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stated on 2020-08-02 a Facebook post:
A photo shows a large crowd in Berlin protesting the “covid hoax.”
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By Samantha Putterman • August 3, 2020
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stated on 2020-08-02 a Facebook post:
“$258,000/month: Amount Blake Griffin will pay in child support to ex Brynn Cameron.”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • August 3, 2020
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stated on 2020-08-01 a Facebook post:
The White House doctored a photo of a Donald Trump event “to make the crowd look bigger.”
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By Tom Kertscher • August 3, 2020
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stated on 2020-07-21 a Facebook post:
“CNN is at it again. Putting a black guy’s head on a lily white dude to push an agenda.”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • August 3, 2020
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stated on 2020-07-23 a Facebook post:
Says Target ended its “Heroes & Helpers” program that pairs children with police officers for holiday shopping trips.
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By Samantha Putterman • August 3, 2020
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stated on 2020-06-28 Facebook post:
Says Milwaukee police were protecting a sex offender's house and snuck children out of it after a mother tracked her missing daughter to that address.
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By Lawrence Andrea • August 3, 2020
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stated on 2020-07-23 a Facebook post:
A study from the CDC and the WHO “proves face masks do not prevent the spread of a virus.”
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By Tom Kertscher • July 31, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on 2020-07-30 a press conference:
Absentee voting is different from mail-in voting and has more protections against fraud.
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By Amy Sherman, Chris Nichols, Louis Jacobson • July 31, 2020
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stated on 2020-07-30 a Facebook post:
Says Herman Cain died of cancer, not COVID-19.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • July 31, 2020
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stated on 2020-07-15 a Facebook post:
Says George Floyd appeared on Judge Judy.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • July 31, 2020
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stated on 2018-12-22 a post on Facebook:
“The first Statue of Liberty given to the U.S. by France was a Black woman which the U.S. rejected.”
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By Noah Y. Kim • July 31, 2020
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stated on 2020-07-15 a Facebook post:
Says actor Kurt Russell said this about the police.
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By Samantha Putterman • July 31, 2020
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stated on 2020-07-12 a Facebook post:
A common cold can cause a positive COVID-19 test.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • July 31, 2020
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stated on 2020-07-01 in a post:
“America was the ONLY country that ended” slavery
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By Emily Venezky • July 31, 2020
Van Wanggaard
Van Wanggaard
stated on 2020-07-30 a news release:
Says he opposes statewide mask order because it would require him to “wear a mask in my house, or walking my dog.”
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By Eric Litke • July 30, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on 2020-07-25 an image:
A patch on law enforcement officers in Portland is for “ZTI solutions, a PRIVATE contractor.”
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By Daniel Funke • July 30, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on 2020-07-21 a Facebook post:
“The NFL agreed to give the domestic terror group, BLM, 250 million dollars.”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • July 30, 2020
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stated on 2020-07-26 a Facebook post:
"Black Lives Matter is a terrorist organization."
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By Tom Kertscher • July 30, 2020
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stated on 2020-07-29 a Facebook post:
A photo shows Portland protesters pointing lasers at federal officers.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • July 30, 2020
Michael Schraa
Michael Schraa
stated on 2020-07-24 Interview:
Says wearing masks has been “proven ineffective.”
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By Madeline Heim • July 30, 2020
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