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stated on November 22, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says white vans with external locks are “utilized for sex trafficking.”
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By Bill McCarthy • February 29, 2020
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stated on February 29, 2020 in a post on Facebook:
“Bernie Logic: Nobody can live on $7 an hour. We must raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Also we must raise the tax rate to 52%. $15 an hour * 52% = $7.80. $15 an hour - $7.80 = $7.20. $7.20 an hour!!!”
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By Aaron Sharockman • February 29, 2020
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stated on January 19, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says an image of a pile of needles is from Nancy Pelosi’s congressional district in San Francisco.
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By Samantha Putterman • February 29, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on February 16, 2019 in a YouTube video:
“Nancy Pelosi’s Brother’s Company Received $737 Million from Obama’s Energy Dept!”
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By Bill McCarthy • February 29, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on January 15, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Sex traffickers are using a zip-tie contraption on the door handles of vehicles “to trick females into looking down and digging for something in their purse to cut with ... Once they’re distracted, boom! They are quickly forced into another vehicle, never to be seen again by their people.”
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By Bill McCarthy • February 29, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on December 27, 2019 in a Facebook post:
“The Social Security check is now (or soon will be) referred to as a ‘Federal Benefit Payment.’”
False
By Samantha Putterman • February 28, 2020
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on February 24, 2020 in a speech:
Says Democrats are embracing “abortion up until the moment of birth and even, horrifically, after that.”
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By Madlin Mekelburg • February 27, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on February 26, 2020 in online posts:
Says the CDC recommends men shave their beards to protect against coronavirus.
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By Samantha Putterman • February 27, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 9, 2020 in a headline:
“Obama ordered CIA to train ISIS Jihadists”
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By Madison Czopek • February 27, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 8, 2020 in a post on Facebook:
Says Bernie Sanders “collaborated with Marxist regimes in the Soviet Union, Nicaragua and Cuba.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • February 27, 2020
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stated on January 30, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says it’s “OK to kill babies once born” in Virginia.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 27, 2020
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on February 24, 2020 in an episode of his radio show:
“The coronavirus is the common cold, folks.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • February 27, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on February 25, 2020 in a video:
Coronavirus patients are being "cremated alive" in China.
False
By Daniel Funke • February 26, 2020
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stated on February 19, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says the 2008 book “End of Days” predicted the current coronavirus outbreak.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • February 26, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on February 25, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement “will be at every polling station” on Nov. 3, 2020.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • February 26, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on February 21, 2020 in an image:
"There is a group going to homes and pretending to be officials from home affairs. They have documents with the letterhead Department of Home Affairs and claim to be confirming that everyone has a valid ID for the upcoming census. They are robbing homes."
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By Daniel Funke • February 25, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on February 18, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Socialist Workers Party leader Bernie Sanders supported Ayatollah Khomeini against the US, condemned president Carter for imperialism, and accused the hostages of being CIA spies.”
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By Samantha Putterman • February 25, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 9, 2020 in a blog post:
Quotes actor Will Smith as saying: “I’m not afraid to say that Trump and his supporters are ba…”
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By Bill McCarthy • February 25, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on February 19, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Say Bernie Sanders said, “Italians are gangsters and Irish are drunk and Jews are greedy and black people smell.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 25, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on June 16, 2018 in a LinkedIn post shared on Facebook:
“The mayor of Livermore California explains Trump’s popularity and success.”
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By Miriam Valverde • February 25, 2020
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