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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 10, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Social media posts suggest a CDC graph shows the COVID-19 vaccine is harmful to children and that California’s school vaccine mandate is dangerous.
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By Shasha Hupka • November 3, 2021
Wisconsin Senate Republicans
Wisconsin Senate Republicans
stated on October 26, 2021 in Twitter:
“States run elections, not the federal government.”
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By Laura Schulte • November 3, 2021
Steven Koonin
Steven Koonin
stated on October 26, 2021 in an Instagram video:
“Greenland's ice sheet isn't shrinking any more rapidly today than it was 80 years ago.”
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By Jon Greenberg • November 3, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on November 2, 2021 in a press conference in Glasgow:
“Wages have gone up higher, faster than inflation.”
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By Louis Jacobson • November 2, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 20, 2021 in social media posts:
“Violent crime rate dropped like a rock following West Virginia’s adoption of permitless carry.”
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By Duncan Slade • November 2, 2021
The Gateway Pundit
The Gateway Pundit
stated on October 30, 2021 in an article:
“Fairfax County is not requiring the last four digits of Social Security Numbers on absentee ballots in this election.”
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By Louis Jacobson • November 1, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 27, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Virginia voters are being turned away from polling locations because they were told they already requested absentee ballots when they haven’t.
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By Samantha Putterman • October 29, 2021
Tom Tiffany
Tom Tiffany
stated on August 8, 2021 in Twitter:
“The seasonal cold and flu is actually more dangerous for kids than the Coronavirus” and “there is very low transmissibility from children to their families and communities.”
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By Allison Garfield • October 28, 2021
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on October 24, 2021 in a blog post:
“COP26 luxury EVs to be recharged using diesel generators”
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By Jon Greenberg • October 26, 2021
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on October 21, 2021 in a tweet:
The newly drawn congressional district map in Arkansas “keeps communities together.”
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By Louis Jacobson • October 22, 2021
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on September 13, 2021 in Instagram:
“The Walker-Kleefisch administration slashed $800 million from public schools."
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By D.L. Davis • October 22, 2021
Jeff Jackson
Jeff Jackson
stated on October 11, 2021 in a candidate forum:
“The five most-endangered hospitals in the country are all in (North Carolina).”
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By Paul Specht • October 20, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 13, 2021 in a Facebook post:
"Tennessee new law passed 48 hours ago now makes it illegal to teach Black history in the grades K-12."
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October 19, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 13, 2021 in a Facebook post:
California’s shipping backlog is, in part, caused by a “California Truck Ban which says all trucks must be 2011 or newer and a law called AB 5 which prohibits Owner Operators.”
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By Samantha Putterman • October 19, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 12, 2021 in a post:
Says Dr. Anthony Fauci said he will not “take a PCR COVID test.”
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October 15, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 3, 2021 in an Instagram post:
Over 2 million injuries from COVID-19 vaccines have been reported to the World Health Organization.
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By Andy Nguyen • October 15, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 10, 2021 in an Instagram post:
"The media is pretty quiet about Florida's decline in COVID cases. No mask mandates or vaccine mandates."
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October 15, 2021
Heartland Institute
Heartland Institute
stated on October 11, 2021 in an article from the Heartland Institute:
“U.S. acres burned each year are much fewer now — even in our worst years — than was the case in the early 20th century.”
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By Jon Greenberg • October 15, 2021
Bryan Steil
Bryan Steil
stated on September 24, 2021 in Twitter:
Says Joe Biden's IRS reform proposals "would require banks and credit unions to hand over private information about routine transactions to the IRS."
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By D.L. Davis • October 15, 2021
Candace Owens
Candace Owens
stated on September 9, 2021 in a tweet:
“The Biden administration is attempting to empower the IRS to monitor every single withdrawal, deposit, and transaction you make from your personal banking accounts, PayPal, Venmo, etc."
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By Samantha Putterman • October 11, 2021
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