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stated on 2020-01-14 an Instagram post:
Says Martin Luther King Jr. "was killed (smothered) in the hospital" and "the US government was found guilty in a court of law of conspiring to kill him."
False
By Daniel Funke • January 17, 2020
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stated on 2020-01-16 a Facebook post:
Says the pens Nancy Pelosi used to sign the articles of impeachment cost "$2,025 per pen."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • January 17, 2020
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stated on 2019-06-17 a Facebook post:
Says a girl gets a dollar for a kidney transplant every time a Facebook post is shared.   
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By Ciara O'Rourke • January 17, 2020
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stated on 2020-01-14 a Facebook post:
Florida is "the 45th in state education funding."
True
By Amy Sherman • January 17, 2020
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stated on 2020-01-12 a Facebook post:
Fox News changed its accreditation to "entertainment."  
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By Samantha Putterman • January 16, 2020
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stated on 2020-01-13 a Facebook post:
Says Lil Boosie and George Zimmerman got into a fight.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • January 16, 2020
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stated on 2020-01-10 a Facebook post:
In 1988, in response to Iran’s attack on the U.S.S. Samuel Roberts, President Ronald Reagan "destroyed half of Iran’s Navy."  
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By Tom Kertscher • January 15, 2020
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stated on 2020-01-05 a Facebook post:
 Ilhan Omar called for "violence" against President Trump over Middle East dispute.  
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By Samantha Putterman • January 15, 2020
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stated on 2018-11-25 a Facebook post:
Says a photo shows Donald Trump kissing Ivanka Trump on the lips.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • January 15, 2020
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stated on 2019-01-26 a Facebook post:
In New York, "it is now perfectly legal to murder" a baby a minute before it would be born.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • January 14, 2020
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stated on 2019-08-09 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."  
False
By Tom Kertscher • January 14, 2020
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stated on 2020-01-10 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 2019-12-12 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 2019-08-23 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 2019-09-21 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 2017-01-22 a Facebook post:
"Nicole Kidman ‘blacklisted’ from Hollywood for vowing to support president."  
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 13, 2020
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stated on 2018-05-16 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."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 13, 2020
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stated on 2020-01-09 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 2020-01-04 a Facebook post:
Says Hillary Clinton "threatened to bomb Iran — totally obliterate them — if she was president."
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 13, 2020
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stated on 2020-01-06 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."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • January 10, 2020
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