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stated on July 20, 2018 a Facebook post
Facebook video purports to show man flying a hoverboard at over 103 miles per hour.
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By Jon Greenberg • March 7, 2019
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stated on March 1, 2019 a Facebook post
Says author J.K. Rowling was the first billionaire to fall off Forbes billionaire list because of charitable giving.
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By Samantha Putterman • March 6, 2019
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stated on February 28, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Bernie Sanders marched with Fidel Castro and Che Guevara in Cuba.
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By Amy Sherman • March 5, 2019
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stated on February 27, 2019 Facebook posts
Says a challenge called "Momo" is appearing online in apps and children’s programs and threatens kids in an attempt to force them into performing harmful acts.  
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By Samantha Putterman • March 5, 2019
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stated on February 26, 2019 Facebook posts
Says the WIC program was created by the Black Panthers to help feed single mothers and children in their communities.
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By Samantha Putterman • March 5, 2019
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stated on February 28, 2019 a post on the Internet
"Obama settled 43,000 Somalian refugees in Minnesota. As of 2016, there were around 80,000. No wonder Ilhan Omar was elected. It was planned."
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By Louis Jacobson • March 5, 2019
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stated on February 26, 2019 a Facebook post
A photograph of a black couple pictures the Sundance Kid.  
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By Ciara O'Rourke • March 5, 2019
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stated on February 19, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Sen. Bernie Sanders lived off welfare before he was elected, never held a "9-5 job" and hasn’t proposed a single bill that passed.  
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By Samantha Putterman • March 1, 2019
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stated on February 24, 2019 a meme
Says Chelsea Clinton’s bodyguard "Jack Gordon" was found dead in a river after telling "damaging information" to federal prosecutors.
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By Samantha Putterman • March 1, 2019
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stated on February 25, 2019 a meme
"CNN uses the same girl in 3 different Refugee Crisis pictures being saved by 3 different men."
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By Yanqi Xu • March 1, 2019
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stated on January 31, 2019 a Facebook post
Undocumented immigrants get Medicare for free.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • February 27, 2019
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stated on February 26, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, "We must block Trump from stopping the return of the heroic Alabama mother from ISIS. In many ways she is more of a hero then our veterans. Welcome home sister!"
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By Ciara O'Rourke • February 27, 2019
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stated on February 14, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Hillary Clinton said, "This planet might be able to support perhaps as many as half of a billion people who could live a sustainable life in relative comfort. Human populations must be greatly diminished, and as quickly as possible to limit further environmental damage."
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By Ciara O'Rourke • February 26, 2019
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stated on February 15, 2019 a Facebook post
Claims to show a photo of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with her legs spread.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • February 26, 2019
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stated on February 20, 2019 a Facebook post
Says President Barack Obama is urging Chicago’s mayor to pressure prosecutors into not charging Jussie Smollett.
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By Samantha Putterman • February 25, 2019
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stated on February 22, 2019 a Facebook post
"In 1963 Bernie Sanders was arrested for throwing eggs at black civil rights protestors."  
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By Amy Sherman • February 25, 2019
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stated on February 20, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Donald Trump was photographed wearing blackface.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • February 22, 2019
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stated on February 19, 2019 a Facebook post
A photo of Trump having a stroke is really a virus that will wipe out all information on your computer.
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By Samantha Putterman • February 21, 2019
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stated on February 10, 2019 a Facebook post
A photo shows Joe Namath and Al Woodall kneeling on the sideline of a football field during the national anthem.  
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By Samantha Putterman • February 20, 2019
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stated on February 17, 2019 a Facebook post
Says former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz once said that he would "hire an illegal immigrant" before he would hire a veteran.
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By Samantha Putterman • February 19, 2019
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