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Bernie Sanders stated on April 30, 2023 in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union”: "We pay by far the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs, in some cases 10 times more than the people of any other country." Facebook posts stated on April 16, 2023 in a Facebook post: “When fentanyl burns it smells like popcorn.” Facebook posts stated on April 21, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: Este video enseña “las primera palabras” de Gustavo Petro junto a Joe Biden. Paul Tonko stated on March 20, 2023 in a press release: “Individuals released from incarceration are 129 times more likely to die of a drug overdose during the first two weeks after release.” Greg Abbott stated on April 5, 2023 in a tweet: “Fentanyl is the leading cause of death for Americans 18-45.” Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2023 in un post de Facebook: “La mayor parte” del fentanilo que llega a los puertos de Estados Unidos viene desde Canadá. Charles Schumer stated on March 10, 2023 in a news release: Sullivan County “has the highest opioid death rate in all of New York state” yet “it’s the only county in the Hudson Valley not included in the federal High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area” program. Kayleigh McEnany stated on February 7, 2023 in a Facebook post: "Joe Biden's wide open southern border" is to blame for fentanyl deaths in the U.S. Mark Obenshain stated on January 31, 2023 in a floor speech.: “You know how many children are dying across Virginia because of fentanyl poisoning? A heck of a lot more than are dying at the hands of guns.” Donald Trump stated on January 6, 2023 in a campaign website: As president, Donald Trump “marshaled the full power of government to stop deadly drugs, opioids, and fentanyl from coming into our country. As a result, drug overdose deaths declined nationwide for the first time in nearly 30 years." JD Vance stated on October 26, 2022 in a tweet: Rep. Tim Ryan “wanted to decriminalize fentanyl.” Club for Growth stated on October 5, 2022 in an ad: As attorney general, Catherine Cortez Masto “opposed tougher laws on methamphetamine dealers.” West Virginia Republican Party stated on August 23, 2022 in a tweet: “Overdoses reached an all-time high in 2021.” Newt Gingrich stated on September 29, 2022 in On Fox News: Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman’s tattoo references ‘heroin use’ and the Crips West Virginia Republican Party stated on August 23, 2022 in a tweet: “More fentanyl has crossed the border in the last two months under Biden than in 2019 under Trump.” Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2022 in a Facebook post: "A Jackson, Tennessee, employee passed out this morning from handling a dollar bill with fentanyl on it." Tim Ryan stated on July 19, 2022 in an ad: Instead of fighting opioid addiction, a nonprofit founded by J.D. Vance paid his “top political adviser” and funded “political polling.” Melissa Agard stated on April 11, 2022 in Twitter: Cannabis reform "is supported by the majority of the residents of our state, including a majority of Republicans." Claudia Tenney stated on April 1, 2022 in a press release: In 2021, “11,201 pounds of fentanyl were seized by Customs and Border Protection, which is enough to kill every American nearly seven times over.” "Watch The Water" stated on April 11, 2022 in a film: COVID-19 is a synthetic version of “snake venom” that evil forces are spreading through remdesivir, the COVID-19 vaccines and drinking water to “make you a hybrid of Satan.” Sarah Godlewski stated on February 18, 2022 in Campaign statement: "Here in Wisconsin, prescription drug costs grew at a pace of nearly twice as much as the average Wisconsinite's income from 2015-2019." John Cornyn stated on February 14, 2022 in a tweet: "100,000 Americans died of an overdose in a single year." Facebook posts stated on January 26, 2022 in a Facebook post: A molecule found in a Himalayan fungus "kills cancer cells with 40 times potency." Nicole Sirotek stated on January 25, 2022 in a speech: Says remdesivir is responsible for killing patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Sean Spicer stated on February 8, 2022 in a tweet: The Biden administration “is spending $30 million on crack pipes.” Troy Nehls stated on February 9, 2022 in an ad: "In Joe Biden’s America, your children are more likely to have access to a crack pipe than a mask-free education."
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Instagram posts stated on July 11, 2023 in an Instagram post: Video of Hunter Biden at the White House was taken on the “same day they found cocaine.” TikTok posts stated on July 9, 2023 in a TikTok: The Associated Press reported that cameras show a TikTok influencer leaving a bag of cocaine in the West Wing of the White House. Instagram posts stated on June 5, 2023 in an Instagram post: “Hundreds of thousands of innocent people died” from taking the drug azidothymidine, or AZT. Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2023 in a Facebook post: The U.S. "takes 87% of all the prescription medications in the world." Bernie Sanders stated on April 30, 2023 in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union”: "We pay by far the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs, in some cases 10 times more than the people of any other country." Facebook posts stated on April 16, 2023 in a Facebook post: “When fentanyl burns it smells like popcorn.” Facebook posts stated on April 21, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: Este video enseña “las primera palabras” de Gustavo Petro junto a Joe Biden. Paul Tonko stated on March 20, 2023 in a press release: “Individuals released from incarceration are 129 times more likely to die of a drug overdose during the first two weeks after release.” Greg Abbott stated on April 5, 2023 in a tweet: “Fentanyl is the leading cause of death for Americans 18-45.” Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2023 in un post de Facebook: “La mayor parte” del fentanilo que llega a los puertos de Estados Unidos viene desde Canadá. Charles Schumer stated on March 10, 2023 in a news release: Sullivan County “has the highest opioid death rate in all of New York state” yet “it’s the only county in the Hudson Valley not included in the federal High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area” program. Kayleigh McEnany stated on February 7, 2023 in a Facebook post: "Joe Biden's wide open southern border" is to blame for fentanyl deaths in the U.S. Mark Obenshain stated on January 31, 2023 in a floor speech.: “You know how many children are dying across Virginia because of fentanyl poisoning? A heck of a lot more than are dying at the hands of guns.” Donald Trump stated on January 6, 2023 in a campaign website: As president, Donald Trump “marshaled the full power of government to stop deadly drugs, opioids, and fentanyl from coming into our country. As a result, drug overdose deaths declined nationwide for the first time in nearly 30 years." JD Vance stated on October 26, 2022 in a tweet: Rep. Tim Ryan “wanted to decriminalize fentanyl.” Club for Growth stated on October 5, 2022 in an ad: As attorney general, Catherine Cortez Masto “opposed tougher laws on methamphetamine dealers.” West Virginia Republican Party stated on August 23, 2022 in a tweet: “Overdoses reached an all-time high in 2021.” Newt Gingrich stated on September 29, 2022 in On Fox News: Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman’s tattoo references ‘heroin use’ and the Crips West Virginia Republican Party stated on August 23, 2022 in a tweet: “More fentanyl has crossed the border in the last two months under Biden than in 2019 under Trump.” Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2022 in a Facebook post: "A Jackson, Tennessee, employee passed out this morning from handling a dollar bill with fentanyl on it." Tim Ryan stated on July 19, 2022 in an ad: Instead of fighting opioid addiction, a nonprofit founded by J.D. Vance paid his “top political adviser” and funded “political polling.” Melissa Agard stated on April 11, 2022 in Twitter: Cannabis reform "is supported by the majority of the residents of our state, including a majority of Republicans." Claudia Tenney stated on April 1, 2022 in a press release: In 2021, “11,201 pounds of fentanyl were seized by Customs and Border Protection, which is enough to kill every American nearly seven times over.” "Watch The Water" stated on April 11, 2022 in a film: COVID-19 is a synthetic version of “snake venom” that evil forces are spreading through remdesivir, the COVID-19 vaccines and drinking water to “make you a hybrid of Satan.” Sarah Godlewski stated on February 18, 2022 in Campaign statement: "Here in Wisconsin, prescription drug costs grew at a pace of nearly twice as much as the average Wisconsinite's income from 2015-2019." John Cornyn stated on February 14, 2022 in a tweet: "100,000 Americans died of an overdose in a single year." Facebook posts stated on January 26, 2022 in a Facebook post: A molecule found in a Himalayan fungus "kills cancer cells with 40 times potency." Nicole Sirotek stated on January 25, 2022 in a speech: Says remdesivir is responsible for killing patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Sean Spicer stated on February 8, 2022 in a tweet: The Biden administration “is spending $30 million on crack pipes.” Troy Nehls stated on February 9, 2022 in an ad: "In Joe Biden’s America, your children are more likely to have access to a crack pipe than a mask-free education."
Instagram posts stated on July 11, 2023 in an Instagram post: Video of Hunter Biden at the White House was taken on the “same day they found cocaine.”
TikTok posts stated on July 9, 2023 in a TikTok: The Associated Press reported that cameras show a TikTok influencer leaving a bag of cocaine in the West Wing of the White House.
Instagram posts stated on June 5, 2023 in an Instagram post: “Hundreds of thousands of innocent people died” from taking the drug azidothymidine, or AZT.
Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2023 in a Facebook post: The U.S. "takes 87% of all the prescription medications in the world."
Bernie Sanders stated on April 30, 2023 in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union”: "We pay by far the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs, in some cases 10 times more than the people of any other country."
Facebook posts stated on April 16, 2023 in a Facebook post: “When fentanyl burns it smells like popcorn.”
Facebook posts stated on April 21, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: Este video enseña “las primera palabras” de Gustavo Petro junto a Joe Biden.
Paul Tonko stated on March 20, 2023 in a press release: “Individuals released from incarceration are 129 times more likely to die of a drug overdose during the first two weeks after release.”
Greg Abbott stated on April 5, 2023 in a tweet: “Fentanyl is the leading cause of death for Americans 18-45.”
Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2023 in un post de Facebook: “La mayor parte” del fentanilo que llega a los puertos de Estados Unidos viene desde Canadá.
Charles Schumer stated on March 10, 2023 in a news release: Sullivan County “has the highest opioid death rate in all of New York state” yet “it’s the only county in the Hudson Valley not included in the federal High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area” program.
Kayleigh McEnany stated on February 7, 2023 in a Facebook post: "Joe Biden's wide open southern border" is to blame for fentanyl deaths in the U.S.
Mark Obenshain stated on January 31, 2023 in a floor speech.: “You know how many children are dying across Virginia because of fentanyl poisoning? A heck of a lot more than are dying at the hands of guns.”
Donald Trump stated on January 6, 2023 in a campaign website: As president, Donald Trump “marshaled the full power of government to stop deadly drugs, opioids, and fentanyl from coming into our country. As a result, drug overdose deaths declined nationwide for the first time in nearly 30 years."
Club for Growth stated on October 5, 2022 in an ad: As attorney general, Catherine Cortez Masto “opposed tougher laws on methamphetamine dealers.”
West Virginia Republican Party stated on August 23, 2022 in a tweet: “Overdoses reached an all-time high in 2021.”
Newt Gingrich stated on September 29, 2022 in On Fox News: Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman’s tattoo references ‘heroin use’ and the Crips
West Virginia Republican Party stated on August 23, 2022 in a tweet: “More fentanyl has crossed the border in the last two months under Biden than in 2019 under Trump.”
Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2022 in a Facebook post: "A Jackson, Tennessee, employee passed out this morning from handling a dollar bill with fentanyl on it."
Tim Ryan stated on July 19, 2022 in an ad: Instead of fighting opioid addiction, a nonprofit founded by J.D. Vance paid his “top political adviser” and funded “political polling.”
Melissa Agard stated on April 11, 2022 in Twitter: Cannabis reform "is supported by the majority of the residents of our state, including a majority of Republicans."
Claudia Tenney stated on April 1, 2022 in a press release: In 2021, “11,201 pounds of fentanyl were seized by Customs and Border Protection, which is enough to kill every American nearly seven times over.”
"Watch The Water" stated on April 11, 2022 in a film: COVID-19 is a synthetic version of “snake venom” that evil forces are spreading through remdesivir, the COVID-19 vaccines and drinking water to “make you a hybrid of Satan.”
Sarah Godlewski stated on February 18, 2022 in Campaign statement: "Here in Wisconsin, prescription drug costs grew at a pace of nearly twice as much as the average Wisconsinite's income from 2015-2019."
John Cornyn stated on February 14, 2022 in a tweet: "100,000 Americans died of an overdose in a single year."
Facebook posts stated on January 26, 2022 in a Facebook post: A molecule found in a Himalayan fungus "kills cancer cells with 40 times potency."
Nicole Sirotek stated on January 25, 2022 in a speech: Says remdesivir is responsible for killing patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
Sean Spicer stated on February 8, 2022 in a tweet: The Biden administration “is spending $30 million on crack pipes.”
Troy Nehls stated on February 9, 2022 in an ad: "In Joe Biden’s America, your children are more likely to have access to a crack pipe than a mask-free education."
