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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 5, 2020 a Facebook post
Photo shows Joe Biden next to a man seen in a sex sting video.
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October 21, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 10, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Mark Zuckerberg invented the word "BFF," and if it doesn’t appear green after you type it in a Facebook comment, your account has been hacked.
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By Samantha Putterman • June 18, 2019
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on June 7, 2019 a Instagram post
A video of Mark Zuckerberg shows him talking about controlling "billions of people’s stolen data" to control the future.  
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By Samantha Putterman • June 12, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 24, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Facebook is now a "public entity" that will be able to "use your photos" and "information" unless you post a statement declining your permission.  
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By Samantha Putterman • May 1, 2019
Dan Forest
Dan Forest
stated on February 14, 2017 a written statement
"If Governor Cooper's proposed bill for repealing HB2 becomes law, it will create a state-sanctioned 'Look But Don't Touch' policy in our bathrooms."
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By Will Doran • February 17, 2017
Betsy McCaughey
Betsy McCaughey
stated on September 15, 2013 the New York Post
"Obamacare will question your sex life."
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By Becky Bowers • September 19, 2013
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on August 15, 2013 blog posts
Obamacare provision will allow "forced home inspections" by government agents.
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By Becky Bowers • August 21, 2013
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on May 15, 2013 an interview on Fox News' "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren
The IRS is going to be "in charge" of "a huge national database" on health care that will include Americans’ "personal, intimate, most close-to-the-vest-secrets."
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By Louis Jacobson • May 20, 2013
Mark Clayton
Mark Clayton
stated on August 5, 2012 a post on his campaign's Facebook page.
Says the federal government "mandates transexuals (sic) and homosexuals grabbing children in their stranger-danger zones in the name of airport security."
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By Bartholomew Sullivan • August 13, 2012
Delia Lopez
Delia Lopez
stated on September 15, 2010 a statement on campaign website
A bill by Earl Blumenauer would "mandate GPS tracking devices on all our vehicles."
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By Ian K. Kullgren • September 24, 2010
Chain email
Chain email
stated on November 23, 2009 a widely circulated e-mail
A data-storing microchip "would be implanted in the majority of people who opt to become covered by the public health care option."
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By Louis Jacobson • November 25, 2009