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stated on October 10, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“Indiana woman charged for mail in voter fraud, delivered 400 ballots with Democrat box pre-checked.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • May 20, 2022
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stated on May 6, 2022 in a tweet:

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife Ginni posted a photo of themselves enjoying a $5,135 bottle of wine “as American women despair about abortion rights being taken away from them.”

By Samantha Putterman • May 20, 2022
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stated on May 18, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Video shows helicopters in Ukraine “being picked off in ambush - Short range air-to-air missile”

By Ciara O'Rourke • May 20, 2022
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stated on May 19, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Video shows “Russian tank column totally destroyed by attack helicopter.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • May 20, 2022
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on April 30, 2022 in Public statement:

Says Gov. Tony Evers is “a big proponent of this defund the police movement.”

By D.L. Davis • May 20, 2022
Brian Kemp
stated on May 10, 2022 in an ad:

"David Perdue voted with liberals” for $10 trillion “in new debt, his out-of-control federal spending is driving inflation through the roof."

By Tom Kertscher • May 19, 2022
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stated on May 13, 2022 in an image shared on Facebook:

Says Fox News and Candace Owens tweeted that “New studies show that 68% of those who used ivermectin to treat or prevent covid are suffering long-term bowel and urinary incontinence.”

By Madison Czopek • May 19, 2022
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stated on May 17, 2022 in a post:

“(Pfizer) says do not breastfeed. Baby formula shortages everywhere. Gates promotes brand new artificial breast milk technology. All within less than a 2 week period. …Nothing to see here."

By Monique Curet • May 19, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on May 11, 2022 in a post:

“Don't let this formula shortage scare you!!! Make your baby some hemp milk w/sea moss. It’s easy I promise!”

By Monique Curet • May 19, 2022
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stated on May 16, 2022 in a Facebook post:

A photo of Ukrainians with paintball guns proves the war is staged.

By Ciara O'Rourke • May 19, 2022
Jody Hice
stated on May 5, 2022 in a TV interview:

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger used "$50 million of Zuckerberg money" in 2020 to "tip the scales."

By Amy Sherman • May 19, 2022
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stated on May 18, 2022 in a post:

"In Iran, if a 12-year-old girl is raped and impregnated by her father, she must carry the baby to term, or be thrown in prison for life. Wait, sorry, no, That's Alabama."

By Monique Curet • May 19, 2022
Gary Black
stated on May 13, 2022 in an interview with WLBB:

Agriculture “is still the No. 1 sector of the economy” in Georgia.

By Louis Jacobson • May 19, 2022
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stated on May 17, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Students in Wilkes County, North Carolina, “identify themselves as cats or ‘furries’” and “have asked for litter boxes to be placed in school restrooms for them to use.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • May 19, 2022
Michele Bachmann
stated on May 9, 2022 in an interview on Steve Bannon's "War Room" podcast:

“The Biden administration is bringing amendments that would propose that all nations of the earth cede their sovereignty over national health care decisions to the WHO.”

By Jon Greenberg • May 19, 2022
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stated on May 16, 2022 in an Instagram post:

News interview proves that the Buffalo, New York supermarket shooting was staged.

By Ciara O'Rourke • May 19, 2022
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stated on May 18, 2022 in a Facebook post:

“Soldiers destroyed Russian tank with NLAW in ambush.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • May 19, 2022
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stated on May 11, 2022 in a Facebook post:

The U.S. government’s inaction over buffalo killing that harmed Native American populations in the 1800s shows it is now “is creating food shortages” so that Americans are more “dependent on the government.”

By Madison Czopek • May 19, 2022
Beto O'Rourke
stated on April 23, 2022 in an Instagram post:

"Under Greg Abbott, property taxes have gone up $20 billion."

By Nusaiba Mizan • May 19, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on May 17, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Goat’s milk is a good substitute for baby formula.

By Ciara O'Rourke • May 19, 2022
Bloggers
stated on May 17, 2022 in a blog post:

“Breaking: Democrats introduce bill to put Americans in quarantine camps.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • May 18, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on May 15, 2022 in a post:

“Due to the baby formula shortage Tricare will now pay to have it shipped directly to you.”

By Monique Curet • May 18, 2022
Tweets
stated on May 17, 2022 in tweets:

The problem with mail ballots in Lancaster County is a sign of “voter fraud.”

By Amy Sherman • May 18, 2022
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stated on May 15, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Photo from “data leak at Elon Musk AND NASA … are said to be from one of Elon Musk’s Space-X satellites.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • May 18, 2022
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stated on May 16, 2022 in a Facebook post:

CBS News reported that two more suspects were arrested in the Buffalo shooting, and that one more victim was identified.

By Ciara O'Rourke • May 18, 2022
Candace Owens
stated on May 3, 2022 in a tweet:

“79% of Planned Parenthood clinics are in minority neighborhoods. This is not by accident. That is by its founder, Margaret Sanger's, eugenicist design."

By Samantha Putterman • May 18, 2022
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stated on May 13, 2022 in a Facebook post:

A recent photo shows the “Russian Orthodox Church blessing a rocket called Satan.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • May 18, 2022
Tweets
stated on May 14, 2022 in Twitter posts:

The mass shooting in Buffalo, New York was a “false flag event.”

By Gabrielle Settles • May 18, 2022
James Lankford
stated on May 4, 2022 in a Senate hearing:

“The vast majority of individuals that we’re releasing out are not showing up for hearings.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • May 17, 2022
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stated on May 16, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Your state will send you free infant formula if you call Enfamil and Similac customer service numbers.

By Ciara O'Rourke • May 17, 2022

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