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stated on August 9, 2019 a Facebook post
Says the Japanese military did not invade the mainland United States after Pearl Harbor because "they know that almost every home had guns and the Americans knew how to use them."  
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By Tom Kertscher • January 14, 2020
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stated on January 10, 2020 a Facebook post
"If you’ve been exposed to the stomach flu," you can avoid getting it if you "drink 3 glasses of 100% grape juice a day for 3 days. It changes the acidity in your stomach. ...This really works!!"
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By Tom Kertscher • January 14, 2020
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stated on December 12, 2019 a Facebook post
Says J. David Cox, "the boss" of the jail guards "who were supposed to keep" suspected sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein alive, is also "friends with Bill and Hillary Clinton."
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By Tom Kertscher • January 14, 2020
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stated on August 23, 2019 a Facebook post
"That’s 5,615 projected coal-powered plants in just 8 countries. The USA has 15 - building 0 more."  
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By Amy Sherman • January 13, 2020
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stated on September 21, 2019 a Facebook post
Says after Australia passed a "new law" that forced gun owners to give up over 640,000 firearms, the country saw a dramatic increase in homicides, assaults and robberies.
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By Samantha Putterman • January 13, 2020
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stated on January 22, 2017 a Facebook post
"Nicole Kidman ‘blacklisted’ from Hollywood for vowing to support president."  
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By Ciara O'Rourke • January 13, 2020
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stated on May 16, 2018 a Facebook post
Says Barabara Walters wrote that Jane Fonda "betrayed not only the idea of our country, but specific men who served and sacrificed during the Vietnam War."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • January 13, 2020
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stated on January 9, 2020 a Facebook post
Says a video shows drone footage of the killing of Qassem Soleimani.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • January 13, 2020
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stated on January 4, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Hillary Clinton "threatened to bomb Iran — totally obliterate them — if she was president."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • January 13, 2020
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stated on January 6, 2020 a Facebook post
"Saudi terrorists has killed more Americans on our soil than any other nation. They rent the entire 45th floor of Trump Tower, And pay him in cash."  
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By Tom Kertscher • January 10, 2020
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stated on January 6, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Joe Biden "murdered U.S. Navy Seals."
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By Samantha Putterman, Ciara O'Rourke • January 10, 2020
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stated on January 8, 2020 a Facebook post
"The missiles that were launched at American forces in Iraq from Iran, were funded by Barack Obama, with American tax dollars."
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By Bill McCarthy • January 10, 2020
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stated on January 7, 2020 a Facebook post
"The Australia bushfires have nothing to do with climate change; it was arson."
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By Tom Kertscher • January 10, 2020
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stated on December 29, 2019 a Facebook post
There have been 317 criminal indictments under three recent Republican presidents and only three indictments under three recent Democratic presidents.  
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By Tom Kertscher • January 9, 2020
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stated on December 29, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Bill Clinton "gave nukes to North Korea," Barack Obama "gave nukes to Iran," and Hillary Clinton "gave uranium to Russia."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • January 9, 2020
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stated on December 29, 2019 a social media post
"Elaine Chao BUSTED Sending $97 Million Contract To Help Mitch McConnell Win Reelection."
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By Tom Kertscher • January 9, 2020
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stated on January 6, 2020 on social media
"A bounty of $80 MILLION has been placed on President Donald Trump’s head by Iran as tensions between the country and the USA rise."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 9, 2020
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stated on December 26, 2019 a Facebook post
Says guns are required to be registered.  
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By Miriam Valverde • January 8, 2020
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stated on January 7, 2020 a video
Says a video shows Iranian rockets being launched toward a U.S. air base in Iraq.
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By Daniel Funke • January 8, 2020
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stated on January 4, 2020 a Facebook post
A man at "the storming of the U.S. embassy" in Iraq visited the White House in 2011.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • January 8, 2020
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