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Brad Schimel
stated on February 6, 2025 in X, formerly Twitter:

“Eliminate school choice” is on Susan Crawford’s agenda.

By Madeline Heim • March 13, 2025
Facebook posts
stated on January 19, 2025 in una publicación en Facebook:

"La nueva ley de apoyo infantil de Donald Trump...si recibes manutención infantil ya no podrás reclamar al niño en tus impuestos, solo la persona que está pagando la manutención puede".

By Sofia Ahmed • January 22, 2025
Social Media
stated on January 18, 2025 in social media posts:

“Trump passed a new law that whoever is paying the child support will get to declare those children on their taxes.”

By Sofia Ahmed • January 21, 2025
Ron Johnson
stated on November 17, 2024 in TV interview:

“There's never been a placebo-controlled study on childhood vaccines.”

By Madeline Heim • January 2, 2025
Instagram posts
stated on December 2, 2024 in an Instagram post:

"President Trump has announced a plan to prosecute the Biden administration for the 325,000 kids that went ‘missing’ into human trafficking & sex slavery during their open border policies.”

By Maria Briceño • December 5, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on November 14, 2024 in an Instagram post:

"Donald Trump has appointed NBA legend Karl Malone as the new director of Child Protective Services."

By Marta Campabadal Graus • November 25, 2024
Eric Hovde
stated on September 16, 2024 in Radio interview:

Says opponent Sen. Tammy Baldwin “gave our taxpayer money to a transgender-affirming clinic … that does it without even telling parents."

By Madeline Heim • October 3, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on September 20, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook:

Bill Gates dijo que "estamos tomando cosas que son ya sabes organismos genéticamente modificados y los estamos inyectando en los brazos de niños pequeños" en el contexto de las vacunas.

By Maria Briceño • September 26, 2024
Social Media
stated on August 29, 2024 in a post on Instagram:

“BREAKING: Illegal Aliens in San Diego, California, tried to hijack 2 school buses filled with children.”

By Madison Czopek • September 4, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on July 2, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook:

La compañía Fisher-Price creó un juguete "Ouija para niños”.

By Maria Briceño • July 9, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on March 25, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook:

"El logo del canal de cable de niños Nickelodeon es la Isla pedofila de Epstein”.

By Jeff Cercone • March 27, 2024
Jessica Ramos
stated on February 6, 2024 in a statement at a media event:

“Half of the cities with the highest rates of child poverty are in” New York state.

By Claire Fisher • March 13, 2024
X posts
stated on February 16, 2024 in a post on X:

The Kids Online Safety Act “would require everyone to upload your government ID in order to use most sites on the internet.”

By Madison Czopek • February 23, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on January 16, 2024 in TikTok post:

Vaccines that are routinely given to children contain unsafe amounts of aluminum.

By Sofia Ahmed • January 19, 2024
Glenn Grothman
stated on December 1, 2023 in Speech:

“Our government, wrongly, is saying if you’re born in this country you’re automatically an American citizen.”

By Sophia Voight • January 12, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on November 30, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook:

"Neumonia misteriosa ya está golpeando" a niños en Estados Unidos "lo mismo que está pasando en China".

By Maria Briceño • December 18, 2023
TikTok posts
stated on November 30, 2023 in a TikTok video:

“Mysterious pneumonia” from China is now in Ohio.

By Jeff Cercone • December 8, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on November 21, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook:

Desaparece “una niña de 4 años” en baño de Disneyland en octubre de 2023.

By Maria Briceño • November 28, 2023
Robin Vos
stated on October 12, 2023 in Assembly floor speech:

“Kids who don’t even know what day it is or their colors can decide to permanently change themselves” through medical gender transition.

By Tyler Katzenberger • November 15, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on July 16, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook:

Video muestra "camión de la ONU traficando con niños” en Senegal.

By Maria Briceño • October 13, 2023
TikTok posts
stated on September 17, 2023 in a video:

“Navy SEALs Save Missing Maui Children” who were padlocked in cages.

By Grace Abels • September 20, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on August 30, 2023 in a Facebook post:

A new Florida law says “a father must submit a DNA test before signing the birth certificates.”

By Samantha Putterman • September 6, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on August 26, 2023 in a video:

Women vaccinated against COVID-19 face "unknown side effects that could perpetually go down through the lineage" to their children.

By Tom Kertscher • August 29, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on August 6, 2023 in a viral image:

California passed a law “reducing penalties for oral, anal sex with willing children.”

By Tom Kertscher • August 9, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on July 8, 2023 in una publicación de Instagram:

"Joe Biden no sabía que esta mujer estaba grabando y puedes escucharlo olfatear agresivamente a su pequeño hijo”.

By Marta Campabadal Graus • August 1, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on July 26, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Says Bill Gates said, “We’re taking things that are genetically modified organisms, and we’re injecting them into little kids’ arms” in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Tom Kertscher • July 31, 2023
TikTok posts
stated on July 15, 2023 in un video en TikTok:

"Biden elimina ‘tráfico sexual de menores’ como una de las prioridades del Departamento de Justicia de su gobierno”.

By Maria Briceño • July 25, 2023
TikTok posts
stated on July 17, 2023 in una publicación en TikTok:

A las personas que van a ver ‘Sound of Freedom’ “en medio de la película se les va la luz, les hacen unas alarmas de bomberos o simplemente dicen que tienen que evacuar”.

By Jeff Cercone • July 25, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on July 19, 2023 in a Facebook reel:

Photos show children wearing satanic clothing and participating in a satanic club.

By Sara Swann • July 21, 2023
David Harris Jr.
stated on July 13, 2023 in an Instagram post:

The U.S. Justice Department removed international child sex trafficking from its "list of offenses that deserve a high degree of attention."

By Tom Kertscher • July 17, 2023

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