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stated on July 21, 2021 in a CNN town hall

“Ten thousand people have recently died. 9,950 of them, thereabouts, are people who hadn’t been vaccinated."

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Marjorie Taylor Greene

stated on July 20, 2021 in remarks to reporters.:

Questions about whether she’s been vaccinated are “a violation of my HIPAA rights.”

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stated on July 20, 2021 in a tweet:

Says “Jeff Bezos will put 300 (metric tons) of carbon into the atmosphere for 180 seconds in space.”

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stated on July 14, 2021 in a TV segment:

“It now appears there actually was meaningful voter fraud in Fulton County, Georgia, last November. That is not a conspiracy theory. It's true.”

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stated on July 13, 2021 in an interview:

"There is clear legal authority to handcuff and put in leg irons legislators that are trying to stop the legislature from being able to do business."

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stated on July 9, 2021 in an interview:

New and proposed state laws on voting mean “if you are going to be standing in that line for all those hours, you can’t have any water or any food.”

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stated on July 14, 2021 in a committee meeting

"Lumber prices can be tied to the (Trump) administration’s actions."

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Instagram posts

stated on June 21, 2021 in an Instagram post

“California has a personal belief exemption to any new vaccine added to the schedule after June 2015 for public and private daycare, preschool and K-12.”

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stated on July 22, 2021 in a CNN town hall

"The cost of an automobile, it's kind of back to what it was before the pandemic."

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stated on July 20, 2021 in a Facebook post

“Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip were found guilty in the disappearance of 10 native children from the Catholic-run Kamloops residential school”

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Donald Trump Jr.

stated on July 16, 2021 in a video on Facebook

Referring to a destroyed brick mural of George Floyd, said it’s highly unusual for a brick wall to be destroyed by lightning.

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stated on June 25, 2021 in a post on Facebook

“Coca-Cola has lost $4 bil in market value as people are boycotting Coke for their ‘try to be less White’ statement.”

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stated on July 22, 2021 in a Facebook post

“This week the military was moving big equipment into the major big cities preparing for the Maricopa audit results.”

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stated on June 16, 2021 in a TikTok video

Says Joe Biden and Kamala Harris distrusted COVID-19 vaccines.

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stated on July 20, 2021 in a Facebook post

"Income taxes are voluntary."

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stated on July 20, 2021 in a fundraiser

“Seventy four thousand... That’s how many mail-in ballots were recently found in Arizona that have NO clear record of being sent in.”

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Kevin Faulconer Wants To Tackle California's Homelessness Crisis. What Did He Do As San Diego Mayor?

Kevin Faulconer Wants To Tackle California's Homelessness Crisis. What Did He Do As San Diego Mayor?

By Chris Nichols • July 23, 2021

Are there 28 new, restrictive voting laws? Not exactly

Are there 28 new, restrictive voting laws? Not exactly

By Jon Greenberg • July 21, 2021

Are state legislators really seeking power to overrule the voters?

Are state legislators really seeking power to overrule the voters?

By Louis Jacobson • July 14, 2021

Suspended from social media, Donald Trump turns to traditional media avenues to push falsehoods

Suspended from social media, Donald Trump turns to traditional media avenues to push falsehoods

By Miriam Valverde • July 14, 2021

Murders spiked in 2020. Why?

Murders spiked in 2020. Why?

By Jon Greenberg • July 14, 2021

Michigan will investigate people who spread election disinformation

Michigan will investigate people who spread election disinformation

By Clara Hendrickson • July 9, 2021

The coronavirus variants: What you need to know

The coronavirus variants: What you need to know

By Louis Jacobson • July 7, 2021

New research finds J&J vaccine has muscle against COVID’s delta variant

New research finds J&J vaccine has muscle against COVID’s delta variant

By Victoria Knight • July 6, 2021

GOP governors answer Texas’ call to send forces to the border. But what is their role?

GOP governors answer Texas’ call to send forces to the border. But what is their role?

By Amy Sherman • July 2, 2021

Fact-checking TikTok video on nixed COVID-19 vaccine candidate in Australia

Fact-checking TikTok video on nixed COVID-19 vaccine candidate in Australia

By Tom Kertscher • July 1, 2021

Dissolve and replace state economic development agency

Increase spending on local road maintenance

Create an Office of Inspector General to serve as an independent watchdog

Create tax credits and other programs to boost lead abatement efforts

Assure high-speed broadband access to all homes, businesses

Marjorie Taylor Greene

stated on July 20, 2021 in remarks to reporters.

Questions about whether she’s been vaccinated are “a violation of my HIPAA rights.”

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false

stated on July 20, 2021 in a tweet

Says “Jeff Bezos will put 300 (metric tons) of carbon into the atmosphere for 180 seconds in space.”

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stated on July 14, 2021 in a TV segment

“It now appears there actually was meaningful voter fraud in Fulton County, Georgia, last November. That is not a conspiracy theory. It's true.”

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false

stated on July 13, 2021 in an interview

"There is clear legal authority to handcuff and put in leg irons legislators that are trying to stop the legislature from being able to do business."

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stated on July 9, 2021 in an interview

New and proposed state laws on voting mean “if you are going to be standing in that line for all those hours, you can’t have any water or any food.”

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Joe Biden

Donald Trump

Biden makes false claims about Covid-19, auto prices and other subjects at CNN town hall

By CNN • July 22, 2021

Fauci and Paul, Round 2

By FactCheck.org • July 22, 2021

Fact Checking Biden’s CNN Town Hall

By FactCheck.org • July 22, 2021

Claim about unvaccinated being sent to quarantine camps started as satire

By USA Today • July 22, 2021

An altered video splices two clips together to show Biden making toddlers cry

By USA Today • July 22, 2021

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