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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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March 27, 2019
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stated on March 21, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Joseph Stalin said, "It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything."
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March 27, 2019
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stated on March 20, 2019 a Facebook post
"Congress quietly repealed the McCarran Warner Act of 1952 forbidding Muslims from holding office."
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March 27, 2019
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stated on March 18, 2019 posts online
ATM users in distress can enter their PIN backwards to secretly call the police.
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By Julianna Rennie • March 26, 2019
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stated on March 18, 2019 a Facebook post
Shows a photo of two similar Wall Street Journal newspapers with different headlines about President Donald Trump, and describes the editions as, "Same paper, same dates, different markets. What did you just learn? Feeling manipulated yet?"
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By Samantha Putterman • March 26, 2019
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stated on March 17, 2019 a Facebook post
Says a photograph of Harriet Tubman shows she was a "gun-toting, Democrat-shooting, 2nd Amendment-supporting Republican."
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By Samantha Putterman • March 25, 2019
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stated on March 21, 2019 a Facebook post
"We could build 30 walls with the $150 billion Obama gave to Iran."
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By Jon Greenberg • March 22, 2019
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stated on March 18, 2019 a Facebook post
Says the Looney Tunes cartoon character Yosemite Sam was banned from television for being too violent.
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By Samantha Putterman • March 21, 2019
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stated on March 13, 2019 a Facebook post
Florida drivers who have their cell phones "in hand" can be ticketed $250 and sent to "driving school." 
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By Samantha Putterman • March 18, 2019
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stated on March 9, 2019 a text post on Facebook
Says 228 House Democrats voted "to allow illegal aliens to have right to vote"
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By Amy Sherman • March 13, 2019
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stated on March 5, 2019 a post on Facebook
Says Sinclair Lewis said, "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross."
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March 12, 2019
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stated on March 6, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Winston Churchill said, "When you’re 20, you care what everyone thinks, when you’re 40 you stop caring what everyone thinks, when you’re 60, you realize no one was ever thinking about you in the first place."
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March 8, 2019
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stated on February 26, 2019 Facebook posts
Says the WIC program was created by the Black Panthers to help feed single mothers and children in their communities.
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By Samantha Putterman • March 5, 2019
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stated on February 26, 2019 a Facebook post
A photograph of a black couple pictures the Sundance Kid.  
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March 5, 2019
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stated on February 28, 2019 a Facebook post
"Chicago now has City ID Cards which allow illegal immigrants to vote in local, state & federal elections."
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By Miriam Valverde • March 4, 2019
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stated on February 19, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Sen. Bernie Sanders lived off welfare before he was elected, never held a "9-5 job" and hasn’t proposed a single bill that passed.  
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By Samantha Putterman • March 1, 2019
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stated on February 25, 2019 a meme
"CNN uses the same girl in 3 different Refugee Crisis pictures being saved by 3 different men."
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By Yanqi Xu • March 1, 2019
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stated on January 31, 2019 a Facebook post
Undocumented immigrants get Medicare for free.
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February 27, 2019
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stated on February 10, 2019 a Facebook post
A photo shows Joe Namath and Al Woodall kneeling on the sideline of a football field during the national anthem.  
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By Samantha Putterman • February 20, 2019
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stated on February 17, 2019 a Facebook post
Says former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz once said that he would "hire an illegal immigrant" before he would hire a veteran.
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By Samantha Putterman • February 19, 2019
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