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stated on 2020-02-29 a Facebook post:
Says President Barack Obama “waited six months to call swine flu an emergency after thousands died.”
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By Tom Kertscher • March 4, 2020
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stated on 2020-03-02 a Facebook post:
Says two patients at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas, “are being looked at” for possible coronavirus infections.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • March 3, 2020
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stated on 2020-03-01 an Instagram post:
Says no one has died from the coronavirus in the United States.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • March 3, 2020
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stated on 2020-03-01 a Facebook post:
“Shands Hospital of Gainesville Florida has confirmed its first case of coronavirus.”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • March 3, 2020
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stated on 2020-02-28 a Facebook post:
“The coronavirus has made it to Mississippi and the lady that caught it wasn’t around nobody with it which means it is airborne. That means if the wind blows it your direction you’ll have it also.”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • March 3, 2020
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stated on 2020-03-01 a Facebook post:
Says a photo shows a man wearing a “government issue Saint Laurent hazardous materials suit.”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • March 3, 2020
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stated on 2020-01-27 a Facebook post:
“In ‘Resident Evil’ the Umbrella Corporation releases a virus that infects the people of Raccoon City. A biological research lab with the exact same logo as the Umbrella Corporation can be found in the city where the coronavirus outbreak originated.”
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By Bill McCarthy • March 3, 2020
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stated on 2020-03-02 an image:
"Sanitizer will do nothing for the coronavirus."
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By Daniel Funke • March 3, 2020
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stated on 2020-02-27 a Facebook post:
”America has been vaccinating cattle for coronavirus for years, yet the news tells you it’s new and gunna kill you all so go buy mask.”
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By Tom Kertscher • March 2, 2020
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stated on 2020-02-28 a Facebook post:
"Poll Finds 38% of Americans Say They Will Not Drink Corona Beer Because of Virus."
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By Tom Kertscher • March 2, 2020
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stated on 2020-02-20 social media:
“Bernie Sanders voted in favor of every war during his tenure.”
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By Louis Jacobson • March 2, 2020
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stated on 2018-01-30 a Facebook post:
“Democrat Senators high-five after voting in favor of late-term abortion.”
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By Miriam Valverde • February 29, 2020
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stated on 2020-01-27 a Facebook post:
Says the coronavirus can be slowed or stopped with the “immediate widespread use of high doses of vitamin C.”
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By Samantha Putterman • February 29, 2020
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stated on 2019-11-22 a Facebook post:
Says white vans with external locks are “utilized for sex trafficking.”
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By Bill McCarthy • February 29, 2020
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stated on 2020-02-29 posts on Twitter and Facebook:
Says Sen. Chuck Schumer deleted a Feb. 5 tweet criticizing President Donald Trump’s decision to ban some forms of travel to and from China.
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By Aaron Sharockman • February 29, 2020
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stated on 2020-02-01 a post on Facebook:
Says the CEO of Camping World told Trump supporters “Frankly, don’t shop at my business.”
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By Katie Sanders • February 29, 2020
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stated on 2020-02-29 a post on Facebook:
“Bernie Logic: Nobody can live on $7 an hour. We must raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Also we must raise the tax rate to 52%. $15 an hour * 52% = $7.80. $15 an hour - $7.80 = $7.20. $7.20 an hour!!!”
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By Aaron Sharockman • February 29, 2020
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stated on 2020-01-19 a Facebook post:
Says an image of a pile of needles is from Nancy Pelosi’s congressional district in San Francisco.
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By Samantha Putterman • February 29, 2020
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stated on 2020-02-01 a Facebook post:
PepsiCo announced Mountain Dew will be discontinued over health concerns.
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By Samantha Putterman • February 29, 2020
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stated on 2020-02-02 a Facebook post:
Says former congressman Keith Ellison “beats his girlfriend and Democrats make him the deputy chair of the DNC.”
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By Samantha Putterman • February 29, 2020
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