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stated on September 20, 2020 a Facebook post:
The man in a mugshot is “responsible for lighting 32 of the wildfires” on the West Coast.
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By Samantha Putterman • September 21, 2020
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stated on September 18, 2020 a Facebook post:
A Time magazine cover calls Donald Trump the “Worst. President. Ever.”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • September 21, 2020
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stated on September 16, 2020 a post on Facebook:
“PHIL MURPHY ONLY ALLOWING IN PERSON VOTING ON Election Day AT PRUDENTIAL CENTER IN NEWARK NJ - Calling it a #SuperPollingStation”
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By Hayat Norimine • September 21, 2020
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stated on September 20, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says John F. Kennedy said, "If a Supreme Court Justice died one day before the election, it would be more Constitutional to indefinitely postpone the election than postpone the confirmation a single day."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • September 21, 2020
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stated on April 26, 2020 a Facebook post:
Students no longer say the Pledge of Allegiance in schools.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • September 21, 2020
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stated on September 16, 2020 a Facebook post:
"This Is Real: Biden Waves To An Empty Field."
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By Noah Y. Kim • September 21, 2020
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stated on September 18, 2020 on social media:
“4 republican senators now on board...no vote until January on (Supreme Court): Murkowski, Romney, Collins, Grassley.”
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By Louis Jacobson • September 20, 2020
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stated on September 19, 2020 a faked screenshot:
Says Ruth Bader Ginsburg tweeted, “I have information that will lead to the arrest of Hillary Clinton.”
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By Katie Sanders • September 20, 2020
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stated on September 17, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Last year alone, 10 million fell ill from TB and 1.5 million died. ... Why don’t we wear masks for TB?”
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By Madison Czopek • September 18, 2020
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stated on September 7, 2020 a post on Facebook:
“A portion of everything you pay A.A.R.P goes directly to the Democratic Party.”
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By Madison Czopek • September 18, 2020
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stated on September 3, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Epstein dies while in custody, his private banker is found dead, a judge had a trial regarding Epstein and the Deutsche Bank. Her son has been killed now and her husband has been shot. The shooter who shot the son and shot the judge’s husband has now also been found dead.”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • September 18, 2020
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stated on August 31, 2020 a Facebook post:
Quotes Kamala Harris as saying “Take the guns first. Go through due process second, I like taking the guns early.”
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By Samantha Putterman • September 18, 2020
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stated on September 17, 2020 a post on Facebook:
“Kim Martin Morrow the CEO of Netflix has just been charged with 15 charges for child pornography”
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By Madison Czopek • September 18, 2020
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stated on September 17, 2020 a Facebook post:
“CBS stole a photo from Latinos for Trump in Phoenix and tagged it as a Biden event.”
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By Bill McCarthy • September 18, 2020
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stated on September 17, 2020 an Instagram post:
“CDC Director Robert Redfield says healthy people should NOT wear masks.”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • September 18, 2020
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stated on September 7, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Nobody is found dead of corona in their homes.. They all die at the hospital.”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • September 18, 2020
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stated on September 2, 2020 a Facebook post:
An antifa flyer encourages activists “to disguise yourselves as patriots/Trump supporters” on Nov. 4.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • September 18, 2020
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stated on September 1, 2020 a Facebook post:
“So far, out of 175 arrested in Kenosha, 102 were not from Kenosha. Rioting has become its own industry.”
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By Eric Litke • September 18, 2020
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stated on September 9, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says Donald Trump funded a Veterans Day parade 26 years ago in New York City after the city refused to pay.
Mostly True
By Samantha Putterman • September 17, 2020
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stated on September 10, 2020 a Facebook post:
“This is what Kamala Harris thinks about young Americans … ‘They are stupid!’”
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By Samantha Putterman • September 17, 2020
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