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stated on January 31, 2020 a Facebook post
Says the coronavirus isn’t new because “Lysol has it listed as one of the viruses that it kills.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 5, 2020
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stated on January 23, 2020 a Facebook post
Say Nancy Pelosi’s net worth is $196,299,990.
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 3, 2020
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stated on January 28, 2020 a tweet
Says drinking a bleach solution will prevent you from getting the coronavirus.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • January 30, 2020
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stated on January 28, 2020 a Facebook post
Says a "Clorox bottle claimed it could kill (the 2019 coronavirus)... before it was developed."
False
By Daniel Funke • January 30, 2020
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stated on January 22, 2020 a Facebook post
"Virginia Democrats Push Legislation to Make Criticism of Government Officials a Criminal Offense."  
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By Tom Kertscher • January 29, 2020
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stated on January 27, 2020 a story
An MSNBC reporter was fired for using a racial slur while covering the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash.
False
By Samantha Putterman • January 29, 2020
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stated on July 13, 2018 a Facebook post
Says the Democratic Party "took Social Security from the independent ‘Trust Fund’ and put it into the general fund so that Congress could spend it" and "eliminated the income tax deduction for Social Security (FICA) withholding."  
False
By Tom Kertscher • January 29, 2020
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stated on December 12, 2018 a Facebook post
"FDA finally admits dental fillings are toxic."
Mostly False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 29, 2020
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stated on January 28, 2020 a YouTube video
Video shows Gianna Bryant in the hospital after helicopter crash.
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By Emily Venezky • January 28, 2020
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stated on April 20, 2012 a Facebook post
"Obama’s lawyers officially admit birth certificate is fake."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • January 28, 2020
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stated on January 25, 2020 an article
Says the Chinese Communist Party "will finally admit that the real source of the coronavirus is from ‘a lab in Wuhan’ linked to its covert biological weapon programs."
False
By Daniel Funke • January 28, 2020
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stated on January 24, 2020 a website post
"CORONAVIRUS: Reports of 10,000 DEAD in Wuhan, China."
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By Tom Kertscher • January 28, 2020
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stated on January 21, 2020 a Facebook post
Says a 392-year-old shark was discovered in the Arctic Ocean  
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • January 28, 2020
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stated on December 18, 2019 a Facebook post
"Texas man admits kidnapping 79 people."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • January 28, 2020
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stated on January 26, 2020 an article
Says China "stole Coronavirus from Canada and weaponized it into a Bioweapon."
False
By Daniel Funke • January 28, 2020
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stated on January 26, 2020 a Facebook post
Says a video shows footage of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • January 27, 2020
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stated on December 20, 2019 a Facebook post
"If Trump is impeached in the house & not senate, he can run 2 more times."  
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By Tom Kertscher • January 27, 2020
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stated on January 26, 2020 a Facebook post
Kobe Bryant’s "untimely death has been planned for a while."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • January 27, 2020
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stated on January 26, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Kobe Bryant tweeted, "I have information that will lead to the arrest of Hillary Clinton."  
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 27, 2020
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stated on January 26, 2020 a Facebook post
Says a video shows the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant.
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 27, 2020
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