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stated on January 14, 2019 a Facebook post
Say that former Clinton Foundation CEO Eric Braverman "has been missing for 70+ days."
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By Samantha Putterman • January 18, 2019
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stated on January 13, 2019 a blog post
"BREAKING: Trump family donates $1 billion to wall fund."
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By Miriam Valverde • January 15, 2019
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stated on January 13, 2019 a Facebook post
Quotes President Donald Trump as saying, "You tell people a lie three times, they will believe anything. You tell people what they want to hear, play to their fantasies, and then you close the deal."
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By Jon Greenberg • January 15, 2019
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stated on September 16, 2018 a post on Facebook
Says Henry Kissinger said "Trump is the one true leader in world affairs and he is forcing policy changes that put America first!"  
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January 14, 2019
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stated on January 6, 2019 a post on Facebook
"The McCarran-Walter Act of 1952 bans Muslims from holding public office in the United States."  
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January 14, 2019
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stated on January 8, 2019 in a story
Says new U.S. Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib has been linked to an "unindicted terrorist."
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • January 14, 2019
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stated on December 31, 2018 a post on Facebook
"Since 2001, 63,000 of us were murdered by illegal aliens."  ​
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January 9, 2019
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stated on December 31, 2018 a post on Facebook
"2,000 illegal aliens were arrested by ICE in 2017 for murders committed here in the United States!"
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January 9, 2019
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stated on January 4, 2019 a tweet
New U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib tweeted "Americans have spent decades raping and pillaging my people. What goes around comes around."
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By Samantha Putterman • January 9, 2019
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stated on January 2, 2019 a post on Facebook
Melania Trump echoed Hitler’s wife when she said: "I hate to see children separated from their parents like this . . . but we can hardly blame Donald."
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January 8, 2019
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stated on January 1, 2019 In a Facebook post
Says Sen. Elizabeth Warren "has been on Risperdal since first being prescribed the drug in 2011."
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By Samantha Putterman • January 7, 2019
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stated on December 31, 2018 a post on Facebook
A woman died mysteriously after reporting on Robert Mueller destroying text messages.
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January 7, 2019
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stated on January 3, 2019 a Facebook post
Says law enforcement officials alerted the public to check the caps of bottled water for tampering because someone is injecting poison into them, and that a "few people already died in the Richmond area" as a result.
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By Samantha Putterman • January 7, 2019
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stated on January 1, 2019 a meme
Quotes Michelle Obama as saying, "White folks are what’s wrong with America."
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By Samantha Putterman • January 3, 2019
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stated on December 19, 2018 a Facebook post
Quotes Winston Churchill as saying, "When Muslims are the minority they are concerned with minority rights, when they are in the majority there are no minority rights."
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By Samantha Putterman • December 20, 2018
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stated on December 20, 2018 a Facebook post
Says Time magazine cover features President Donald Trump with the text "Worst. President. Ever."
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By Miriam Valverde • December 20, 2018
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stated on December 19, 2018 In a Facebook post
Says "CNN Journalist Of The Year Fired For Creating Fake News Stories," with image of CNN reporter Jim Acosta.
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • December 20, 2018
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stated on December 2, 2018 a blog post
"Border agents discover body of 6-year-old girl: 'She was raped By 30 men'."
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By Miriam Valverde • December 19, 2018
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stated on December 18, 2018 a Facebook post
Says "Three Muslim congresswomen just refused" to sign an oath of office to uphold the U.S. Constitution.
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By Samantha Putterman • December 19, 2018
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stated on December 18, 2018 a Facebook post
Quotes Sen. Elizabeth Warren as saying "If women need to be raped by Muslims to prove our tolerance, so be it. Then thank goodness for Planned Parenthood."
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By Samantha Putterman • December 19, 2018
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