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stated on January 3, 2019 a Facebook post
Says cutting out sugar and drinking hot lemon water will cure cancer.
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By Samantha Putterman • April 9, 2020
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stated on April 6, 2020 a Facebook post
Says this poem about people staying home was written by Kathleen O’Mara in 1869.
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April 8, 2020
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stated on April 6, 2020 a Facebook post
“59 people die as pastor gives them dettol to drink in church to prevent coronavirus.”
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April 8, 2020
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stated on April 2, 2020 a Facebook post
Says video shows “the Chinese are destroying the 5G poles as they are aware that it is the thing triggering the corona symptoms.”
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April 7, 2020
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stated on April 2, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Goodwill used the pandemic “to fire all of their employees instead of laying them off.”
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April 7, 2020
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stated on April 3, 2020 a fake news article
Says celebrities are calling for a "'total Hollywood strike' until Trump resigns."
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By Daniel Funke • April 7, 2020
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stated on April 2, 2020 a Facebook post
“Rivers in Oklahoma are full of catfish carrying the virus.”
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April 6, 2020
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stated on April 2, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Nostradamus predicted the coronavirus in a 1551 passage about a plague spreading from the east.
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By Samantha Putterman • April 6, 2020
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stated on April 3, 2020 a blog post
“Joe Exotic tests positive for coronavirus in prison. It’s been confirmed.”
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April 3, 2020
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stated on March 28, 2020 a Facebook post
Pictures and reports of “empty hospitals” prove COVID-19 spread is “fake crisis for real government planned agendas.”
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April 3, 2020
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stated on March 30, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Nancy Pelosi’s “daughter is on the board of the Kennedy Center so that’s why it was so important to send them all that money.”
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April 3, 2020
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stated on March 23, 2020 a Facebook post
“This lady here applied sanitizer to her hands/forearms & went to the kitchen to cook. The moment she turned on the gas stove, her hands caught fire due to the alcohol contained in the sanitizer.”
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By Bill McCarthy • April 3, 2020
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Says the governors of Michigan, New York and Nevada “have issued orders banning the prescription of hydroxychloroquine to patients with COVID-19.”
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By Daniel Funke • April 2, 2020
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stated on March 28, 2020 a blog post
“Queen Elizabeth tests positive for COVID-19.”
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April 2, 2020
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stated on March 28, 2020 a Facebook post
Says COVID-19 remains in the air for eight hours and that everyone is now required to wear masks “everywhere.”
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By Samantha Putterman • April 2, 2020
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stated on March 30, 2020 a Facebook post
Says certain states are banning the sale of alcohol.
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March 30, 2020
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stated on March 19, 2020 a Facebook post
Says imposters in hazmat suits are going door to door in Stockton, Calif., saying they are checking residents for fever or COVID-19, but they “will enter your home and physically attempt robbery.”
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March 30, 2020
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stated on March 25, 2020 a Facebook post
Says to leave objects in the sun to avoid contracting the coronavirus.
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March 27, 2020
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stated on March 23, 2020 a Facebook post
Says the CDC now says that the coronavirus can survive on surfaces for up to 17 days.
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By Samantha Putterman • March 26, 2020
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stated on March 23, 2020 a Facebook post
“Donald Trump would receive $17 million for three hotels closed for four days under Republican bill! How in the hell is this right?!”
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March 26, 2020
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