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stated on May 16, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says a warning label on a box of disposable masks shows that they are ineffective at protecting against the spread of COVID-19.
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By Samantha Putterman • May 21, 2020
Kimberly Lightford
Kimberly Lightford
stated on May 15, 2020 in a TV interview:
The novel coronavirus was “man-made.”
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By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • May 21, 2020
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stated on May 13, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Due to the large number of people who will refuse the forthcoming COVID-19 vaccine because it will include tracking microchips, the Gates Foundation is now spending billions to ensure that all medical and dental injections and procedures include the chips.”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • May 20, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 19, 2020 in remarks to reporters at the Capitol:
“If you look at the one (hydroxychloroquine) survey, the only bad survey, they were giving it to people that were in very bad shape. They were very old. Almost dead.”
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By Jon Greenberg • May 20, 2020
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stated on April 22, 2020 in a Facebook post:
If you paid rent in March or April, “they got to give” you your money back.
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By Tom Kertscher • May 20, 2020
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stated on May 15, 2020 in a blog post:
“Bill Gates Explains That The COVID Vaccine Will Use Experimental Technology And Permanently Alter Your DNA”
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By Emily Venezky • May 20, 2020
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on May 19, 2020 in a CNN interview:
Says President Donald Trump is “morbidly obese.”
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By Emily Venezky • May 19, 2020
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stated on May 8, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says wearing face masks is more harmful to your health than going without one.
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By Samantha Putterman • May 19, 2020
Andy Biggs
Andy Biggs
stated on May 7, 2020 in a letter:
"States like New York, Illinois and California have been vocal in their demands for funding to bail out their pension systems, which were failing long before the COVID-19 outbreak, and other programs that aren’t related to this crisis."
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • May 19, 2020
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stated on May 15, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Dr. Fauci says every American should be microchipped.
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By Madison Czopek • May 19, 2020
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stated on March 14, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says kitchen worker in viral video is potentially spreading coronavirus by blowing into food containers.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • May 19, 2020
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stated on May 14, 2020 in a Facebook post:
If masks prevent coronavirus, governors would have given them to prison inmates instead of releasing them.
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By Tom Kertscher • May 19, 2020
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stated on May 12, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Anthony Fauci was on the Clinton Foundation board for 20 years and “currently serves on Gates Foundation.”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • May 19, 2020
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stated on May 14, 2020 in a text post:
“Hydroxychloroquine cures this ‘virus.’ It just so happens this is the treatment used for radiation sickness!!”
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By Daniel Funke • May 19, 2020
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stated on April 27, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Hospitals get paid $750 for patients who die from the flu, $17,500 for COVID-19.
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By Tom Kertscher • May 18, 2020
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stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says only certain face masks are effective and others, such as cloth masks, are not.
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By Samantha Putterman • May 18, 2020
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stated on April 15, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Nancy Pelosi said, “if you accept a check from Trump, you might as well vote for him.”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • May 18, 2020
Janel Brandtjen
Janel Brandtjen
stated on May 12, 2020 in a tweet:
Says Gov Tony Evers’ administration deemed dentists non-essential
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By Nusaiba Mizan • May 15, 2020
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stated on May 12, 2020 in a Facebook post:
$100B contact tracing bill “is about controlling/tracking population, not about coronavirus.”
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By Tom Kertscher • May 15, 2020
Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams
stated on May 7, 2020 in an interview with Mother Jones:
“Since the reopening of (Georgia), we’ve seen our COVID rate skyrocket by 40%.”
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By Jon Greenberg • May 15, 2020
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