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stated on August 26, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Bruce Lee said, "You will continue to suffer if you have an emotional reaction to everything that is said to you. True power is sitting back and observing everything with logic. If words control you that means everyone else can control you. Breathe and allow things to pass."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • September 17, 2019
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stated on September 3, 2019 a Facebook post
The Odessa shooter "had a Beto sticker on his truck."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • September 13, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 12, 2019 a Democratic debate
Says the Obama administration "didn't lock people up in cages."
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By Miriam Valverde • September 13, 2019
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stated on September 9, 2019 a Facebook post
Says a photo shows President Ronald Reagan meeting with Taliban leaders in the White House.
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By Samantha Putterman • September 11, 2019
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stated on August 26, 2019 a Facebook post
A scarecrow discovered on a Texas ranch was actually a human skeleton.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • September 11, 2019
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stated on September 8, 2019 a Facebook post
Says President Donald Trump has donated $1 million to a relief fund for the Bahamas in the wake of Hurricane Dorian while no other politicians have contributed any money.
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By Daniel Funke • September 10, 2019
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stated on August 28, 2019 a Facebook post
"A duck’s quack doesn’t echo and nobody can figure out why."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • September 10, 2019
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stated on August 17, 2019 a Facebook post
Quotes Ronald Reagan as saying, "Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempts to disarm the people must be stopped, by force if necessary."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • September 10, 2019
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stated on September 2, 2019 a Facebook post
Says after a car accident comedian Kevin Hart has been "paralyzed from the neck down" and his "vocal cords have been paralyzed as well, leaving him with the inability to speak."
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By Samantha Putterman • September 9, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on September 4, 2019 a CNN climate town hall
Says she "sued Exxon Mobil" as California attorney general. 
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By Chris Nichols • September 6, 2019
Andrew Yang
Andrew Yang
stated on September 4, 2019 a town hall
The Green New Deal "would do away with commercial air travel."
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By John Kruzel • September 6, 2019
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stated on September 1, 2019 a Facebook post
Says actor Tim Allen wrote a lengthy anti-Democrat attack on Facebook.
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By Samantha Putterman • September 6, 2019
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stated on August 19, 2019 a Facebook post
"When two large whales do the nasty there’s sometimes this one bro who just sort of holds them up so they don’t float off."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • September 6, 2019
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stated on September 2, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Rihanna hired "five planes that carried 90,000 liters of water to support the fire control" in the Amazon rainforest.
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By Daniel Funke • September 6, 2019
Alberta Darling
Alberta Darling
stated on September 4, 2019 a Joint Finance Committee meeting
"Gov. Evers asked the director of WEDC to stay on"
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By Eric Litke • September 6, 2019
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stated on September 4, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted, "I see people are rushing out to fill up their cars for this hurricane at the gas station. This wouldn’t be an issue if they had electric cars. If the power is out for a week how are they going to get gas? We need to start planning ahead and moving forward."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • September 6, 2019
John Delaney
John Delaney
stated on August 27, 2019 an interview
The Amazon rainforest fires are "directly related to trade" tensions between the United States and China. 
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By John Kruzel • September 6, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 3, 2019 an NPR interview
Referring to the Iraq War, "immediately, the moment it started, I came out against the war at that moment."
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By Miriam Valverde • September 5, 2019
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stated on August 30, 2019 a Facebook post
"In 1789, being a member of Congress in the U.S. was considered a civic duty, and they were only paid 50 cents a day."  
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By Samantha Putterman • September 5, 2019
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stated on September 3, 2019 a Facebook post
Says an image depicts Hurricane Dorian over the Bahamas.
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By Daniel Funke • September 5, 2019
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