Advocates for the legalization of cannabis across the country offer all sorts of comforting assertions about how harmless pot is.

Source: https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/athena-thorne/2023/05/17/weed-is-literally-blowing-young-mens-minds-n1695857

And I found that the subjective assertions sensationalized … and exacerbated conflict ….

Source: https://dissidentvoice.org/2023/07/coutts-four-denied-bail-in-prison-in-canada-for-over-500-days-without-trial-are-they-political-prisoners/

Each day, a third of Americans encounter news containing dubious assertions by politicians or deceptive headlines.

Source: https://www.chiangraitimes.com/politics/public-perception-of-president-bidens-identity-politics-approach/

Every leader on the Plateau should focus on building bridges and not dividing us as his assertions seem to portray.

Source: https://thenationonlineng.net/rep-must-join-peace-effort/

Further to the above, Mary Yanzuh dismissed the assertions of Tsatsu Tsikata that Gyakye Quayson was involved in a national assignment by virtue of the fact that he was standing for elections.

Source: https://theheraldghana.com/tsatsu-tsikatas-allegations-against-a-g-dame-in-james-gyakye-quaysons-trial-are-irrelevant-court-rules/

Ganduje made the assertions at the launching of N250million Dr Abdullahi Ganduje Lecture Theatre and Award yesterday at the University of Ibadan.

Source: https://www.newtelegraphng.com/breaking-supreme-court-fixes-march-3-for-judgment-on-cashless-policy-suit/

Leaving aside the only scientifically relevant question of whether Watson’s assertions were true (he’s just a Nobel laureate DNA expert, what would he know), they were certainly impolite and politically inadvisable.

Source: https://www.lewrockwell.com/2023/05/no_author/how-america-destroyed-its-most-distinguished-living-scientist/

Luke Skywalker, despite his assertions about Kenobi and the hypothetical future reigns that may have followed it, is not completely correct.

Source: https://centralrecorder.com/star-wars-theory-darksaber-belongs-to-luke-skywalker/

Moreover, the commission’s order stipulates that no finding of any assessment shall rely primarily on assertions or attestations by the corporate respondent’s management.

Source: https://www.lawfareblog.com/enforcement-cybersecurity-regulations-part-2

Ms Tominey was quick to offer a counterpoint to Mr Carney's assertions.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1815885/mark-carney-brexit-argentina-on-channel

Strong live tune-in for Disney’s ABC and ESPN and Warner Bros Discovery’s TNT has kept advertisers happy and bolstered the companies’ assertions about sports at last month’s upfront events for media buyers.

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/812869127dff8f8e?ref=ff

Such assertions defy centuries of economic theory ranging from Adam Smith to Paul Krugman.

Source: https://www.dailycamera.com/2023/12/15/editorial-kroger-albertsons-merger-has-broad-implications/

The claim of “de-Nazification” refers to Russia’s false assertions that Ukraine’s government is heavily influenced by radical nationalist and neo-Nazi groups — an allegation derided by Kyiv and the West.

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/putin-taking-questions-ordinary-russians-journalists-reelection-bid-105649014

The mind recoils and rebels against helplessness and looks for a narrative that "makes sense” of these real frustrations and problems, a narrative that Fox News and many conservative thought-leaders provide in their assertions about the seven deadly sins.

Source: https://www.salon.com/2023/12/03/fox-news-7-sins-how-the-network-hooks-viewers-on-envy-and-fear/

The motion was submitted while the case is temporarily paused due to an appeal regarding the former president’s assertions of immunity from prosecution if elected president.

Source: https://www.deseret.com/2023/12/27/24016713/special-counsel-jack-smith-limit-trump-speech-in-2020-election-trial

The only evidence that he intentionally misled the Commons is from the ‘discredited Dominic Cummings’, and that Cummings’ assertions are not ‘supported by any documentation’, Mr Johnson said.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/03/21/boris-johnsons-partygate-defence-dossier-published-for-the-first-time-18476648/

The U.S. government’s assertions that there are no restrictions on the island’s access to medicines are false,” denounced the head of Cuban diplomacy.

Source: https://en.escambray.cu/2023/diplomatic-corps-in-cuba-to-hear-report-on-u-s-blockade/

This might seem an odd judgment because the week was dominated by misreporting and false assertions.

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/national/we-ve-been-avoiding-this-for-200-years-no-wonder-the-voice-debate-has-turned-so-ugly-20230915-p5e536.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national

Weeks of assertions that the election had been stolen culminated in a fiery Trump speech on January 6 2021 as Congress met to certify the results.

Source: https://www.heraldlive.co.za/news/world/2023-08-02-trump-faces-federal-charges-for-efforts-to-overturn-2020-us-election/

Zelenskiy reiterated Ukrainian assertions that Moscow is planning a full-scale mobilisation, a step that Russian officials say is not currently being considered.

Source: https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/russia-blames-its-soldiers-mobile-phone-use-deadly-missile-strike-1710900