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stated on June 24, 2020 Facebook post:
“Dr. Fauci: No reason to be wearing a mask.”
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By Sophie Austin • July 8, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on June 4, 2020 a Facebook post:
"China has been stealing our manufacturing, costing Wisconsin almost 90,000 jobs."
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By Lawrence Andrea • July 2, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on June 23, 2020 a Facebook post:
Video of man using an air-quality monitor proves that people are “not getting enough oxygen” while wearing masks
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By Emily Venezky • July 2, 2020
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on June 18, 2020 a news release:
Says Donald Trump used farmers’ struggles “to push through a multi-billion dollar bailout program that was nothing more than a handout for large agricultural companies."
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By Eric Litke • July 2, 2020
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Viral image
stated on April 23, 2020 a widely-circulated social media post:
COVID-19’s “contagion probability” between two people is 70% if the carrier is not masked, 5% if the carrier is masked, and 1.5% if both parties are.
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By Victoria Knight • July 1, 2020
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on June 28, 2020 an interview:
Says “Joe Biden supported the Castro regime and meeting with Maduro.”
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By Amy Sherman • July 1, 2020
Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on June 16, 2020 a tweet:
Says as a state lawmaker a bill he sponsored would have made “it easier to get rid of bad cops”
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By Lawrence Andrea • June 26, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 16, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says America’s most violent cities are that way because of their Democratic politics
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By Eric Litke • June 24, 2020
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on June 17, 2020 an Instagram post:
A bar graph compares homicides for various racial groups
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By Daniel Funke • June 23, 2020
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on June 2, 2020 an Instagram post:
“Companies that use prison labor: Whole Foods, McDonald’s, Walmart, Victoria’s Secret, AT&T, Bank of America, Starbucks, Wendy’s.”
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By Miriam Valverde • June 22, 2020
Paul Junge
Paul Junge
stated on June 10, 2020 a campaign website:
“Even so-called moderate Democrats like Joe Biden have endorsed a ban on fracking, which would eliminate 516,000 Michigan jobs and reduce the state’s gross domestic product by $159 billion over five years.”
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By Clara Hendrickson • June 19, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on June 15, 2020 a blog post:
“Speaker Pelosi presents a special ‘service flag’ to Mr. Floyd’s family.”
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By Bill McCarthy • June 18, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 11, 2020 a social media post:
“The CDC just confirmed a 0.2% death-rate for COVID19.”
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By Chris Nichols • June 16, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 6, 2020 a post on Facebook:
“United States Navy Seal Team ... helicopter was shot down yesterday in Afghanistan and they lost 30 members of the team.”
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By Madison Czopek • June 15, 2020
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on May 20, 2020 a news conference:
“Why did the state do that with COVID patients in nursing homes? It’s because the state followed President Trump’s CDC guidance.”
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • June 13, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on May 26, 2019 a Facebook post:
Says Robert E. Lee opposed slavery and secession and has come to symbolize both slavery and secession.
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By Samantha Putterman • June 12, 2020
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Viral image
stated on June 6, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says a photograph shows U.S. soldiers sleeping on the ground after Washington D.C.’s mayor kicked them out of local hotels.
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By Samantha Putterman • June 10, 2020
J. Christian Adams
J. Christian Adams
stated on June 3, 2020 a House judiciary hearing:
In voting by mail, “hundreds of thousands of ballots have been rejected for defects and millions more end up missing or in landfills.”
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By Amy Sherman • June 9, 2020
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on May 24, 2020 an interview:
Says a new law adopted in Texas means property tax bills “are no longer really dependent on your values, it is on (local government) revenue growth.”
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By Madlin Mekelburg • June 8, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 1, 2020 a Facebook post:
“A declaration of disaster, has been issued for the state of Texas. House Bill 1177 Allows any Texan who can legally own a firearm to carry their handgun, open or concealed, for a full week after a state or natural disaster is declared.”
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By Taylor Goldenstein • June 5, 2020
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