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stated on September 17, 2020 a Facebook post:
“McDonald’s removes their American flags in support of Antifa & BLM nationwide.”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • September 17, 2020
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stated on September 14, 2020 a Facebook post:
“James Comey has 50 counts of TREASON. And John Brennan has 48 counts of TREASON.”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • September 17, 2020
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stated on September 2, 2020 a Facebook post:
Selene Delgado Lopez is “everyone’s friend in Facebook.”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • September 16, 2020
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stated on September 11, 2020 a Tweet:
“Here is the fire drone video that Twitter, Google, and YouTube didn't want us to see.”
False
By Noah Y. Kim • September 16, 2020
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stated on August 15, 2020 a Facebook post:
If Joe Biden steps down, Nancy Pelosi will become vice president.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • September 16, 2020
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stated on August 31, 2020 a Facebook post:
“You people hate on Trump but he put on a child protective force that found over 300 missing kids in less than 30 days.”
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By Madison Czopek • September 16, 2020
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stated on September 14, 2020 an Instagram post:
The same deputy who got shot through her jaw in Saturday’s shooting is the same officer seen on video laughing and smirking at the scene of security guard Andres Guardado’s death after he was shot and killed by LASD officers on June 18th, 2020.”
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By Samantha Putterman • September 16, 2020
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stated on September 12, 2020 a Facebook post:
Map shows that wildfires stop at the US.-Canada border.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • September 15, 2020
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stated on September 11, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Houston Texans coming out for the Black National Anthem then going into the locker room for THE REAL NATIONAL ANTHEM is DISGRACEFUL.”
Mostly False
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 15, 2020
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stated on September 10, 2020 a Facebook post:
West Coast wildfires are due to “bad forest maintenance,” not climate change.
False
By Noah Y. Kim • September 15, 2020
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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.”
False
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%.”
Half-True
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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By Ciara O'Rourke • 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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By Ciara O'Rourke • 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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