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stated on March 4, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“The State of Florida has announced measures that all workplaces with 10 employees or more are to have paid mandatory leave to avoid the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus starting on March 6, 2020. All schools are to close for 2 weeks also from March 6th.”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • March 5, 2020
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stated on March 4, 2020 in a post on Facebook:
“Man visited Albany, N.Y. days before dying from coronavirus.”
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By Madison Czopek • March 4, 2020
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stated on February 29, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says President Barack Obama “waited six months to call swine flu an emergency after thousands died.”
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By Tom Kertscher • March 4, 2020
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stated on February 28, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“The coronavirus has made it to Mississippi and the lady that caught it wasn’t around nobody with it which means it is airborne. That means if the wind blows it your direction you’ll have it also.”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • March 3, 2020
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stated on January 27, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“In ‘Resident Evil’ the Umbrella Corporation releases a virus that infects the people of Raccoon City. A biological research lab with the exact same logo as the Umbrella Corporation can be found in the city where the coronavirus outbreak originated.”
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By Bill McCarthy • March 3, 2020
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stated on March 2, 2020 in an image:
"Sanitizer will do nothing for the coronavirus."
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By Daniel Funke • March 3, 2020
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stated on February 27, 2020 in a Facebook post:
”America has been vaccinating cattle for coronavirus for years, yet the news tells you it’s new and gunna kill you all so go buy mask.”
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By Tom Kertscher • March 2, 2020
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stated on February 28, 2020 in a Facebook post:
"Poll Finds 38% of Americans Say They Will Not Drink Corona Beer Because of Virus."
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By Tom Kertscher • March 2, 2020
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stated on February 20, 2020 in social media:
“Bernie Sanders voted in favor of every war during his tenure.”
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By Louis Jacobson • March 2, 2020
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stated on January 30, 2018 in a Facebook post:
“Democrat Senators high-five after voting in favor of late-term abortion.”
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By Miriam Valverde • February 29, 2020
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stated on January 27, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says the coronavirus can be slowed or stopped with the “immediate widespread use of high doses of vitamin C.”
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By Samantha Putterman • February 29, 2020
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stated on November 22, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says white vans with external locks are “utilized for sex trafficking.”
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By Bill McCarthy • February 29, 2020
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stated on February 16, 2019 in a YouTube video:
“Nancy Pelosi’s Brother’s Company Received $737 Million from Obama’s Energy Dept!”
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By Bill McCarthy • February 29, 2020
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stated on January 15, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Sex traffickers are using a zip-tie contraption on the door handles of vehicles “to trick females into looking down and digging for something in their purse to cut with ... Once they’re distracted, boom! They are quickly forced into another vehicle, never to be seen again by their people.”
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By Bill McCarthy • February 29, 2020
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stated on December 27, 2019 in a Facebook post:
“The Social Security check is now (or soon will be) referred to as a ‘Federal Benefit Payment.’”
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By Samantha Putterman • February 28, 2020
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stated on February 26, 2020 in online posts:
Says the CDC recommends men shave their beards to protect against coronavirus.
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By Samantha Putterman • February 27, 2020
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stated on February 25, 2020 in a video:
Coronavirus patients are being "cremated alive" in China.
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By Daniel Funke • February 26, 2020
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stated on February 25, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement “will be at every polling station” on Nov. 3, 2020.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • February 26, 2020
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stated on February 21, 2020 in an image:
"There is a group going to homes and pretending to be officials from home affairs. They have documents with the letterhead Department of Home Affairs and claim to be confirming that everyone has a valid ID for the upcoming census. They are robbing homes."
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By Daniel Funke • February 25, 2020
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stated on February 18, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Socialist Workers Party leader Bernie Sanders supported Ayatollah Khomeini against the US, condemned president Carter for imperialism, and accused the hostages of being CIA spies.”
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By Samantha Putterman • February 25, 2020
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