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stated on April 27, 2020 a Facebook post
Hospitals get paid $750 for patients who die from the flu, $17,500 for COVID-19.
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May 18, 2020
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stated on May 12, 2020 a Facebook post
“Pelosi’s new coronavirus bill allows illegals to receive billions in relief funds in past, current, and future payments.”
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By Miriam Valverde • May 18, 2020
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stated on May 14, 2020 a Facebook post
“Cannabis may stop coronavirus from infecting people, study finds.”
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May 18, 2020
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stated on May 4, 2020 a Facebook post
"Bill Gates worked to end livestock production, and is pushing lab grown meat."
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By Bill McCarthy • May 18, 2020
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stated on April 2, 2020 a Facebook post
Says only certain face masks are effective and others, such as cloth masks, are not.
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By Samantha Putterman • May 18, 2020
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stated on April 15, 2020 a Facebook post
Nancy Pelosi said, “if you accept a check from Trump, you might as well vote for him.”
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May 18, 2020
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stated on May 12, 2020 a headline in a Facebook post
“Beachgoers trash Florida beaches with 13,000 pounds of litter after beaches reopen.”
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By Amy Sherman • May 18, 2020
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stated on May 12, 2020 a Facebook post
$100B contact tracing bill “is about controlling/tracking population, not about coronavirus.”
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May 15, 2020
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stated on May 2, 2020 a Facebook post
“(Retail) milk has gone up 7.5% since this time last year. The price farmers are paid has dropped 23%.”
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By Eric Litke • May 15, 2020
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stated on May 12, 2020 a Facebook post
A girl was “decapitated” in front of her parents by a Somali migrant. Media “covered up” the murder.
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May 15, 2020
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stated on May 9, 2020 a Facebook post
“It’s not that there’s a virus shield between Canada (4,500 deaths) and the U.S. (80,000 deaths). What exists is a difference in leadership.”
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May 15, 2020
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stated on March 28, 2020 a Facebook post
An economics professor taught her students about socialism by “socialising grades” and failing all of them
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By Emily Venezky • May 14, 2020
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Gates Foundation stands to make nearly £31.5 billion on a coronavirus vaccine in U.K.
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By Daniel Funke • May 14, 2020
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stated on May 5, 2020 a Facebook post
Says gloves shouldn’t be worn in public because “if you are wearing the same set of gloves all over town you are only spreading germs everywhere you go.”
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By Eric Litke • May 13, 2020
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stated on May 9, 2020 Facebook post
Under an 1866 Supreme Court ruling, stay-at-home orders are illegal and can be disregarded with impunity
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By Emily Venezky • May 13, 2020
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stated on May 1, 2020 a Facebook post
Joe Biden said, “The things I did while in elected office should not be made public while I am seeking a higher public office.”
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By Samantha Putterman • May 12, 2020
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stated on May 7, 2020 a Facebook post
“The CDC has recommended mail in voting. That’s what this whole pandemic is about: the election!”
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By Amy Sherman • May 12, 2020
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stated on May 10, 2020 a tweet
Barack Obama “is the first ex-president to ever speak against his successor.”
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By Jon Greenberg • May 11, 2020
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stated on May 7, 2020 a Facebook post
“Dr. Fauci sat on Microsoft’s board of directors.”
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May 11, 2020
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stated on April 29, 2020 a Facebook post
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp “mandates restaurants reopen”
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By Amy Sherman • May 8, 2020
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