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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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By Noah Y. Kim • 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.
Pants on Fire!
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