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stated on January 26, 2020 a post on Facebook
"NEW INFO SAYS KOBE BRYANT AND ALL 4 OF HIS DAUGHTER HAVE DIED FROM HELICOPTER CRASH."
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By Tom Kertscher • January 27, 2020
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stated on January 26, 2020 a Facebook post
Says former NBA player Rick Fox was also on board with Kobe Bryant
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By Samantha Putterman • January 27, 2020
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stated on January 27, 2020 a Facebook post
 Says Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, were both born Aug. 23.
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By Miriam Valverde • January 27, 2020
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stated on January 13, 2020 a Facebook post
"Twitter is banned in Iran."
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By Tom Kertscher • January 24, 2020
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stated on January 20, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Nancy Pelosi said, "If impeachment fails, I will resign immediately."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • January 24, 2020
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stated on January 22, 2020 a post on Facebook
Says President Donald Trump this week will sign an executive order creating term limits for Congress.
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By Miriam Valverde • January 24, 2020
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stated on January 12, 2020 a post on Facebook
The typical anglerfish is seven feet long.
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By Emily Venezky • January 24, 2020
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stated on January 16, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Aaron Hernandez' daughter is, by Massachusetts law, entitled to the remainder of his $15 million NFL contract because he committed suicide during his appeal, making his conviction "null and void."  
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By Samantha Putterman • January 23, 2020
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stated on January 22, 2020 a Facebook post
Says a coronavirus patent expired just as there is a "sudden outbreak" and, despite "media fear-mongering," there is already a vaccine available.
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By Tom Kertscher • January 23, 2020
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stated on January 12, 2020 a Facebook post
The percent of millionaires in Congress is 50% while the percent among the U.S. public is 1 percent
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By Amy Sherman • January 22, 2020
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stated on January 17, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Joe Biden talked about eating wooden corn dog sticks.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • January 22, 2020
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stated on September 22, 2019 a Facebook post
Says an image shows a paralyzed groom being held up by his groomsmen so he could kiss his bride.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • January 22, 2020
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stated on January 18, 2020 a story
Says a "fact check" shows that Nancy Pelosi moved "billions of Social Security funds to cover impeachment costs."  
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By Samantha Putterman • January 22, 2020
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stated on January 15, 2020 a Facebook post
"CNN reports DemDebate had 2.3 million viewers. Trump rally had 6.7 million last night!"
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By Miriam Valverde • January 21, 2020
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stated on December 3, 2019 a story
Adam Schiff Paid Witnesses Over $40 Million To Testify Against Trump  
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By Samantha Putterman • January 21, 2020
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stated on December 12, 2019 a YouTube video
Says a video shows Greta Thunberg firing a rifle.
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By Daniel Funke • January 21, 2020
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stated on November 23, 2019 a Facebook post
Up until 1913 Americans kept all of their earnings.
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By Samantha Putterman • January 21, 2020
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stated on January 13, 2020 a Facebook post
Quotes Trump as saying "would you really want a president who was dumb enough to let himself get drafted?"
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By Samantha Putterman • January 21, 2020
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stated on January 6, 2020 a Facebook post
"Starting Jan. 1 California residents can’t take shower, do laundry, poop in toilet and flush on same day."
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By Bill McCarthy • January 21, 2020
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stated on January 14, 2020 an Instagram post
Says Martin Luther King Jr. "was killed (smothered) in the hospital" and "the US government was found guilty in a court of law of conspiring to kill him."
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By Daniel Funke • January 17, 2020
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