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stated on August 26, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Pope Francis said, "You cannot call yourself ‘Catholic’ and vote Democrat. It is a grave sin, one for which there is no redemption."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • August 27, 2019
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stated on August 13, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Susan Coleman was killed after having an affair with Bill Clinton.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • August 27, 2019
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stated on August 8, 2019 an Instagram post
Says 12 restaurants and food companies are "supporting Trump’s re-election."
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By Daniel Funke • August 26, 2019
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stated on August 15, 2019 a Facebook post
Says 194 people were killed in mass shootings in 2018 while undocumented immigrants killed 83,211 people.
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By Samantha Putterman • August 26, 2019
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stated on August 23, 2019 a Facebook post
"Popeyes manager arrested for allegedly dipping chicken in cocaine based flour to increase business sales."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • August 23, 2019
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stated on August 11, 2019 a Facebook post
Says a photo shows a gas-powered van towing a diesel generator that is charging an electric car.  
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By Samantha Putterman • August 23, 2019
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stated on June 23, 2019 a Facebook post
"If you need to call 911 but are scared to because of someone in the room dial and ask for a pepperoni pizza."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • August 23, 2019
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stated on August 20, 2019 a Facebook post
Says President Barack Obama made it "legal" for the media to "purposely lie" to the public when he "quietly signed into law HR 4310 in 2012."
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By Samantha Putterman • August 23, 2019
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stated on August 22, 2019 a Facebook post
Domino’s Pizza is giving each person who shares a Facebook post "a coupon valid for 2 large pizzas."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • August 22, 2019
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stated on August 22, 2019 a Facebook post
Instagram users must post a note or "everything you’ve ever posted becomes public from today."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • August 22, 2019
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stated on August 8, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Hitler said, "This year will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration! Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future!"
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By Ciara O'Rourke • August 21, 2019
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stated on August 15, 2019 a Facebook post
Quotes Thomas Jefferson as saying "When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government."  
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By Samantha Putterman • August 19, 2019
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stated on August 15, 2019 a Facebook post
Says the Philadelphia shootings were "fake" and that police officers sprayed "fake blood on themselves."
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By Daniel Funke • August 19, 2019
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stated on August 15, 2019 a Facebook post
Says pre-cut onion used to cook the following day "becomes highly poisonous for even a single night and creates toxic bacteria which may cause adverse stomach infections because of excess bile secretions and even food poisoning."  
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By Samantha Putterman • August 16, 2019
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stated on August 14, 2019 a Facebook post
Says CNN President Jeff Zucker ordered employees to downplay Bill Clinton’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and make it look like Epstein was "Trump’s partner in all of this."
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By Samantha Putterman • August 16, 2019
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stated on August 8, 2019 a Facebook post
Says a photo of Trump smiling with staff at a hospital in Dayton, Ohio, was staged and the nurses were paid actors.  
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By Samantha Putterman • August 16, 2019
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stated on August 13, 2019 a Facebook post
A man arrested by Lubbock, Texas, police for a gun threat said "his accomplices will be going to different Wal-Mart stores and shooting."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • August 16, 2019
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stated on August 9, 2019 a Facebook post
A photograph shows Joe Biden with a Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • August 15, 2019
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stated on August 6, 2019 a post on Facebook
 "Not one Democrat called for gun control" after a man shot at Republican lawmakers playing softball.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • August 14, 2019
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stated on August 12, 2019 a post on Facebook
The daughter of a Donald Trump appointee posed as an El Paso shooting victim in a photo with the president.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • August 14, 2019
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