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stated on August 16, 2020 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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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Facebook posts
stated on August 5, 2020 in 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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Instagram posts
stated on August 11, 2020 in an Instagram post:
Says Kamala Harris called Joe Biden “a racist” during a Democratic presidential debate.
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By Amy Sherman • August 12, 2020
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stated on August 9, 2020 in 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 in 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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