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Facebook posts
stated on May 10, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Electric vehicles are a "giant computer that can be controlled remotely from some cloud-based central grid."

By Tom Kertscher • May 26, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on May 25, 2023 in a caption:

“Adam Schiff just got served” with a $16 million fine for Russia collusion investigation.

By Andy Nguyen • May 26, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on May 22, 2023 in a post:

Says Bill Gates visited Jeffrey Epstein’s Island "37 times."

By Gabrielle Settles • May 26, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on May 25, 2023 in a Facebook post:

“50 U.S. politicians who received satellite phones were taken to an undisclosed government bunker facility to ensure a Continuation of Government.”

By Loreben Tuquero • May 26, 2023
MAGA Inc
stated on May 24, 2023 in an ad:

“Ron DeSantis voted against the wall.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • May 26, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on May 25, 2023 in a video on Facebook:

"1,000,000 Ukraine soldiers wiped out”

By Sara Swann • May 26, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on May 20, 2023 in a post:

“If you shopped at Walmart in 2022, you could be entitled to a $500 refund!”

By Gabrielle Settles • May 26, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on May 18, 2023 in a post shared on Facebook:

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un “just ordered the evacuation of the capital city.”

By Madison Czopek • May 26, 2023
Joe Biden
stated on May 21, 2023 in a press conference in Hiroshima, Japan:

Said he was “able to convince India, Australia, Japan, and the United States to form an organization called the Quad to maintain stability in the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea."

By Louis Jacobson • May 26, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on May 25, 2023 in a Facebook post:

U.S. destroyer recently fired at an armed Iranian ship.

By Jeff Cercone • May 26, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on May 24, 2023 in an Instagram post:

A list shows violent crimes in Los Angeles that “people will be set free on as of today.”

By Loreben Tuquero • May 26, 2023
TikTok posts
stated on May 17, 2023 in a TikTok video:

Video shows a U.S. military member opening a border gate and allowing immigrants to enter the country illegally.

By Sara Swann • May 26, 2023
TikTok posts
stated on May 23, 2023 in una publicación en TikTok:

Ron DeSantis "firmó una ley para prohibir exhibir la bandera de Puerto Rico en público".

By Maria Briceño • May 26, 2023
Kelda Helen Roys
stated on April 26, 2023 in Twitter:

Infertility is treated differently than other issues and "often excluded from insurance coverage"

By D.L. Davis • May 26, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on May 20, 2023 in an Instagram post:

"NYC mayor plans to track and limit meat and dairy."

By Jeff Cercone • May 25, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on May 5, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook:

"¡Rusia levanta la bandera blanca y se rinde a Ucrania!"

By Marta Campabadal Graus • May 25, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on May 23, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Photo shows the U.S. Pentagon “is under attack.”

By Tom Kertscher • May 25, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on May 18, 2023 in a Facebook post:

"The NEXT pandemic is here and children are the target, says Bill Gates.”

By Jeff Cercone • May 25, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on May 19, 2023 in a post:

Dr. Sebi was killed “for revealing the truth” about the health benefits of burdock plants.

By Gabrielle Settles • May 25, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on May 21, 2023 in a post shared on Facebook:

An Arizona judge was “forced to overturn” an election and ruled “274,000 ballots must be thrown out.”

By Madison Czopek • May 24, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on May 5, 2023 in una publicación de Facebook:

"Estados Unidos en peligro advierte el presidente y llama a todos a defender el alma de Estados Unidos".

By Marta Campabadal Graus • May 24, 2023
Tim Scott
stated on May 22, 2023 in his presidential announcement speech:

“The share of working-age men choosing to work is the lowest it has ever been.”

By Louis Jacobson • May 24, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on May 18, 2023 in a Facebook post:

“The best type” of drinking water is H3O2, from fruits, “a more structured form of water.”

By Tom Kertscher • May 24, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on May 22, 2023 in an Instagram post:

“AIDS-associated diseases and cancers have increased by 338x since the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines, according to the CDC and foreign government bodies."

By Samantha Putterman • May 24, 2023
Francis Suarez
stated on May 21, 2023 in a TV interview:

“Just last year,” Miami-Dade Public Schools “had over 14,000 new children, 10,000 of which came from four countries of Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Haiti.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • May 23, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on May 18, 2023 in a post:

Says a report shows that “Ventilators Killed Nearly ALL COVID Patients”

By Gabrielle Settles • May 23, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on May 21, 2023 in a screenshot shared on Instagram:

COVID-19 vaccines administered during pregnancy drove an increase in cases of myocarditis in babies.

By Madison Czopek • May 23, 2023
Matt Walsh
stated on May 17, 2023 in a Facebook video:

“Tuck-friendly” bathing suits at Target “are available in kids’ sizes.”

By Sara Swann • May 23, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on May 20, 2023 in a Facebook post:

A video shows former President Barack Obama referring to his wife, Michelle as “Michael.”

By Loreben Tuquero • May 23, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on May 21, 2023 in an Instagram post:

A bill in Connecticut that changes the definition for “sexual orientation” would protect “minor attracted persons” from discrimination.

By Loreben Tuquero • May 23, 2023

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