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stated on 2019-08-19 a Facebook post:
"When two large whales do the nasty there’s sometimes this one bro who just sort of holds them up so they don’t float off."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • September 6, 2019
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stated on 2019-09-02 a Facebook post:
Says Rihanna hired "five planes that carried 90,000 liters of water to support the fire control" in the Amazon rainforest.
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By Daniel Funke • September 6, 2019
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stated on 2019-09-04 a Facebook post:
Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted, "I see people are rushing out to fill up their cars for this hurricane at the gas station. This wouldn’t be an issue if they had electric cars. If the power is out for a week how are they going to get gas? We need to start planning ahead and moving forward."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • September 6, 2019
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stated on 2019-08-30 a Facebook post:
"In 1789, being a member of Congress in the U.S. was considered a civic duty, and they were only paid 50 cents a day."  
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By Samantha Putterman • September 5, 2019
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stated on 2019-09-03 a Facebook post:
Says an image depicts Hurricane Dorian over the Bahamas.
False
By Daniel Funke • September 5, 2019
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stated on 2019-08-29 a Facebook post:
"Workers have begun removing spires of Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom ahead of Hurricane Dorian."
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By Daniel Funke • September 4, 2019
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stated on 2019-08-28 a Facebook post:
Says Winston Churchill said, "You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life."  
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By Samantha Putterman • September 4, 2019
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stated on 2019-08-28 a post on Facebook:
 Says a photo shows Donald Trump holding a sign that says, "No matter who is president, Jesus is still king."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • September 4, 2019
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stated on 2019-08-22 a Facebook post:
Says the "bones of children" were found on Jeffrey Epstein’s island.   
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By Samantha Putterman • September 4, 2019
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stated on 2019-08-29 a Facebook post:
Says a photo shows U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar "at a Al’ Qaida training camp in Somalia."
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 4, 2019
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stated on 2019-08-28 a Facebook post:
A 1988 exorcism took place in the only house still standing after Hurricane Ike.
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 3, 2019
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stated on 2019-09-02 a Facebook post:
Says an image shows a photo of hurricane-ravaged Abaco Island in the Bahamas.
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By Daniel Funke • September 3, 2019
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stated on 2019-08-17 a Facebook post:
Quotes George Washington as saying "when any nation mistrusts its citizens with guns … It no longer trusts its citizens because such a government has evil plans."
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • September 3, 2019
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stated on 2019-08-16 a Facebook post:
Says the U.S. gives Israel "$3 billion annually" in aid and zero to Detroit.   
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By Samantha Putterman • September 3, 2019
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stated on 2019-08-26 a post on Facebook:
Says you can determine a bell pepper’s gender by its "bumps."  
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By Ciara O'Rourke • August 27, 2019
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stated on 2019-08-25 a Facebook post:
"89,000 children were separated from their parents under Obama" and "only 1,900 children have been separated under Trump."
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By Miriam Valverde • August 27, 2019
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stated on 2018-08-19 a Facebook post:
Says "Muhammad owned many slaves" while Robert E. Lee was "against slavery."  
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By Samantha Putterman • August 27, 2019
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stated on 2019-08-26 a Facebook post:
Says Pope Francis said, "You cannot call yourself ‘Catholic’ and vote Democrat. It is a grave sin, one for which there is no redemption."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • August 27, 2019
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stated on 2019-08-13 a Facebook post:
Says Susan Coleman was killed after having an affair with Bill Clinton.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • August 27, 2019
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stated on 2019-08-08 an Instagram post:
Says 12 restaurants and food companies are "supporting Trump’s re-election."
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By Daniel Funke • August 26, 2019
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