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stated on August 8, 2019 a post on Facebook
Says a crisis actor played the parts of a shooting victim and the mothers of shooting victims in Las Vegas, Orlando and Thousand Oaks.  
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By Ciara O'Rourke • August 14, 2019
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stated on August 1, 2019 a Facebook post
Says U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar has been "arrested 23 times" and is the "daughter of (a) Somali terrorist."
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By Daniel Funke • August 14, 2019
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stated on August 5, 2019 a Facebook post
Says every time someone purchases a Bang energy drink, a portion of the money is donated to help re-elect Donald Trump and "goes to the fund campaign for MAGA!"
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By Samantha Putterman • August 13, 2019
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stated on July 31, 2019 a Facebook post
Says that ice melting in a cup illustrates that sea levels don’t rise when icebergs melt.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • August 12, 2019
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stated on August 10, 2019 multiple posts on Facebook
Say Jeffrey Epstein is not dead.
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By Jon Greenberg • August 12, 2019
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stated on August 1, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Joe Biden leaked the names of SEAL Team 6’s families to al-Qaida and that he "cannot be trusted."
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By Samantha Putterman • August 12, 2019
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stated on August 5, 2019 a Facebook post
A Fox News affiliate reported on a shooting before it happened.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • August 12, 2019
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stated on August 5, 2019 a Facebook post
Quotes Rep. Kevin McCarthy as saying "there are no mass shootings in Japan because there are no video games there."
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By Samantha Putterman • August 12, 2019
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stated on June 9, 2016 a Facebook post
Says Bernie Sanders wants "to make the cut off date for abortions up to 36 weeks" because he says "a baby at that point feels no pain and has no rights to life."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • August 9, 2019
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stated on July 31, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Elizabeth Warren said, "Having an abortion is no different than someone having their tonsils removed."
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By Samantha Putterman • August 7, 2019
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stated on August 1, 2019 a Facebook post
Old photograph shows a group of women in KKK attire holding a sign that reads "Women of the Democrat Party."  
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By Samantha Putterman • August 7, 2019
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stated on July 19, 2019 a Facebook post
Says congressional salaries have gone up 231% over the last 30 years...Now Congress is saying they need a $4,500 raise.
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By Samantha Putterman • August 7, 2019
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stated on July 29, 2019 a post on Facebook
"Fringe leftists are now advocating for cow fart bags to capture farts as a way to help prevent ‘global warming.’" 
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By Samantha Putterman • August 6, 2019
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stated on July 19, 2019 post on Facebook
"Ida B. Wells refused to give up her seat 71 years before Rosa Parks did. At age 33, she owned the first African American newspaper in Chicago, the Chicago Conservator. Why do you never hear about her? Because she was a Republican."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • August 6, 2019
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stated on August 3, 2019 posts on Facebook
"ICE just rolled up to the school where the families are reunifying after the El Paso shooting to check citizenship papers."
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By Louis Jacobson • August 6, 2019
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stated on August 5, 2019 a Facebook post
The Dayton, Ohio, shooting suspect died in 2014.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • August 6, 2019
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stated on August 4, 2019 Facebook posts
The El Paso and Dayton shootings were "false flag" attacks coordinated by the "deep state."
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By Daniel Funke • August 5, 2019
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stated on July 26, 2019 a Facebook post
Says the names of CNN anchors Chris Cuomo, Brian Stelter and Jake Tapper were on the flight logs of Jeffrey Epstein’s private plane.  
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By Samantha Putterman • July 29, 2019
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stated on July 24, 2019 a Facebook post
Says a photo showing thousands on a ship next to a crowded dock are "Europeans trying to get to North Africa during World War II."
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By Samantha Putterman • July 29, 2019
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stated on July 20, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Werner Herzog said, "Dear America: You are waking up, as Germany once did, to the awareness that 1/3 of your people would kill another 1/3, while 1/3 watches."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • July 26, 2019
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