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stated on September 11, 2019 reports
Democrats were at a 9/11 memorial service when NC Republicans held a controversial vote
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By Paul Specht • September 17, 2019
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stated on August 26, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Bruce Lee said, "You will continue to suffer if you have an emotional reaction to everything that is said to you. True power is sitting back and observing everything with logic. If words control you that means everyone else can control you. Breathe and allow things to pass."
False
September 17, 2019
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stated on September 9, 2019 a Facebook post
Says a photo shows President Ronald Reagan meeting with Taliban leaders in the White House.
False
By Samantha Putterman • September 11, 2019
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stated on August 17, 2019 a Facebook post
Quotes Ronald Reagan as saying, "Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempts to disarm the people must be stopped, by force if necessary."
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September 10, 2019
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stated on August 30, 2019 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."  
False
By Samantha Putterman • September 5, 2019
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stated on August 28, 2019 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 August 19, 2018 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 August 8, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Hitler said, "This year will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration! Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future!"
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August 21, 2019
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stated on August 1, 2019 a Facebook post
Old photograph shows a group of women in KKK attire holding a sign that reads "Women of the Democrat Party."  
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By Samantha Putterman • August 7, 2019
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stated on July 24, 2019 a Facebook post
Says a photo showing thousands on a ship next to a crowded dock are "Europeans trying to get to North Africa during World War II."
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By Samantha Putterman • July 29, 2019
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stated on July 20, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Werner Herzog said, "Dear America: You are waking up, as Germany once did, to the awareness that 1/3 of your people would kill another 1/3, while 1/3 watches."
False
July 26, 2019
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stated on April 3, 2019 an article
"George Washington, as many don’t know, was not the first President of the United States. The first President of the United States was one John Hanson, and he was a black man."
False
By Daniel Funke, Volodymyr Solohub • July 25, 2019
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stated on July 18, 2019 a Facebook post
Says President Donald Trump is one of "only three people that won the Ellis Island Award for their work within the black community."  
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By Samantha Putterman • July 19, 2019
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stated on July 11, 2019 a Facebook post
Quotes George Washington as saying "it is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible."  
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By Samantha Putterman • July 15, 2019
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stated on June 20, 2019 a post on Facebook
"The first slaves shipped to the American Colonies in 1619 were 100 white children from Ireland."  
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June 28, 2019
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stated on May 27, 2019 a Facebook post
A bike a boy chained to a tree in Washington state in 1914 is now a fallen soldier memorial.
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June 19, 2019
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stated on April 7, 2019 a Facebook post
Says John Wayne said, "If you don’t want an American flag flying in your town square or at your school, then why the hell are you living in the US?"  
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June 18, 2019
Jimmy Kimmel
Jimmy Kimmel
stated on June 6, 2019 on "Jimmy Kimmel Live"
"Richard Nixon was the last president to be impeached."
False
By Bill McCarthy • June 13, 2019
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stated on June 6, 2019 a Facebook post
"In 1921, early suffragettes often donned a bathing suit and ate pizza in large groups to annoy men…it was a custom at the time."
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June 7, 2019
Ralph Northam
Ralph Northam
stated on May 23, 2019 a TV interview
An investigation of a racist photo "confirmed what I said all along, that I’m not in the picture."  
False
By Warren Fiske • June 4, 2019
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