Did Barack Obama Accept $21.6 Million in Foreign Contributions to His 2012 Re-Election Campaign?
24 May 2019 A number of right-leaning websites suggested that Obama "stole" the 2012 election by accepting illegal foreign campaign money.
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Did Barack Obama Accept $21.6 Million in Foreign Contributions to His 2012 Re-Election Campaign?
24 May 2019 A number of right-leaning websites suggested that Obama "stole" the 2012 election by accepting illegal foreign campaign money.
Is This an Ancient Mayan Sculpture of Batman?
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Did State Governors ‘Vote to Impeach’ U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi?
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Did U.S. Rep. Omar Say She ‘Hates Living in America,’ Was ‘Better Off’ in Refugee Camp?
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Does This Video Show Nancy Pelosi Drunk and Slurring Her Speech?
24 May 2019 Internet propagandists manipulated a clip of the U.S. House Speaker to make it appear as though she were drunk and slurring her speech.