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Ted Cruz stated on November 30, 2015 in a radio interview with Hugh Hewitt: "Here’s the simple and undeniable fact: The overwhelming majority of violent criminals are Democrats." Donald Trump stated on November 22, 2015 in a tweet: Says crime statistics show blacks kill 81 percent of white homicide victims. Peter Kinder stated on November 12, 2015 in in comments on Breitbart: "This incident of supposed feces depicting a swastika on the wall of a bathrooms in one of the halls ... has been supported by zero fact." Greenville Gazette stated on February 1, 2015 in an article: Texas legislation "would allow… teachers to kill their students if they felt it was needed." Facebook posts stated on August 6, 2015 in a Snopes.com tweet recapping a Facebook post: A Texas police department bought an ad telling drug dealers, "We can take your competition off the streets for FREE." Chris Danou stated on October 20, 2015 in remarks in Assembly debate: A Republican bill that would change John Doe criminal investigations is "creating exceptions in the law for politicians." Hillary Clinton stated on October 15, 2015 in a speech in San Antonio: "We lose an average of 90 Americans every day because of guns." Edward Flynn stated on August 27, 2015 in a forum: In Milwaukee County, juveniles arrested for car theft "get sent immediately home, because under the point system in juvenile court" on holding suspects, "a stolen car gets zero points." Bill O'Reilly stated on October 7, 2015 in a commentary: From 2014 to 2015, Austin’s "murder rate is up a whopping 83 percent." Matt Gaetz stated on October 6, 2015 in a press conference : "In the states that allow open carry, violent crime was 23 percent lower." Dan Patrick stated on September 3, 2015 in an interview by David Brown, host of the Texas Standard: "100 percent of the crime is committed, in estimate, by about 15 percent of the population." Jeremy Bird stated on October 2, 2015 in a tweet after the shootings at an Oregon community college: "90% of Americans want national background checks that close loopholes." Joe Scarborough stated on October 2, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": About "3 percent of murders and crimes are committed with guns from people who actually (legally) purchase those guns." Viral image stated on September 25, 2015 in a viral Internet post: Honduras "bans citizens from owning guns" and has the "highest homicide rate in the entire world." Switzerland, with a similar population, "requires citizens to own guns" and has the "lowest homicide rate in the entire world." Butch Conway stated on September 16, 2015 in press conference: The racial and ethnic makeup of the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office mirrors the community it serves. Casey Cagle stated on September 8, 2015 in press release: "Eighty-three law enforcement officers have died in the line of duty this year. Twenty-four of them were shot and killed in cold blood." Scott Walker stated on September 14, 2015 in a campaign proposal: Says he will pursue change in federal law to protect employees from "extortion from a union" because "the Supreme Court has ruled that federal prohibitions outlawing extortion usually do not apply to unions." Reader stated on September 3, 2015 in an email from a reader: Atlanta has issued an increasing number of citations - and collected an increasing amount of revenue - since Mayor Kasim Reed took office in 2010. Viral image stated on August 26, 2015 in an Internet graphic: Bernie Sanders opposes the death penalty, and Hillary Clinton supports it. Bernie Sanders stated on August 12, 2015 in web site: "African Americans are twice as likely to be arrested and almost four times as likely to experience the use of force during encounters with the police." Ted Cruz stated on August 21, 2015 in answering a reporter in Iowa: "In the year 2013, the Obama administration released 104,000 criminal illegal aliens. They released 196 murderers – people with homicide convictions, who are here illegally." Jim Webb stated on August 5, 2015 in a web post.: "The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world." Mark Obenshain stated on July 21, 2015 in a radio interview: Since parole abolition, Virginia's "crime rate has fallen to third lowest in the country, our recidivism rate is down 20 percent and that’s the second lowest in the country." Cory Booker stated on July 27, 2015 in a post on Instagram: "We built a new prison every 10 days between 1990 and 2005 to keep up with our mass incarceration explosion of nonviolent offenders." Harry Houck stated on July 21, 2015 in a panel debate on "CNN Tonight with Don Lemon": "The law says ... when a police officer stops you, do whatever he says and then deal with it later." Rick Perry stated on June 4, 2015 in his speech declaring his candidacy for president: "I deployed the Texas National Guard" to the Texas-Mexico border. "And the policy worked; apprehensions at the border declined 74 percent."
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State Public Service Announcement stated on December 28, 2015: By the end of 2015, more than 1,300 people will have died on Georgia roads. One of out evey four fatalities resulted from drunken driving. André Carson stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "Our larger domestic threat is from racial supremacist groups." Uber stated on November 7, 2015 in a web post: "Recent news reports indicate DWI crashes in Austin dropped 23 percent since ridesharing entered the market." Joe Donald stated on December 2, 2015 in an interview: "We lock up close to 2.4 million people in this country. We're locking up more people than China and Russia." Ted Cruz stated on November 30, 2015 in a radio interview with Hugh Hewitt: "Here’s the simple and undeniable fact: The overwhelming majority of violent criminals are Democrats." Donald Trump stated on November 22, 2015 in a tweet: Says crime statistics show blacks kill 81 percent of white homicide victims. Peter Kinder stated on November 12, 2015 in in comments on Breitbart: "This incident of supposed feces depicting a swastika on the wall of a bathrooms in one of the halls ... has been supported by zero fact." Greenville Gazette stated on February 1, 2015 in an article: Texas legislation "would allow… teachers to kill their students if they felt it was needed." Facebook posts stated on August 6, 2015 in a Snopes.com tweet recapping a Facebook post: A Texas police department bought an ad telling drug dealers, "We can take your competition off the streets for FREE." Chris Danou stated on October 20, 2015 in remarks in Assembly debate: A Republican bill that would change John Doe criminal investigations is "creating exceptions in the law for politicians." Hillary Clinton stated on October 15, 2015 in a speech in San Antonio: "We lose an average of 90 Americans every day because of guns." Edward Flynn stated on August 27, 2015 in a forum: In Milwaukee County, juveniles arrested for car theft "get sent immediately home, because under the point system in juvenile court" on holding suspects, "a stolen car gets zero points." Bill O'Reilly stated on October 7, 2015 in a commentary: From 2014 to 2015, Austin’s "murder rate is up a whopping 83 percent." Matt Gaetz stated on October 6, 2015 in a press conference : "In the states that allow open carry, violent crime was 23 percent lower." Dan Patrick stated on September 3, 2015 in an interview by David Brown, host of the Texas Standard: "100 percent of the crime is committed, in estimate, by about 15 percent of the population." Jeremy Bird stated on October 2, 2015 in a tweet after the shootings at an Oregon community college: "90% of Americans want national background checks that close loopholes." Joe Scarborough stated on October 2, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": About "3 percent of murders and crimes are committed with guns from people who actually (legally) purchase those guns." Viral image stated on September 25, 2015 in a viral Internet post: Honduras "bans citizens from owning guns" and has the "highest homicide rate in the entire world." Switzerland, with a similar population, "requires citizens to own guns" and has the "lowest homicide rate in the entire world." Butch Conway stated on September 16, 2015 in press conference: The racial and ethnic makeup of the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office mirrors the community it serves. Casey Cagle stated on September 8, 2015 in press release: "Eighty-three law enforcement officers have died in the line of duty this year. Twenty-four of them were shot and killed in cold blood." Scott Walker stated on September 14, 2015 in a campaign proposal: Says he will pursue change in federal law to protect employees from "extortion from a union" because "the Supreme Court has ruled that federal prohibitions outlawing extortion usually do not apply to unions." Reader stated on September 3, 2015 in an email from a reader: Atlanta has issued an increasing number of citations - and collected an increasing amount of revenue - since Mayor Kasim Reed took office in 2010. Viral image stated on August 26, 2015 in an Internet graphic: Bernie Sanders opposes the death penalty, and Hillary Clinton supports it. Bernie Sanders stated on August 12, 2015 in web site: "African Americans are twice as likely to be arrested and almost four times as likely to experience the use of force during encounters with the police." Ted Cruz stated on August 21, 2015 in answering a reporter in Iowa: "In the year 2013, the Obama administration released 104,000 criminal illegal aliens. They released 196 murderers – people with homicide convictions, who are here illegally." Jim Webb stated on August 5, 2015 in a web post.: "The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world." Mark Obenshain stated on July 21, 2015 in a radio interview: Since parole abolition, Virginia's "crime rate has fallen to third lowest in the country, our recidivism rate is down 20 percent and that’s the second lowest in the country." Cory Booker stated on July 27, 2015 in a post on Instagram: "We built a new prison every 10 days between 1990 and 2005 to keep up with our mass incarceration explosion of nonviolent offenders." Harry Houck stated on July 21, 2015 in a panel debate on "CNN Tonight with Don Lemon": "The law says ... when a police officer stops you, do whatever he says and then deal with it later." Rick Perry stated on June 4, 2015 in his speech declaring his candidacy for president: "I deployed the Texas National Guard" to the Texas-Mexico border. "And the policy worked; apprehensions at the border declined 74 percent."
State Public Service Announcement stated on December 28, 2015: By the end of 2015, more than 1,300 people will have died on Georgia roads. One of out evey four fatalities resulted from drunken driving.
André Carson stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview on ABC News' "This Week": "Our larger domestic threat is from racial supremacist groups."
Uber stated on November 7, 2015 in a web post: "Recent news reports indicate DWI crashes in Austin dropped 23 percent since ridesharing entered the market."
Joe Donald stated on December 2, 2015 in an interview: "We lock up close to 2.4 million people in this country. We're locking up more people than China and Russia."
Ted Cruz stated on November 30, 2015 in a radio interview with Hugh Hewitt: "Here’s the simple and undeniable fact: The overwhelming majority of violent criminals are Democrats."
Donald Trump stated on November 22, 2015 in a tweet: Says crime statistics show blacks kill 81 percent of white homicide victims.
Peter Kinder stated on November 12, 2015 in in comments on Breitbart: "This incident of supposed feces depicting a swastika on the wall of a bathrooms in one of the halls ... has been supported by zero fact."
Greenville Gazette stated on February 1, 2015 in an article: Texas legislation "would allow… teachers to kill their students if they felt it was needed."
Facebook posts stated on August 6, 2015 in a Snopes.com tweet recapping a Facebook post: A Texas police department bought an ad telling drug dealers, "We can take your competition off the streets for FREE."
Chris Danou stated on October 20, 2015 in remarks in Assembly debate: A Republican bill that would change John Doe criminal investigations is "creating exceptions in the law for politicians."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 15, 2015 in a speech in San Antonio: "We lose an average of 90 Americans every day because of guns."
Edward Flynn stated on August 27, 2015 in a forum: In Milwaukee County, juveniles arrested for car theft "get sent immediately home, because under the point system in juvenile court" on holding suspects, "a stolen car gets zero points."
Bill O'Reilly stated on October 7, 2015 in a commentary: From 2014 to 2015, Austin’s "murder rate is up a whopping 83 percent."
Matt Gaetz stated on October 6, 2015 in a press conference : "In the states that allow open carry, violent crime was 23 percent lower."
Dan Patrick stated on September 3, 2015 in an interview by David Brown, host of the Texas Standard: "100 percent of the crime is committed, in estimate, by about 15 percent of the population."
Jeremy Bird stated on October 2, 2015 in a tweet after the shootings at an Oregon community college: "90% of Americans want national background checks that close loopholes."
Joe Scarborough stated on October 2, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": About "3 percent of murders and crimes are committed with guns from people who actually (legally) purchase those guns."
Viral image stated on September 25, 2015 in a viral Internet post: Honduras "bans citizens from owning guns" and has the "highest homicide rate in the entire world." Switzerland, with a similar population, "requires citizens to own guns" and has the "lowest homicide rate in the entire world."
Butch Conway stated on September 16, 2015 in press conference: The racial and ethnic makeup of the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office mirrors the community it serves.
Casey Cagle stated on September 8, 2015 in press release: "Eighty-three law enforcement officers have died in the line of duty this year. Twenty-four of them were shot and killed in cold blood."
Scott Walker stated on September 14, 2015 in a campaign proposal: Says he will pursue change in federal law to protect employees from "extortion from a union" because "the Supreme Court has ruled that federal prohibitions outlawing extortion usually do not apply to unions."
Reader stated on September 3, 2015 in an email from a reader: Atlanta has issued an increasing number of citations - and collected an increasing amount of revenue - since Mayor Kasim Reed took office in 2010.
Viral image stated on August 26, 2015 in an Internet graphic: Bernie Sanders opposes the death penalty, and Hillary Clinton supports it.
Bernie Sanders stated on August 12, 2015 in web site: "African Americans are twice as likely to be arrested and almost four times as likely to experience the use of force during encounters with the police."
Ted Cruz stated on August 21, 2015 in answering a reporter in Iowa: "In the year 2013, the Obama administration released 104,000 criminal illegal aliens. They released 196 murderers – people with homicide convictions, who are here illegally."
Jim Webb stated on August 5, 2015 in a web post.: "The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world."
Mark Obenshain stated on July 21, 2015 in a radio interview: Since parole abolition, Virginia's "crime rate has fallen to third lowest in the country, our recidivism rate is down 20 percent and that’s the second lowest in the country."
Cory Booker stated on July 27, 2015 in a post on Instagram: "We built a new prison every 10 days between 1990 and 2005 to keep up with our mass incarceration explosion of nonviolent offenders."
Harry Houck stated on July 21, 2015 in a panel debate on "CNN Tonight with Don Lemon": "The law says ... when a police officer stops you, do whatever he says and then deal with it later."
Rick Perry stated on June 4, 2015 in his speech declaring his candidacy for president: "I deployed the Texas National Guard" to the Texas-Mexico border. "And the policy worked; apprehensions at the border declined 74 percent."
