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Latest Fact-Checks By Ciara O'Rourke

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stated on April 15, 2019 a Facebook post
"Border guards found 52 tons of guns and ammunition in 14 Conex containers disguised as furniture. This ‘furniture’ is from Muslim immigrants who have come to America"
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By Ciara O'Rourke • April 25, 2019
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stated on April 10, 2019 a Facebook post
A PETA activist was taped to a tree after protesting a biker rally.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • April 22, 2019
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stated on April 15, 2019 a Facebook post
A photo shows Muslims laughing in front of a burning Notre Dame.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • April 16, 2019
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stated on April 4, 2019 a Facebook post
"Measles kills 11 people in 19 years (since 2000). MMR vaccine kills 445 infants in 1 year (since 2018)."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • April 15, 2019
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stated on April 1, 2019 a Facebook post
Says William T. Thompson, the designer of the Confederate flag, said, "As a people we are fighting to maintain the Heaven-ordained supremacy of the white man over the inferior or colored race" and "As a national emblem, it is significant of our higher cause, the cause of the superior race."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • April 11, 2019
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stated on April 4, 2019 a Facebook post
"Health and Human Services admits they have never conducted federally-required monitoring of vaccine safety for over 30 years."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • April 10, 2019
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stated on April 3, 2019 a Facebook post
A photograph shows an undocumented immigrant with smallpox.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • April 10, 2019
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stated on April 1, 2019 a Facebook post
Says John F. Kennedy Jr. said, "If my dear friend Donald Trump ever decided to sacrifice his fabulous billionaire lifestyle to become president he would be an unstoppable force for ultimate justice that Democrats and Republicans alike would celebrate."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • April 8, 2019
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stated on March 31, 2019 a Facebook post
A photograph shows Joe Biden kissing a woman behind Lindsey Graham.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • April 4, 2019
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stated on March 30, 2019 a Facebook post
Seven days before John F. Kennedy was assassinated he said, "There’s a plot in this country to enslave every man, woman and child. Before I leave this high and noble office, I intend to expose this plot."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • April 3, 2019
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stated on March 31, 2019 a Facebook post
"When Winston Churchill was asked to cut arts funding in favour of the war effort, he simply replied, ‘then what are we fighting for?’ "
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By Ciara O'Rourke • April 2, 2019
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stated on March 30, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, "We need to repeal Daylight Savings Time as a primary measure to decrease the rate of climate change. Less hours of sun shine equal less heat hitting Earth’s surface."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • April 2, 2019
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stated on March 11, 2019 a Facebook post
"The day Al Gore was born, there were 130,000 glaciers on earth. Today, only 130,000 remain."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • April 2, 2019
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stated on April 1, 2019 a Facebook post
The Mueller report was leaked.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • April 2, 2019
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stated on March 28, 2019 a Facebook post
Bluegill fish "are responsible for over 500 deaths in the United States every summer."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • April 1, 2019
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stated on March 18, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Donna Brazile is a "criminal."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • March 29, 2019
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stated on March 18, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Tom Ford said about Melania Trump, "I have no interest in dressing a glorified escort who steals speeches and has bad taste in men."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • March 28, 2019
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stated on March 21, 2019 a Facebook post
"President Trump signed legislation to clean up millions of tons of trash from our oceans and lakes last week."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • March 27, 2019
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stated on March 25, 2019 a Facebook post
A photograph shows Barack Obama kissing David Cameron.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • March 27, 2019
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stated on March 21, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Samuel L. Jackson said, "Maybe if we underpaid these modern mumble rappers and overpaid teachers there would be smarter people in the future and less s----- music."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • March 27, 2019
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