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stated on 2020-04-02 a Facebook post:
Says Nostradamus predicted the coronavirus in a 1551 passage about a plague spreading from the east.
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By Samantha Putterman • April 6, 2020
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stated on 2020-03-16 a Facebook post:
The government is closing businesses to stop the spread of coronavirus even though "the numbers are nothing compared to H1N1 or Ebola. Everyone needs to realize our government is up to something ...”
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By Jessica Calefati • April 6, 2020
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stated on 2020-03-28 a post:
Says a “5G LAW PASSED while everyone was distracted” with the coronavirus pandemic and lists 20 symptoms associated with 5G exposure.
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By Daniel Funke, Tom Kertscher • April 3, 2020
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stated on 2020-03-28 a Facebook post:
Says for otherwise healthy people “experiencing mild to moderate respiratory symptoms with or without a COVID-19 diagnosis … only high temperatures kill a virus, so let your fever run high,” but not over 103 or 104 degrees.
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By Tom Kertscher • April 3, 2020
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stated on 2020-03-28 a Facebook post:
Pictures and reports of “empty hospitals” prove COVID-19 spread is “fake crisis for real government planned agendas.”
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By Tom Kertscher • April 3, 2020
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stated on 2020-03-30 a Facebook post:
Says Nancy Pelosi’s “daughter is on the board of the Kennedy Center so that’s why it was so important to send them all that money.”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • April 3, 2020
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stated on 2020-03-22 a Facebook post:
“In Chicago, Covid-19 actually LOWERED the death rate.”
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By Haley BeMiller • April 3, 2020
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stated on 2020-03-23 a Facebook post:
“This lady here applied sanitizer to her hands/forearms & went to the kitchen to cook. The moment she turned on the gas stove, her hands caught fire due to the alcohol contained in the sanitizer.”
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By Bill McCarthy • April 3, 2020
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stated on 2020-03-16 a Facebook post:
Says the U.S. is developing an “antivirus” that includes a chip to track your movement.
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By Samantha Putterman • April 3, 2020
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stated on 2020-03-29 an image:
Says the governors of Michigan, New York and Nevada “have issued orders banning the prescription of hydroxychloroquine to patients with COVID-19.”
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By Daniel Funke • April 2, 2020
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stated on 2020-03-31 a Facebook post:
“On February 7, the WHO warned about the limited stock of PPE. That same day, the Trump administration announced it was sending 18 tons of masks, gowns and respirators to China.”
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By Bill McCarthy • April 2, 2020
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stated on 2020-03-28 a Facebook post:
Says COVID-19 remains in the air for eight hours and that everyone is now required to wear masks “everywhere.”
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By Samantha Putterman • April 2, 2020
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stated on 2020-03-25 a Facebook post:
“if your child gets this virus their going to hospital alone in a van with people they don’t know...to be with people they don’t know… you will be at home without them in their time of need.”
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By Emily Venezky • April 2, 2020
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stated on 2020-03-31 a Facebook post:
Says Ron Johnson said Americans should go back to work, because "death is an unavoidable part of life."
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By Eric Litke • April 1, 2020
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stated on 2020-03-22 a Facebook post:
Says Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said, “We have lost control, we have killed the epidemic physically and mentally. Can’t understand what more we can do, all solutions are exhausted on ground. Our only hope remains up in the Sky, God rescue your people.”
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By Miriam Valverde • April 1, 2020
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stated on 2020-03-27 social media:
Shows a waitress saying, "I lost my job. But I'll sleep better knowing” that the coronavirus relief bill included funding for the Kennedy Center, refugee resettlement, PBS, and congressional salaries: “Thanks, Democrats”
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By Louis Jacobson • March 31, 2020
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stated on 2020-03-31 a Facebook post:
Says students have to repeat the same grade next year.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • March 31, 2020
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stated on 2020-03-29 a viral post:
Says a study projects Wisconsin’s coronavirus cases will peak on April 26, 2020
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By Eric Litke • March 31, 2020
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stated on 2020-03-30 a Facebook post:
Says certain states are banning the sale of alcohol.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • March 30, 2020
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stated on 2020-03-20 a text post:
Says the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act gives members of Congress a pay increase.
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By Daniel Funke • March 30, 2020
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