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stated on January 6, 2019 a post on Facebook
"The McCarran-Walter Act of 1952 bans Muslims from holding public office in the United States."  
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By Ciara O'Rourke • January 14, 2019
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stated on January 8, 2019 in a story
Says new U.S. Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib has been linked to an "unindicted terrorist."
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By Samantha Putterman • January 14, 2019
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stated on December 31, 2018 a post on Facebook
"Since 2001, 63,000 of us were murdered by illegal aliens."  ​
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By Ciara O'Rourke • January 9, 2019
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stated on December 31, 2018 a post on Facebook
"2,000 illegal aliens were arrested by ICE in 2017 for murders committed here in the United States!"
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By Ciara O'Rourke • January 9, 2019
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stated on January 5, 2019 a meme
Says "the Rothschild family holds about 80 percent of the world’s total wealth" and has the ability to "literally feed, clothe and settle every man, woman and child on the planet if they wanted to."
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By Samantha Putterman • January 9, 2019
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stated on January 4, 2019 a tweet
New U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib tweeted "Americans have spent decades raping and pillaging my people. What goes around comes around."
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By Samantha Putterman • January 9, 2019
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stated on January 2, 2019 a post on Facebook
Melania Trump echoed Hitler’s wife when she said: "I hate to see children separated from their parents like this . . . but we can hardly blame Donald."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • January 8, 2019
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stated on January 1, 2019 In a Facebook post
Says Sen. Elizabeth Warren "has been on Risperdal since first being prescribed the drug in 2011."
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By Samantha Putterman • January 7, 2019
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stated on December 31, 2018 a post on Facebook
A woman died mysteriously after reporting on Robert Mueller destroying text messages.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • January 7, 2019
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stated on January 3, 2019 a Facebook post
Says law enforcement officials alerted the public to check the caps of bottled water for tampering because someone is injecting poison into them, and that a "few people already died in the Richmond area" as a result.
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By Samantha Putterman • January 7, 2019
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stated on January 1, 2019 a meme
Quotes Michelle Obama as saying, "White folks are what’s wrong with America."
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By Samantha Putterman • January 3, 2019
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stated on December 17, 2018 a Facebook post
"Hillary on child aliens in 2014: Send them back."
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By Miriam Valverde • January 2, 2019
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stated on December 11, 2018 a Facebook post
Says Hillary Clinton in 2013 said: "I would like to see people like Donald Trump run for office; They’re honest and can’t be bought."  
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By Miriam Valverde • January 2, 2019
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stated on December 26, 2018 a Facebook post
Says that "18 children died while in custody of Border Patrol" during the Obama administration.  
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By Samantha Putterman • January 2, 2019
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stated on December 22, 2018 a Facebook post
"October 2013, Obama shut down the government for 16 days to force Obamacare."  
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By Jon Greenberg • January 2, 2019
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stated on December 19, 2018 a Facebook post
Quotes Winston Churchill as saying, "When Muslims are the minority they are concerned with minority rights, when they are in the majority there are no minority rights."
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By Samantha Putterman • December 20, 2018
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stated on December 20, 2018 a Facebook post
Says Time magazine cover features President Donald Trump with the text "Worst. President. Ever."
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By Miriam Valverde • December 20, 2018
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stated on December 19, 2018 In a Facebook post
Says "CNN Journalist Of The Year Fired For Creating Fake News Stories," with image of CNN reporter Jim Acosta.
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By Samantha Putterman • December 20, 2018
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stated on December 17, 2018 a blog post
Says Sen. Chuck Schumer in 2014 "helped put together and signed a $25 billion deal to fund a border wall" and now opposes Trump's $5 billion request for a border wall "just because he's a Republican." ​
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By John Kruzel • December 20, 2018
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stated on December 2, 2018 a blog post
"Border agents discover body of 6-year-old girl: 'She was raped By 30 men'."
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By Miriam Valverde • December 19, 2018
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