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Threads posts
stated on December 29, 2024 in a post on Threads:
President Jimmy Carter verbatim said, “evangelical Christianity has been hijacked by people who would have given Jesus himself the boot if he knocked on their door.”
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By Madison Czopek • December 30, 2024
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Instagram posts
stated on December 15, 2024 in an Instagram post:
“Bill Gates will be implanting digital IDs in newborns in Kenya.”
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By Caleb McCullough • December 30, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 17, 2024 in a Facebook post:
“The referees in the (Dec. 15) game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers have been suspended after the match revealed that the officials overlooked numerous errors by the Eagles.”
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By Caleb McCullough • December 30, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 15, 2024 in Facebook posts:
Residents in states across the U.S. are eligible for a $2,200 holiday stimulus payment.
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December 20, 2024
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Viral image
stated on December 17, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Video shows Dr. Mehmet Oz and singer Reba McEntire promoting treatment for chronic lung diseases.
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December 20, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 11, 2024 in a Facebook post:
The NFL punished three referees in “the game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Minnesota Vikings.”
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December 20, 2024
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Viral image
stated on December 12, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Image shows Kate, the Princess of Wales, without hair.
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December 20, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 16, 2024 in a Facebook post:
“The NFL has abruptly fired three referees who officiated the game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams.”
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December 20, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on December 17, 2024 in an Instagram post:
Video shows Vice President Kamala Harris “is plastered again!”
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December 20, 2024
Social Media
Social Media
stated on December 16, 2024 in social media posts:
Tipster in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing is ineligible for reward money "because she called 911 instead of the tip line."
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By Loreben Tuquero • December 19, 2024
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Department of Government Efficiency
stated on December 18, 2024 in an X post:
Spending plan to prevent a government shutdown includes “a pay increase for members of Congress from $174,000 to $243,000 per year.”
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By Madison Czopek • December 19, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 10, 2024 in a Facebook post:
“Ivermectin is a treatment after Covid and after vaccination, it is an effective medicine in all phases of Covid 19.”
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December 19, 2024
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on December 14, 2024 in a Threads post:
Video shows footage of a “drone crash.”
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December 18, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 10, 2024 in a post on Facebook:
“Elon Musk unveils a $100 Tesla tablet that will revolutionize the technological world.”
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By Madison Czopek • December 18, 2024
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Instagram posts
stated on December 17, 2024 in a photo:
“A Coca-Cola truck filled with kids was found by police in Cicero, Illinois.”
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By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • December 18, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 14, 2024 in a post:
“Men’s swimming team refuses to compete against Lia Thomas, calling her a 'cheat'”
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By Grace Abels • December 18, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on December 16, 2024 in an Instagram post:
New Jersey drones are searching for missing radioactive material.
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December 18, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on December 14, 2024 in a video:
Video shows a drone crashed in New Jersey.
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By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • December 17, 2024
Social Media
Social Media
stated on December 16, 2024 in a post:
“The school shooter in Madison Wisconsin Christian School shooting has been identified as a female identifying as a male.”
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By Sara Swann • December 17, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 4, 2024 in a Facebook post:
"The city of… is being warned to be alert & vigilant as there is a serial killer on the run,” Robert Thibodeau.
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By Maria Briceño • December 17, 2024
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