The Big Lie Timeline (2012 - 2015)
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Report: Activists have filed paperwork in Texas for a Donald Trump third-party run for president - Fort Worth Star-Telegram January 1, 2012
Donald Trump Talks Possible Independent Run, Iowa Caucus 2012 - Huffington Post January 2, 2012
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Calls on Congress to Reauthorize Violence Against Women Act - State of California Department of Justice January 11, 2012
State Attorney General Signs $26 Billion Mortgage Deal With Banks - CBS News February 9, 2012
National Mortgage Settlement: Kamala Harris, California AG, Insisted On Better Terms - Huffington Post February 14, 2012
For California, Attorney General Insisted on Better Terms in Foreclosure Deal - The New York Times February 14, 2012
< Book Of Revelation: 'Visions, Prophecy And Politics'- NPR March 7, 2012
Islamophobia as a political ploy - The Guardian March 29, 2012
Donald Trump’s ‘birther’ remarks take centre stage – US politics live – The Guardian May 29, 2012
Islamophobia and the Republican Party | Opinion - Al Jazeera July 25, 2012
Mitt Romney Better Move to Right, Says Emboldened Tea Party – ABC News August 1, 2012
Fear of a Black President – The Atlantic September 2012
U.S. ends criminal probe of controversial Arizona sheriff - Reuters September 1, 2012
Fox News' war on Muslims - salon September 11, 2012
Did Elizabeth Warren check the Native American box when she ‘applied’ to Harvard and Penn? - The Washington Post September 12, 2012
A Closer Look At Islamophobia In The U.S. - wbur September 12, 2012
Donald ‘Bombshell’ Fails to Blow Up – ABC News October 24, 2012
Trump to give $5 million to charity if Obama releases records – Reuters October 24, 2012
Democrat Andy Beshear wins close battle for Kentucky attorney general - Lexington Herald Leader November 5, 2012
Exclusive: Lee Atwater’s Infamous 1981 Interview on the Southern Strategy - The Nation. November 13, 2012
Tea Party Supporters: Who They Are and What They Believe – CBS News December 14, 2012
Film Gives Voice to Men Falsely Convicted in Central Park Jogger Case - ABC News December 21, 2012
Donald Trump Enters WWE’s Hall of Fame - VARIETY February 25, 2013
Donald Trump to Be Inducted into WWE Hall of Fame - Bleacher / Report February 25, 2013
WWE: Donald Trump Challenges Vince McMahon to Match at WrestleMania 30 - Bleacher / Report April 7, 2013
Trump University Trips With Defamation Claim - Courthouse News Service April 17, 2013
IRS knew of Tea Party profiling in 2011, report shows – USA Today May 11, 2013
Court Rules That Arizona Sheriff Engages In Racial Profiling - NPR May 24, 2013
Tea Party loses a top voice with Bachmann departure – USA Today May 29, 2013
Document for June 2nd: “Act of June 2, 1924, … which authorized the Secretary of the Interior to issue certificates of citizenship to Indians.” – NATIONAL ARCHIVES June 30, 2013
NY AG sues Trump, ‘Trump University,’ claims fraud - AP News August 24, 2013
Trump university made false claims, lawsuit says - CNBC August 24, 2013
Trump university made false claims, lawsuit says - The New York Times August 24, 2013
New York Sues Donald Trump for $40 Million Over Trump University - The Hollywood Reporter | AP News August 24, 2013
Trump faces two-front legal fight over 'university' - USA Today August 26, 2013
Prosecutor: Trump lawsuit no stunt - CNN August 26, 2013
Lawsuit Alleges Trump Defrauded 'Students' In Seminars Meant To Teach Investing Wisdom - Forbes August 26, 2013
War Of Words Between Trump, NY AG Schneiderman Heats Up Following Lawsuit - CBS News August 26, 2013
Schneiderman: Trump's Claims Are 'Ludicrous' - CBS News August 27, 2013
Donald Trump University Lawsuit Is Lesson For All For-Profit Colleges - Forbes August 27, 2013
Eric Schneiderman Hits Back Against Trump’s ‘GMA’ Claims - DAILY BEAST August 29, 2013
The Tea Party, Not Democrats or Republicans, Is the Problem – Daily Beast October 21, 2013
The Real-World Consequences of Obama Derangement Syndrome | COMMENTARY - Mother Jones October 29, 2023
By the numbers: The Tea Party – Al Jazeera America November 5, 2013
Big Hair on Campus - VANITY FAIR December 3, 2013
Christian conservatives have perfected playing the victim card - salon December 6, 2013
In SOTU, the President Should Address 'Obama Derangement Syndrome': Here's the Why and How - Huffington Post January 26, 2014
WrestleMania: Top five celebrity moments, including Mike Tyson and Donald Trump - INDEPENDENT March 10, 2014
Are Pro Wrestlers Dying at an Unusual Rate? - FiveThirtyEight April 21, 2014
Comparing the WWF’s Death Rate to the NFL’s And Other Pro Leagues’ - FiveThirtyEight April 24, 2014
In the polls, Tea Party support falls among Republicans – Pew Research Center May 21, 2014
The Real Origins of the Religious Right - POLITICO May 27, 2014
Indian Citizenship Act signed, June 2, 1924 – POLITICO June 2, 2014
How Lindsey Graham Stomped the Tea Party – The Atlantic June 10, 2014
Looking back at Trump Plaza's relationship with WWE - The Philadelphia Inquirer July 12, 2014
'Huge' settlement in New York Central Park jogger case - BBC News June 20, 2014
Donald Trump: Central Park Five settlement is a ‘disgrace’ - New York Daily News June 21, 2014
Dr. Oz and Nutritional Supplements: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver June 23, 2014
America’s Deported Veterans: La Frontera – VICE News July 3, 2014
The Evangelical Persecution Complex - The Atlantic August 4, 2014
New York judge finds Donald Trump liable for unlicensed school - Reuters October 16, 2014
Judge Hands Down Potentially Crushing Ruling Against Donald Trump In Racketeering Lawsuit - INSIDER October 29, 2014
Lawsuit accuses Donald Trump of deceiving students - CBS News October 31, 2014
Hulk Hogan says he’s training for a WrestleMania 31 match and that is a truly terrible idea - The Washington Post November 10, 2014
Major civil rights coalition opposes postal consolidation; hits official’s appointment – The Washington Post December 4, 2014
Andrew Beshear raises $1.5 million for AG race, but critics question his donor list - Lexington Herald Leader December 10, 2014
Donald Trump's never-ending fictional campaign for office - The Week January 8, 2015
70 maps that explain America - Vox February 17, 2015
Obama Derangement Syndrome - Vox February 23, 2015
Deranged by Obama, Republicans are spouting nonsense | Opinion - The Washington Post February 23, 2015
Ken Jeong: Doctor By Day, Comedian By Night - NPR March 8, 2015
Meet Bibi’s New Tribulation-Courting, Jew-Converting, Demon-Exorcising American Allies - DAILY BEAST March 22, 2015
Parsing Ronald Reagan’s Words for Early Signs of Alzheimer’s - The New York Times March 30, 2015
Can the president and the vice president be from the same state? - POLITIFACT April 16, 2025
Could Vladimir Putin battle the Antichrist? How some evangelicals debate the end times. – The Washington Post April 22, 2015
WHO issues best practices for naming new human infectious diseases - WHO May 8, 2015
Full text: Donald Trump announces a presidential bid – The Washington Post June 16, 2015
Nine Killed in Shooting at Black Church in Charleston - The New York Times June 17, 2015
Nine Killed at Historic Emanuel Church in Charleston, South Carolina - NBC News June 17, 2015
Charleston shooting: What we know about the attack that left 9 dead at a black church - Vox June 17, 2015
A Living Landmark - SLATE June 18, 2015
South Carolina church shooting victims - CBS News June 18, 2015
Charleston Shooting Suspect Dylann Roof, 21, Apprehended - ABC News June 18, 2015
Charleston Shooting Leaves 9 Dead at AME Church, Gunman in Custody - ABC News June 18, 2015
Charleston Shooting: A Timeline of Events - ABC News June 18, 2015
What we know about the shooting at a Charleston church that left nine dead - The Washington Post June 18, 2015
Everything we know about the Charleston church shooting - PBS NewsHour June 18, 2015
The Charleston Shooting: What Happened - The New York Times June 18, 2015
Church shooting strikes at the heart of black culture - CNN June 19, 2015
Charleston Church Holds First Worship Service Since Massacre - TIME June 21, 2015
Hundreds march in solidarity in Charleston after church shooting - PBS NewsHour June 21, 2015
Tea Party movement | American political movement – Britannica June 22, 2015
What Donald Trump really means when he hates on Japan - Vox June 23, 2015
Donald Trump says African-American youths 'have no spirit' - INDEPENDENT June 25, 2015
Trump defends inflammatory comments, asks ‘Who is doing the raping?’ - CCC July 1, 2015
Surprise! Donald Trump is wrong about immigrants and crime. – The Washington Post July 2, 2015
Donald Trump’s false comments connecting Mexican immigrants and crime – The Washington Post July 8, 2015
This chart is problematic for Donald Trump’s argument that illegal immigrants bring rape – Business Insider July 10, 2015
That Time Trump Spent Nearly $100,000 On An Ad Criticizing U.S. Foreign Policy In 1987 - BuzzFeed News July 10, 2015
Donald Trump expects 9,000 people at his immigration rally in Arizona – Vox July 11, 2015
Donald Trump Is No Conservative – The Atlantic July 13, 2015
Trump believes in God, but hasn’t sought forgiveness – CNN July 18, 2015
Defiant Trump refuses to apologize to McCain - CNN July 20, 2015
Trump evades specifics on his draft deferment - POLITICO July 19, 2015
John McCain Wants Donald Trump to Apologize to Veterans – ABC News July 20, 2015
Dylann Roof indicted on federal hate crime charge - CBS News July 22, 2015
In South Carolina, a tale of two rallies - CBS News July 23, 2015
FLASHBACK: Here’s How Trump Responded When Asked if He’d Run for President 27 Years Ago - MEDIAITE July 17, 2015
In 1988, Oprah Asked Donald Trump If He'd Ever Run For President. Here's How He Replied. - Huffington Post July 28, 2015
Pat Buchanan is bullish on The Donald: Right-wing pundit predicts Trump will go the distance - salon July 28, 2015
Trump University, explained - Vox July 29, 2015
Donald Trump to Oprah In 1988: America A Debtor Nation; "Something Is Going To Happen" - RealCear Politics July 29, 2015
1973 | Meet Donald Trump - The New York Times July 30, 2015
Donald Trump’s Instinct for Racially Charged Rhetoric, Before His Presidential Bid - The New York Times July 31, 2015
Donald Trump and the mob - CNN July 31, 2015
Timeline: Donald Trump has been getting called racist since 1973 - Vox August 3. 2015
Donald Trump's campaign is in the middle of a major shakeup — and everyone's pointing fingers in the 'civil war' - INSIDER August 8, 2015
Trump ends relationship with longtime political adviser Roger Stone - The Washington Post August 8, 2015
Donald Trump Was Also A Dirtbag To Native Americans - Huffington Post August 12, 2015
Trump proposes ways to make Mexico pay for immigrants – CBS News August 16, 2015
The Truth About the Rise and Fall of Donald Trump’s Atlantic City Empire - Philadelphia Magazine August 16, 2015
Televangelists – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver August 17, 2015
Trump says fans are ‘very passionate’ after hearing one of them allegedly assaulted Hispanic man - The Washington Post August 21, 2015
Nashville hotel cancels reservations for supremacist group - CBS News August 21, 2015
Donald Trump’s immigrant wives - CNN August 24, 2015
Meet The Members Of Donald Trump’s White Supremacist Fan Club - Huffington Post August 25, 2015
NY ethics board drops Trump's complaint about attorney general during university investigation - U.S. News | AP News August 31, 2015
Donald Trump's ex-wife once said Trump kept a book of Hitler's speeches by his bed - INSIDER September 1, 2015
‘They’re a bunch of frauds’: Former Trump University students say The Donald shouldn’t be president, school was a scam - New York Daily News September 5, 2015
LOU ENGLE - Southern Poverty Law Center September 8, 2015
Donald Trump, Praised by Former President Nixon, Biography Says - The New York Times September 8, 2015
Poll: Donald Trump surges to 32% support - CNN September 10, 2015
NBC replaces Trump with Schwarzenegger on ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ - Los Angeles Times September 15, 2015
Trump University: Why some students say it's a scam - The Christian Science Monitor September 14, 2015
In Interview, Donald Trump Denies Report of Father’s Arrest in 1927 - The New York Times September 22, 2015
Trump: I’m so tired of this politically correct crap - POLITICO September 23, 2015
Guns killed more Americans in 12 years than AIDS, war, and illegal drug overdoses combined - Vox October 3, 2015
‘Back to the Future’ Writer: Biff Tannen Is Based on Donald Trump - DAILY BEAST October 21, 2015
‘Back to the Future’ Writer: Biff Is Donald Trump - Rolling Stone October 21, 2015
Back to the Future writer: bad guy Biff was based on Donald Trump - The Guardian October 23, 2015
What the Legal Battle Over Trump University Reveals About Its Founder - TIME November 5, 2015
Trump Praises Eisenhower’s Deportation Program, Fails to Mention It Was Called “Operation Wetback” – SLATE November 10, 2015
Trump praises ‘Operation Wetback’ – CNN November 11, 2015
It Came Up In The Debate: Here Are 3 Things To Know About ‘Operation Wetback’ – NPR November 11, 2015
Operation Wetback, the 1950s immigration policy Donald Trump loves, explained – Vox November 11, 2015
Trump’s Immigration Solution: Bring Back Controversial ‘Operation Wetback’ – NBC News November 11, 2015
Donald Trump’s ‘humane’ 1950s model for deportation, ‘Operation Wetback’, was anything but – The Washington Post November 11, 2015
Trump Praised It Without Naming It: What Was ‘Operation Wetback?’ – NBC News November 11, 2015
Why is Trump hailing ‘Operation Wetback?’ – MSNBC November 11, 2015
Sorry Trump, “Operation Wetback” Was a National Disgrace | Opinion – NBC News November 11, 2015
O’Reilly attacks Trump for boosting ‘Operation Wetback’ – POLITICO November 12, 2015
Historian: Trump deportation plan ‘absolutely not possible’ – CNN November 12, 2015
How Do You Forgive A Murder? - TIME November 12, 2015
The dark, complex history of Trump’s model for his mass deportation plan – Los Angeles Times November 13, 2015
Anti-Clinton Authors Dedicated Their Book To A Holocaust Denier Who Blames A “Jewish Plot” For 9/11 – MediaMatters November 13, 2015
From the archives: How The Times covered mass deportations in the Eisenhower era – Los Angeles Times November 15, 2015
‘Operation Wetback’ resurfaces at GOP debate – MSNBC November 17, 2015
Donald Trump retweeted a very wrong set of numbers on race and murder - The Washington Post November 22, 2015
Donald Trump Again Says He Saw Cheering in New Jersey on 9/11 - ABC News November 22, 2015
Fact-checking Trump's claim that thousands in New Jersey cheered when World Trade Center tumbled - POLITIFACT November 22, 2015
Trump 'wrong' in claiming US Arabs cheered 9/11 attacks - BBC News November 23, 2015
Trump's Pants on Fire tweet that blacks killed 81% of white homicide victims - POLITIFACT November 23, 2015
The 15 most offensive things that have come out of Trump’s mouth – POLITICO December 8, 2015
Muslims are to Trump as the Chinese were to President Arthur in 1882 – The Washington Post December 8, 2015
White supremacist groups see Trump bump - POLITICO December 10, 2015
Is Donald Trump Getting His Cues from Hitler? How the GOP Leader Is Following the Führer's Recipe - AlterNet December 10, 2015
Donald Trump kept a book of Hitler's speeches by his bed, according to his ex-wife - INDEPENDENT December 14, 2015
See the Surprising Ways the U.S. Mail Has Been Delivered Over the Years – TIME December 14, 2015
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