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stated on August 16, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Ben Shapiro tweeted, “The USPS is not only a bloated and outdate government agency, it is also ineffective and incompetent. It’s been 2 months since my wife went on a Hawaii vacation with her personal trainer; she said she would send me postcards every day and so far none of them have arrived.”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • August 18, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 17, 2020 a campaign rally speech in Wisconsin
"Our (COVID-19) numbers are better than almost all countries."
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By Jon Greenberg • August 18, 2020
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stated on August 14, 2020 a post on Facebook
“As of the last 24 hours this is the protocol regarding masks: Masks should only be used by healthcare workers, caretakers or by people who are sick with symptoms like fever and cough.”
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By Aaron Sharockman • August 18, 2020
Wisconsin Trump Victory
Wisconsin Trump Victory
stated on August 12, 2020 an email
Says Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden backs a fracking ban that would cost 100,000 Wisconsin jobs
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By Laura Schulte • August 18, 2020
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stated on August 11, 2020 a post on Facebook
Says Kamala Harris said, “If elected & you don’t surrender your guns, I will sign an executive order & the police will show up at your door.”
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By Madison Czopek • August 17, 2020
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stated on August 15, 2020 a Facebook post
Says a picture of stacked mailboxes is proof of voter suppression in Wisconsin
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By Eric Litke • August 17, 2020
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on July 17, 2020 a campaign ad
“[Steve] Bullock’s health care plan will force rural hospitals to close. Medicare as we know it will change, replaced by a government-run program with fewer doctors and longer wait times.”
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By Victoria Knight • August 17, 2020
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stated on June 1, 2020 a Facebook post
Photo shows Barack Obama and George Clooney in a compromising situation with a child.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • August 17, 2020
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stated on August 12, 2020 a Facebook post
“Kamala Harris refused to be sworn in using the Bible.”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • August 14, 2020
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stated on August 11, 2020 Facebook post
Says Kamala Harris wants to eliminate beef.
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By Sophie Austin • August 14, 2020
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stated on August 13, 2020 a Facebook post
“Kamala Harris is the prosecutor who refused to charge the police in the murder of Oscar Grant!”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • August 14, 2020
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stated on August 11, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Biden supports a school choice ban that would impact 74,000 Wisconsin students.
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By Eric Litke • August 14, 2020
Gene Wu
Gene Wu
stated on August 7, 2020 an interview
Says in Texas the “average age of the Republican voter is like 20 years older than the average Democrat.”
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By Madlin Mekelburg • August 14, 2020
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on July 29, 2020 an email
The Trump administration “added over 209,000 jobs, including 16,000 new manufacturing jobs, to Pennsylvania over the last three years.
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By Jessica Calefati • August 14, 2020
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stated on August 7, 2020 a Facebook post
An Illinois couple who received five vote-by-mail applications can vote five times.
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By Samantha Putterman • August 13, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 8, 2020 press briefing in Bedminster, N.J.
“The Democrats don’t want to do anything having to do with protecting people from eviction.”
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By Sophie Austin • August 13, 2020
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stated on August 5, 2020 a video
The FBI raided a “Cleveland office linked to Ukraine. Biden, Pelosi, Kerry and Romney all had sons getting tens of millions of dollars from no-show jobs in Ukraine.”
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By Daniel Funke • August 13, 2020
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stated on August 11, 2020 an Instagram post
Says Kamala Harris called Joe Biden “a racist” during a Democratic presidential debate.
False
By Amy Sherman • August 12, 2020
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stated on August 9, 2020 a Facebook post
A graph shows the number of human trafficking arrests increased dramatically under President Donald Trump.
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By Noah Y. Kim • August 12, 2020
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stated on August 2, 2020 a Facebook post
If Joe Biden can’t serve his full term, Kamala Harris “cannot by constitutional law become president.”
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By Louis Jacobson, Ciara O'Rourke • August 11, 2020
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