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stated on September 12, 2020 a meme
A CNN headline reads: “Members of Crip gang volunteer to fight wildfires after sky turns red.”
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By Daniel Funke • September 15, 2020
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stated on September 14, 2020 a Facebook post
Says a Twitter account for "Scarsdale NY Antifa" tweeted that "chapters of Antifa around Oregon have collaborated to ignite fires around the state."
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By Bill McCarthy • September 15, 2020
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stated on September 13, 2020 a Facebook post
Says a photo shows an ambushed Los Angeles police officer and that the NFL intends to “honor and praise the organization” that stood outside of the hospital chanting, “We hope she dies.”
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By Jon Greenberg • September 14, 2020
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stated on September 14, 2020 a Facebook post
“CDC announces that ordinary (non-N95) masks (which most people are wearing) will do nothing to protect you against wildfire smoke … Fun fact: smoke particles are far larger than SARS-CoV-2 particles.”
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By Samantha Putterman • September 14, 2020
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stated on September 13, 2020 a text post
"ANTIFA is now carrying chain saws, and cutting down utility poles, and starting more fires."
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By Daniel Funke • September 14, 2020
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stated on September 7, 2020 a Facebook post
“In 1983, Joe Biden voted in favor of taxing 50% of Social Security” and in 1993, Biden “was the deciding vote in raising the percentage taxed on Social Security from 50% to 85%.”
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By Amy Sherman • September 14, 2020
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stated on September 5, 2020 a Facebook post
“Kroger Corporate says employees can not wear flag masks but they can wear BLM masks!”
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September 14, 2020
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stated on September 11, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Donald Trump said, 'Africans Are Lazy, Good At Sex, Theft.'
Pants on Fire!
By Madison Czopek • September 14, 2020
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stated on September 11, 2020 a Facebook post
Photo shows a man who burned the car of an antifa member.
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September 14, 2020
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stated on September 7, 2020 a post
Photo shows “some of the firefighters in California fighting fires 24/7 to save people's lives and property.”
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By Katie Sanders • September 13, 2020
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stated on September 11, 2020 a post
“KXL Radio in Portland reported today that Firefighters are now being shot at by suspected Antifa and BLM members.”
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By Katie Sanders • September 13, 2020
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stated on September 10, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Joe Biden and Gretchen Whitmer were maskless at the Detroit Athletic Club “while OUR children are being mandated to wear a mask while playing outdoor sports.”
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September 11, 2020
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stated on September 9, 2020 a post
“Canada has just criminalized all CV19 measures requiring masks, distancing, quarantining & vaccines.”
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By Madison Czopek • September 11, 2020
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stated on September 2, 2020 a Facebook post
Anti-poaching organizations dye elephant tusks and rhino horns with “the same pink dye that is used to mark stolen banknotes.”
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September 11, 2020
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stated on September 11, 2020 a Facebook post
“Kenosha car dealer kills himself after insurance won’t cover … damages caused by the riots.”
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By Eric Litke • September 11, 2020
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stated on September 9, 2020 a series of images
Most of the wildfires on the West Coast are “all being started by antifa.”
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By Daniel Funke • September 10, 2020
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stated on September 9, 2020 an Instagram post
“CDC announces that students may be kept from parents overnight as Ohio sets up COVID-19 FEMA camps.”
Pants on Fire!
September 10, 2020
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stated on September 8, 2020 a Facebook post
Says President Trump posted a combative tweet to EA Sports about Colin Kaepernick.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • September 10, 2020
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stated on August 28, 2020 a Facebook post
Olive Garden employees are allowed to wear Black Lives Matter masks “but NOT the American flag.”
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September 10, 2020
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stated on September 6, 2020 a Facebook post
“Entire port in Delaware on lockdown? 60 plus kids in shipping containers.”
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September 10, 2020
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