-led investigation rejects Trump's claim that Nov. 3 election was stolen

By Dave Boucher • June 23, 2021
Michigan lawmakers invite COVID-19 conspiracy theorist to testify on bill to ban vaccine passports

By Dave Boucher • May 6, 2021