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stated on March 7, 2020 a Facebook post
“U.S. hospitals are preparing for 96 million coronavirus infections and nearly half a million deaths, leaked documents reveal.”
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March 13, 2020
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stated on March 12, 2020 a Facebook post
Says if you donate blood, “they HAVE to test you” for coronavirus.
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March 13, 2020
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stated on February 27, 2020 a Facebook post
"Akira’ is a 1988 movie about an apocalyptic event taking place months before Tokyo 2020 Olympics, showing the (World Health Organization) advising Japan to postpone the Olympics because of a pandemic risk"
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By Madison Czopek • March 13, 2020
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stated on July 14, 2018 posts on the Internet
A post comparing two construction workers — “Joe legal” and “Jose illegal” — says “Jose” pays no taxes yet gets free medical care, food stamps, welfare, and 'head of the class' priority for his children in applying for college.
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By Louis Jacobson • March 13, 2020
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stated on March 12, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Tom Hanks has a volleyball to keep him company while he’s quarantined.
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March 12, 2020
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stated on March 10, 2020 an image
Says Joe Biden “attacked voters this primary,” saying “damn liar,” “full of s---” and “dog-faced pony soldier.”
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By Daniel Funke • March 12, 2020
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stated on March 10, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Harvard scientists say the coronavirus is “spreading so fast that it will infect 70% of humanity this year.”
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March 11, 2020
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stated on March 6, 2020 an image
If the coronavirus gets in your mouth, "drinking water or other liquids will WASH them down through your esophagus and into the stomach. Once there in tummy ... your stomach ACID will kill all the virus."
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By Daniel Funke • March 11, 2020
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stated on March 9, 2020 an image
"Being exposed to the sun for two hours" kills the 2019 coronavirus.
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By Daniel Funke • March 11, 2020
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stated on March 10, 2020 in a tweet
Says Daniel Radcliffe has the coronavirus.
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By Samantha Putterman • March 11, 2020
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stated on February 28, 2020 posts on social media
“Every election year has a disease” ... SARS in 2004; avian flu in 2008; swine flu in 2010; MERS in 2012; Ebola in 2014 and 2018; Zika in 2016 and the coronavirus in 2020.
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By Emily Venezky • March 11, 2020
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stated on March 9, 2020 an interview on MSNBC
“Joe Biden just told @Lawrence that as president he would veto Medicare for All if it passed both houses and came to his desk.”
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By Amy Sherman • March 10, 2020
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stated on March 9, 2020 a Facebook post
“President Trump has come into contact with a potential coronavirus sufferer!”
Mostly False
March 10, 2020
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stated on February 22, 2020 a Facebook post
“People Of Color May Be Immune To The Coronavirus Because Of Melanin.”
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March 10, 2020
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stated on March 1, 2020 a Facebook post
The coronavirus is “simply the common cold.”
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March 9, 2020
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stated on March 2, 2020 a Facebook post
“Coronavirus Hoax: Fake Virus Pandemic Fabricated to Cover-Up Global Outbreak of 5G Syndrome.”
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March 9, 2020
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stated on March 2, 2020 a Facebook post
Says an image of a Vermont mansion is one of Bernie Sanders homes.
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By Samantha Putterman • March 6, 2020
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stated on March 5, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Donald Trump tweeted, “Corona vaccine from Israel! Stock market up! Economy even stronger now! Besides US, Israel best at inventions: Judaism, olives. Wonderful vaccine, will stop Corona DEAD around world. Can’t make vaccines when being bombed, not have been possible without peace I created in Israel!”
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March 6, 2020
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stated on March 4, 2020 an image
The media “pulled down an entire shelf of goods so that they can present the news of people buying stuff in a hysteria over the coronavirus."
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By Daniel Funke • March 6, 2020
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stated on February 23, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Bernie Sanders “only had 3,444 votes” in Nevada.
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March 6, 2020
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