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Instagram posts stated on September 22, 2020 in an Instagram post: A clip of Joe Biden shows him reading a response to an interview question from a teleprompter, saying “I lost that line.” Donald Trump stated on September 17, 2020 in a tweet: Says “some people in the Great State of North Carolina have been sent TWO BALLOTS. RIGGED ELECTION in waiting!” Tammy Baldwin stated on September 19, 2020 in a statement: On whether to nominate and confirm a Supreme Court justice in a presidential election year Ron Johnson stated on September 19, 2020 in interviews: On whether to nominate and confirm a Supreme Court justice in a presidential election year William Barr stated on September 2, 2020 in a CNN interview: “We indicted someone in Texas, 1,700 ballots collected from people who could vote, he made them out and voted for the person he wanted to.” Facebook posts stated on September 16, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “PHIL MURPHY ONLY ALLOWING IN PERSON VOTING ON Election Day AT PRUDENTIAL CENTER IN NEWARK NJ - Calling it a #SuperPollingStation” Paul Junge stated on September 11, 2020 in an interview on 'Detroit Today': "Candidate Slotkin had presented herself as a moderate and as someone who’d be independent-minded, but her time in office was making it increasingly clear that no, she was very partisan, voting 96% of the time with Speaker Pelosi." Michael Caputo stated on September 13, 2020 in a Facebook video: "There are hit squads being trained all over this country” to violently oppose a second term for President Donald Trump. Facebook posts stated on August 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: If Joe Biden steps down, Nancy Pelosi will become vice president. Donald Trump stated on September 1, 2020 in a television interview: “There was tremendous cheating in New York” Donald Trump stated on September 7, 2020 in a press conference: Election officials are “sending 80 million ballots all over the country. Eighty million ballots, non-requested. I call them ‘unsolicited ballots.’” Facebook posts stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Feds Seize 19,888 Fake State Driver Licenses (Made in China) in Chicago O'Hare Airport - ALL Registered to Vote -- ALL Demorats!” Facebook posts stated on August 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: More than 500,000 mail in ballots in Virginia and 200,000 in Nevada were sent to dead people or pets Facebook posts stated on September 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says “Kamala Harris is not able to be VP. Because she's a felon. She lied on her application to buy a gun here in CA.” Donald Trump stated on September 1, 2020 in News release: “Biden failed to condemn far-left violent groups like Antifa, instead faulting only the brave men and women of law enforcement.” Joe Biden stated on August 31, 2020 in a speech: “I am not banning fracking.” Instagram posts stated on August 31, 2020 in social media posts: California voters who go to the polls to vote in person will be “TURNED AWAY & CANNOT VOTE” unless they change their voting preference to “NO to mail in voting.” 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 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 rally: Says Joe Biden “abandoned Scranton.” 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.” Donald Trump stated on August 20, 2020 in comments in Scranton, Pa.: “So this is just a way they’re trying to steal the election, and everybody knows that. Because the only way they’re going to win is by a rigged election.” Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on August 20, 2020 in News release: Kanye West’s access to Wisconsin’s ballot was “denied by liberals.” Viral image stated on August 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi “wants to remove votes from soldiers overseas” and said, “They don’t even live here.” Facebook posts stated on August 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The Post Office advises never send cash in the mail. It’s not secure. Vote by mail?” Viral image stated on August 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: “This USPS employee was caught taking down Trump signs. These people are also responsible for the mail in ballots they are pushing so hard.” Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2020 in a tweet: Says President Barack Obama “spied on my campaign, and got caught!” Viral image stated on August 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Thousands of Seattle Democrats gather to demand mail-in voting because it’s too dangerous to vote in-person.”
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Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on September 17, 2020 in Campaign mailer: "At the Democratic convention, the Pledge of Allegiance was read with the words 'under God' removed." Donald Trump stated on September 22, 2020 in a speech: Says Joe Biden's plan for net-zero emissions "would instantly shut down all fracking and all mining immediately in Pennsylvania." Instagram posts stated on September 22, 2020 in an Instagram post: A clip of Joe Biden shows him reading a response to an interview question from a teleprompter, saying “I lost that line.” Donald Trump stated on September 17, 2020 in a tweet: Says “some people in the Great State of North Carolina have been sent TWO BALLOTS. RIGGED ELECTION in waiting!” Tammy Baldwin stated on September 19, 2020 in a statement: On whether to nominate and confirm a Supreme Court justice in a presidential election year Ron Johnson stated on September 19, 2020 in interviews: On whether to nominate and confirm a Supreme Court justice in a presidential election year William Barr stated on September 2, 2020 in a CNN interview: “We indicted someone in Texas, 1,700 ballots collected from people who could vote, he made them out and voted for the person he wanted to.” Facebook posts stated on September 16, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “PHIL MURPHY ONLY ALLOWING IN PERSON VOTING ON Election Day AT PRUDENTIAL CENTER IN NEWARK NJ - Calling it a #SuperPollingStation” Paul Junge stated on September 11, 2020 in an interview on 'Detroit Today': "Candidate Slotkin had presented herself as a moderate and as someone who’d be independent-minded, but her time in office was making it increasingly clear that no, she was very partisan, voting 96% of the time with Speaker Pelosi." Michael Caputo stated on September 13, 2020 in a Facebook video: "There are hit squads being trained all over this country” to violently oppose a second term for President Donald Trump. Facebook posts stated on August 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: If Joe Biden steps down, Nancy Pelosi will become vice president. Donald Trump stated on September 1, 2020 in a television interview: “There was tremendous cheating in New York” Donald Trump stated on September 7, 2020 in a press conference: Election officials are “sending 80 million ballots all over the country. Eighty million ballots, non-requested. I call them ‘unsolicited ballots.’” Facebook posts stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Feds Seize 19,888 Fake State Driver Licenses (Made in China) in Chicago O'Hare Airport - ALL Registered to Vote -- ALL Demorats!” Facebook posts stated on August 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: More than 500,000 mail in ballots in Virginia and 200,000 in Nevada were sent to dead people or pets Facebook posts stated on September 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says “Kamala Harris is not able to be VP. Because she's a felon. She lied on her application to buy a gun here in CA.” Donald Trump stated on September 1, 2020 in News release: “Biden failed to condemn far-left violent groups like Antifa, instead faulting only the brave men and women of law enforcement.” Joe Biden stated on August 31, 2020 in a speech: “I am not banning fracking.” Instagram posts stated on August 31, 2020 in social media posts: California voters who go to the polls to vote in person will be “TURNED AWAY & CANNOT VOTE” unless they change their voting preference to “NO to mail in voting.” 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 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 rally: Says Joe Biden “abandoned Scranton.” 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.” Donald Trump stated on August 20, 2020 in comments in Scranton, Pa.: “So this is just a way they’re trying to steal the election, and everybody knows that. Because the only way they’re going to win is by a rigged election.” Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on August 20, 2020 in News release: Kanye West’s access to Wisconsin’s ballot was “denied by liberals.” Viral image stated on August 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi “wants to remove votes from soldiers overseas” and said, “They don’t even live here.” Facebook posts stated on August 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The Post Office advises never send cash in the mail. It’s not secure. Vote by mail?” Viral image stated on August 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: “This USPS employee was caught taking down Trump signs. These people are also responsible for the mail in ballots they are pushing so hard.” Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2020 in a tweet: Says President Barack Obama “spied on my campaign, and got caught!” Viral image stated on August 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Thousands of Seattle Democrats gather to demand mail-in voting because it’s too dangerous to vote in-person.”
Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on September 17, 2020 in Campaign mailer: "At the Democratic convention, the Pledge of Allegiance was read with the words 'under God' removed."
Donald Trump stated on September 22, 2020 in a speech: Says Joe Biden's plan for net-zero emissions "would instantly shut down all fracking and all mining immediately in Pennsylvania."
Instagram posts stated on September 22, 2020 in an Instagram post: A clip of Joe Biden shows him reading a response to an interview question from a teleprompter, saying “I lost that line.”
Donald Trump stated on September 17, 2020 in a tweet: Says “some people in the Great State of North Carolina have been sent TWO BALLOTS. RIGGED ELECTION in waiting!”
Tammy Baldwin stated on September 19, 2020 in a statement: On whether to nominate and confirm a Supreme Court justice in a presidential election year
Ron Johnson stated on September 19, 2020 in interviews: On whether to nominate and confirm a Supreme Court justice in a presidential election year
William Barr stated on September 2, 2020 in a CNN interview: “We indicted someone in Texas, 1,700 ballots collected from people who could vote, he made them out and voted for the person he wanted to.”
Facebook posts stated on September 16, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “PHIL MURPHY ONLY ALLOWING IN PERSON VOTING ON Election Day AT PRUDENTIAL CENTER IN NEWARK NJ - Calling it a #SuperPollingStation”
Paul Junge stated on September 11, 2020 in an interview on 'Detroit Today': "Candidate Slotkin had presented herself as a moderate and as someone who’d be independent-minded, but her time in office was making it increasingly clear that no, she was very partisan, voting 96% of the time with Speaker Pelosi."
Michael Caputo stated on September 13, 2020 in a Facebook video: "There are hit squads being trained all over this country” to violently oppose a second term for President Donald Trump.
Facebook posts stated on August 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: If Joe Biden steps down, Nancy Pelosi will become vice president.
Donald Trump stated on September 1, 2020 in a television interview: “There was tremendous cheating in New York”
Donald Trump stated on September 7, 2020 in a press conference: Election officials are “sending 80 million ballots all over the country. Eighty million ballots, non-requested. I call them ‘unsolicited ballots.’”
Facebook posts stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Feds Seize 19,888 Fake State Driver Licenses (Made in China) in Chicago O'Hare Airport - ALL Registered to Vote -- ALL Demorats!”
Facebook posts stated on August 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: More than 500,000 mail in ballots in Virginia and 200,000 in Nevada were sent to dead people or pets
Facebook posts stated on September 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says “Kamala Harris is not able to be VP. Because she's a felon. She lied on her application to buy a gun here in CA.”
Donald Trump stated on September 1, 2020 in News release: “Biden failed to condemn far-left violent groups like Antifa, instead faulting only the brave men and women of law enforcement.”
Instagram posts stated on August 31, 2020 in social media posts: California voters who go to the polls to vote in person will be “TURNED AWAY & CANNOT VOTE” unless they change their voting preference to “NO to mail in voting.”
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 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.”
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.”
Donald Trump stated on August 20, 2020 in comments in Scranton, Pa.: “So this is just a way they’re trying to steal the election, and everybody knows that. Because the only way they’re going to win is by a rigged election.”
Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on August 20, 2020 in News release: Kanye West’s access to Wisconsin’s ballot was “denied by liberals.”
Viral image stated on August 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi “wants to remove votes from soldiers overseas” and said, “They don’t even live here.”
Facebook posts stated on August 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The Post Office advises never send cash in the mail. It’s not secure. Vote by mail?”
Viral image stated on August 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: “This USPS employee was caught taking down Trump signs. These people are also responsible for the mail in ballots they are pushing so hard.”
Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2020 in a tweet: Says President Barack Obama “spied on my campaign, and got caught!”
Viral image stated on August 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Thousands of Seattle Democrats gather to demand mail-in voting because it’s too dangerous to vote in-person.”
