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Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 27, 2021 an Instagram post
An image of a newspaper article says “True Bethel Baptist Church becomes the first church in NYS to receive a liquor license.”
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By Samantha Putterman • October 28, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 8, 2021 a Facebook post
Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's net worth is “over $1 million.”
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March 10, 2021
Claudia Tenney
Claudia Tenney
stated on December 8, 2020 a Tweet
“Dead people also voted.”
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • December 22, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 1, 2020 a television interview
“There was tremendous cheating in New York”
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • September 11, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 3, 2020 a Facebook post
Central Park hospital tents housed thousands of abused children released from underground captivity.
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By Madison Czopek • May 8, 2020
Kathy Hochul
Kathy Hochul
stated on April 8, 2020 a television interview
Gov. Andrew Cuomo “was simply saying if we can share 20 percent of your excess, your non-used ventilators, to help people in other parts of the state on a voluntary basis, that would be great. Of course, there was a reaction to that, which was not positive."
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 14, 2020
X posts
X posts
stated on February 29, 2020 posts on Twitter and Facebook
Says Sen. Chuck Schumer deleted a Feb. 5 tweet criticizing President Donald Trump’s decision to ban some forms of travel to and from China.
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By Aaron Sharockman • February 29, 2020
Tom King
Tom King
stated on March 26, 2018 a radio interview
A bill in Congress "will ban all semi-automatic weapons, including pistols and shotguns. So, yes, they are coming to take away our guns."
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By Dan Clark • March 29, 2018
Claudia Tenney
Claudia Tenney
stated on February 21, 2018 a radio interview
"So many of these people that commit the mass murders end up being Democrats."
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By Dan Clark, Paul Specht • February 23, 2018
New York Republican State Committee
New York Republican State Committee
stated on November 1, 2017 a political mailer
"Liberals in County Hall want our community to be a sanctuary county"
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By Dan Clark • November 3, 2017
Michael Kearns
Michael Kearns
stated on April 11, 2017 a press conference
There were "76 deaths in three years" at the Buffalo Psychiatric Center
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By Dan Clark • April 12, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 29, 2017 posts since 2013, flagged by Facebook to fact-check
"A New York man has allegedly infected 240 people with the HIV virus by sleeping with men and women."
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By Dan Clark • April 2, 2017
Ron Castorina, Jr.
Ron Castorina, Jr.
stated on November 28, 2016 a press release
"It is more difficult to obtain a Costco membership than it is to get a NYC Municipal ID"
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By Dan Clark • December 21, 2016
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