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West Virginia Democratic Party
West Virginia Democratic Party
stated on July 10, 2020 in a tweet:
“Under the leadership of @WVGovernor Justice, West Virginia now has the highest rate of COVID-19 spread from person to person than any other state.”
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By Patrick Orsagos • July 27, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on July 2, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“TEA is allowing online learning with attendance stipulations but will not fund school districts if they do not open their schools...If schools do not open and are not funded there will be no more teachers or school at all.”
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July 23, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on June 28, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Two stamps needed for mail-in ballots.”
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July 23, 2020
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stated on July 15, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Businesses that refuse any legal tender can be fined and sued.
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By Samantha Putterman • July 22, 2020
Nick Freitas
Nick Freitas
stated on July 11, 2020 in a radio interview.:
“Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez votes with President Trump more than Abigail Spanberger does.”
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By Warren Fiske • July 21, 2020
Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
stated on July 7, 2020 in a tweet:
“Cal Cunningham criticized (the Paycheck Protection Program) while his company benefitted.”
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By Paul Specht • July 17, 2020
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stated on July 7, 2020 in an image:
Lists eight wealthy politicians and public figures who “got millions (or close to it) in PPP loans.”
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By Daniel Funke • July 13, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on June 29, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Black Lives Matter demonstrators attack “elderly man wearing oxygen.”
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July 7, 2020
Chris Kapenga
Chris Kapenga
stated on June 21, 2020 in a radio interview:
The Tony Evers administration is wrong to blame old computer software being used to process unemployment claims; it “has nothing to do with” the backlog.
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By Laura Schulte • July 3, 2020
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stated on June 29, 2020 in a viral image:
Lawyer-couple who pointed guns at protesters are Black Lives Matter backers, Democrats and represent a police brutality victim.
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July 1, 2020
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stated on June 19, 2020 in a viral image:
NFL player “stood alone" while his whole team stayed in the locker room during the national anthem, “a real American patriot!”
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July 1, 2020
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stated on June 17, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says Maine Gov. Janet Mills is “using taxpayer money to buy cars for those on welfare, without a public hearing on the rules. If someone on welfare sells the car for cash without the state’s approval, the rules don’t allow the state to prosecute them for car theft.”
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By Bill McCarthy • June 29, 2020
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stated on June 23, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“1977: Biden said integrating black students would turn schools into ‘a jungle… a racial jungle.’”
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June 29, 2020
Romaine Quinn
Romaine Quinn
stated on June 18, 2020 in a radio interview:
Says Gov. Evers “has refused to identify or discipline the staff member who secretly taped” a conversation with GOP leaders.
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By Haley BeMiller • June 29, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on June 24, 2020 in an image:
Google and Apple “put a covid tracker on every phone.”
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By Daniel Funke • June 25, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on June 15, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Trump administration just FIRED 54 scientists & cut off 77 grants at Fauci's NIH for not disclosing their ties to Communist China!”
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June 18, 2020
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on June 5, 2020 in a tweet:
There are state workers who are "idle" at home during the coronavirus pandemic.
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By Lawrence Andrea • June 17, 2020
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stated on June 8, 2020 in post on Facebook:
“Cops in Norway: require 3 years of training, 4 people killed since 2002. Cops in Finland: require 2 years of training, 7 people killed since 2000. Cops in Iceland: require 2 years of training, 1 person killed since ever. Cops in the U.S.: require 21 weeks of training, 8,000+ people killed since 2001.”
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By Emily Venezky • June 16, 2020
League of Conservation Voters
League of Conservation Voters
stated on May 18, 2020 in TV ad:
Says Donald Trump has opposed plans to clean up “Toxic chemicals that cause cancer (that) are in the water …. (and) put Wisconsin at risk.”
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By Laura Schulte • June 12, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on June 9, 2020 in an image:
The World Health Organization “now admits that asymptomatic transmission of COVID-19 is very rare.”
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By Daniel Funke • June 11, 2020
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