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stated on July 13, 2020 in in a post:
Quotes President Donald Trump as saying, “Everybody says I’ve done a tremendous job with COVID… I think a little gratitude would be nice. Maybe a big ‘Thank you Mr. President’ is called for.”
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By Emily Venezky • July 22, 2020
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stated on July 15, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Businesses that refuse any legal tender can be fined and sued.
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By Samantha Putterman • July 22, 2020
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stated on July 21, 2020 in a Facebook post:
The New York Times “published Tucker Carlson’s home address and location.”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • July 22, 2020
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stated on July 9, 2020 in a Facebook post:
The FBI uncovered "256 texts between Adam Schiff and Jeffrey Epstein"
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By Samantha Putterman • July 20, 2020
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stated on July 6, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says President Donald Trump tweeted that South Dakota needs to keep its border with California closed.
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By Samantha Putterman • July 20, 2020
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stated on July 13, 2020 in Facebook post:
Says Joe Biden has said 150 million Americans died from guns and another 120 million from COVID-19
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By Nusaiba Mizan • July 20, 2020
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stated on July 14, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“You must apply to get your second stimulus check! I’ve already filed for mine and will be receiving $2,000 a month for the rest of the year.”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • July 16, 2020
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stated on April 16, 2020 in a media website:
"New study: The flu vaccine is 'significantly associated' with an increased risk of coronavirus"
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By Emily Venezky • July 16, 2020
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stated on July 14, 2020 in a Facebook post:
"Wrong" COVID-19 case count by Orlando Health "explains the 'outbreak' in Florida."
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By Tom Kertscher • July 16, 2020
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stated on July 11, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says Betsy Devos said "only" 0.02% of kids are likely to die when they go back to school.
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By Samantha Putterman • July 16, 2020
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stated on July 3, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says a leader of the Blackfeet Nation tribe designed the current Washington Redskins logo and once said it “made us all proud to have an Indian on a big-time team."
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By Samantha Putterman • July 16, 2020
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stated on July 14, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says FEMA is giving essential workers $1,000.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • July 15, 2020
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stated on June 26, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“The Supreme Court ruled today NO VOTING BY MAIL !!!”
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By Chris Nichols • July 15, 2020
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stated on July 8, 2020 in on social media:
Only 56 coronavirus deaths a day was enough to collapse the world economy, even though thousands of people die daily from tuberculosis, hepatitis B, and other diseases.
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By Louis Jacobson • July 15, 2020
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stated on July 9, 2020 in a post on Facebook:
“No other country” is having a “second wave” of COVID-19 “because they are not trying to unseat a President in November.”
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By Tom Kertscher • July 14, 2020
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stated on July 3, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Weis Food stores will no longer sell anything with the American flag and their employees can no longer wear anything with the flag.”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • July 14, 2020
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stated on July 4, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Quotes Dr. Denis Mukwege as saying he resigned from the Congolese coronavirus response team because he was ordered to fabricate COVID-19 case and death numbers.
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By Samantha Putterman • July 13, 2020
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stated on July 6, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says Amber Alerts are issued for white kids "but not Black kids in Milwaukee."
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By Eric Litke • July 13, 2020
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stated on July 7, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Hillary Clinton is on trial, she (supposed) to have killed” a 10-year-old girl.
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By Tom Kertscher • July 13, 2020
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stated on July 7, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says COVID-19 testing could be done with mouth swabs, so maybe deeper swabbing is “implanting something.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • July 13, 2020
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