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TikTok posts
stated on February 8, 2025 a TikTok post

People can get student debt “erased” by filing Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act complaints because the Department of Government Efficiency accessed federal student loan databases.

By Claire Cranford • March 27, 2025

Instagram posts
stated on August 4, 2024 an Instagram post

“The NFL will now use facial recognition at every stadium to verify the identity of everyone at the game.”

By Madison Czopek • August 16, 2024

X posts
stated on February 16, 2024 a post on X

The Kids Online Safety Act “would require everyone to upload your government ID in order to use most sites on the internet.”

By Madison Czopek • February 23, 2024

Instagram posts
stated on November 30, 2023 an Instagram post

With Apple’s NameDrop, anyone placing an iPhone near your child’s “will automatically receive their contact information.”

December 1, 2023

Facebook posts
stated on May 10, 2023 a Facebook post

Electric vehicles are a "giant computer that can be controlled remotely from some cloud-based central grid."

May 27, 2023

Stephen King
stated on July 6, 2022 a tweet

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis “signs bill requiring Florida students, professors to register political views with (the) state.”

By Grace Abels • July 7, 2022

Bryan Steil
stated on September 24, 2021 Twitter

Says Joe Biden's IRS reform proposals "would require banks and credit unions to hand over private information about routine transactions to the IRS."

By D.L. Davis • October 15, 2021

Kevin McCarthy
stated on August 31, 2021 a statement via Twitter

“If these (telecom and internet) companies comply with the Democrat order to turn over private information, they are in violation of federal law and subject to losing their ability to operate in the United States.”

By Jon Greenberg • September 2, 2021

Joe Rogan
stated on July 20, 2021 a podcast episode

The government is “monitoring SMS texts for dangerous misinformation about COVID vaccines.”

By Bill McCarthy • July 26, 2021

Mark Robinson
stated on July 9, 2021 a Facebook post

Says “showing up at the front doors of people’s houses and violating HIPAA laws by requesting private medical information regarding their vaccination status is unacceptable and illegal.”

By Paul Specht • July 15, 2021

Natasha Marcus
stated on May 6, 2021 a tweet

Says North Carolina bill "would allow politically active 501(c)(4) organizations to hide major donors while using their money to support or oppose candidates and political issues.”

By Paul Specht • May 31, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on January 23, 2021 a Facebook post

Says Facebook recently logged users out to track their “off Facebook activity” involving bank accounts, emails and other apps.

By Samantha Putterman • January 28, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on January 4, 2021 a Facebook post

Says Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger “faces espionage charges.”

January 6, 2021

Viral image
stated on December 29, 2020 a Facebook post

Says COVID-19 vaccines have “experimental technology never before used on humans” and that some “contain nanochips which can electronically track recipients."

January 4, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on October 5, 2020 a Facebook post

Photo shows Joe Biden next to a man seen in a sex sting video.

October 21, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on June 3, 2020 a Facebook post

Donald Trump “cancelled Bill Gates project known as ID2020.”

June 9, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on May 14, 2020 a Facebook post

Says Ron Johnson and 36 other senators “voted for federal agencies to have access to your internet history without obtaining a warrant.”

By Eric Litke • May 21, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on May 12, 2020 a Facebook post

$100B contact tracing bill “is about controlling/tracking population, not about coronavirus.”

May 15, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on April 10, 2020 posts on the Internet

“The Democrats are pushing for an implanted microchip in humans, and everyone to be vaccinated.”

By Louis Jacobson • April 23, 2020

Instagram posts
stated on March 17, 2020 social media posts

“While all COVID-19 news has been going on, the U.S. Government has been sneakily trying to remove end-to-end encryption” which means “the government will be able to see all of your messages and listen to all of your calls.”

By Patrick Orsagos • April 9, 2020

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