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Facebook posts
stated on January 19, 2022 a post
"If the FAA is worried about what the 5G deployment will do to the planes, what do you think it will do to our bodies?"
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By Monique Curet • January 25, 2022
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 17, 2021 a blog post
"Electromagnetic radiation from wireless technologies, including and especially 5G, can cause the same symptoms as COVID-19!"
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December 21, 2021
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stated on September 14, 2021 a Facebook post
Photo shows a gravestone in Japan with a QR code.
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September 20, 2021
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on August 31, 2021 a statement via Twitter
“If these (telecom and internet) companies comply with the Democrat order to turn over private information, they are in violation of federal law and subject to losing their ability to operate in the United States.”
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By Jon Greenberg • September 2, 2021
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stated on August 7, 2021 a viral image
Suggests a suspicious link between the COVID-19 delta variant and company named Delta that works in 5G.
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August 10, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 14, 2021 a Facebook post
"The government will be infiltrating” personal text messages.
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July 15, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on June 25, 2021 an Instagram post
Says John McAfee tweeted before his death that he stored computer files in the Florida condo building that later collapsed.
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June 28, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 19, 2021 a Facebook post
Says a photo shows a “lithium mine for hybrid cars.”
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May 26, 2021
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Facebook posts
stated on May 16, 2021 a Facebook post
Says photos show a “boneyard” of electric cars abandoned in France because the cars’ batteries were too expensive to replace.
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May 17, 2021
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stated on May 8, 2021 a Facebook post
“Amazon accepts Dogecoin.”
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May 12, 2021
Hogan Gidley
Hogan Gidley
stated on January 17, 2021 a Fox News interview
President Donald Trump “can’t say anything (about the U.S. Capitol riot) because the platforms have removed him.”
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By Bill McCarthy • January 18, 2021
Devin Nunes
Devin Nunes
stated on January 10, 2021 an interview on Fox
“Republicans have no way to communicate” after tech companies cut off Parler.
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By Amy Sherman • January 13, 2021
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stated on December 29, 2020 a Facebook post
Says COVID-19 vaccines have “experimental technology never before used on humans” and that some “contain nanochips which can electronically track recipients."
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January 4, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 24, 2020 a Facebook post
Clicking on this link in a text message lets sex traffickers track you.
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August 26, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 3, 2020 a Facebook post
Donald Trump “cancelled Bill Gates project known as ID2020.”
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June 9, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 15, 2020 a Facebook post
Dr. Fauci says every American should be microchipped.
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By Madison Czopek • May 19, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 31, 2020 posts on the Internet
If you ask Amazon’s Alexa about the origin of the coronavirus pandemic, it says “the government planned” it.
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By Patrick Orsagos • April 16, 2020
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stated on April 2, 2020 a Facebook post
Says video shows “the Chinese are destroying the 5G poles as they are aware that it is the thing triggering the corona symptoms.”
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April 7, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 2, 2020 a Facebook post
“Coronavirus Hoax: Fake Virus Pandemic Fabricated to Cover-Up Global Outbreak of 5G Syndrome.”
False
March 9, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 20, 2019 a tweet
 "Today I opened a major Apple Manufacturing plant in Texas that will bring high paying jobs back to America."
False
By Madlin Mekelburg • November 21, 2019
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