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stated on June 8, 2025 in a Facebook post:

“BREAKING: Rep. Maxine Waters calls for the United States to grant citizenship to every undocumented protester in Los Angeles” 2025 protests.

By Maria Briceño • June 9, 2025
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stated on April 16, 2025 in Facebook posts:

Former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney wrote a viral letter to Democrats suggesting steps to take against the Trump administration.

By Loreben Tuquero • April 18, 2025
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stated on March 28, 2025 in a Facebook post:

Says Cleveland Clinic said, “Millions of COVID-vaxxed will die within ‘5 years.’”

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 4, 2025
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stated on March 30, 2025 in a Facebook post:

Photo shows “Pope Francis, shaking the hand of the priest of the Church of Satan.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 4, 2025
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stated on March 29, 2025 in a Facebook post:

“Caitlin Clark stuns the globe, rejects Elon Musk’s $15 million offer.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 4, 2025
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stated on April 1, 2025 in a Facebook post:

Video of gray skies in northern Michigan is proof of weather modification.

By Loreben Tuquero • April 4, 2025
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stated on March 27, 2025 in a post:

Conservative activist Laura Loomer’s reporting proves “Alex Wong is the individual who added (journalist) Jeffrey Goldberg” to the Trump administration Signal group text about bombing Yemen.

By Madison Czopek • April 4, 2025
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stated on March 27, 2025 in a Facebook post:

“Daughter of boxing legend, Muhammed Ali, Laila Ali, has lost her life while giving birth in a Canadian hospital.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 4, 2025
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stated on March 28, 2025 in a Facebook post:

Images show damage from an “earthquake in Thailand.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 3, 2025
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stated on March 26, 2025 in a Facebook post:

“Elon Musk called for a boycott of ‘The View,’ labeling it ‘a meeting place for ignorant women.’”

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 2, 2025
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stated on March 26, 2025 in a post:

President Donald Trump “just suggested replacing pride month with veterans month in honor of those who served.”

By Grace Abels • April 2, 2025
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stated on March 30, 2025 in a video on Facebook:

Video shows “France and Denmark are sending troops to Greenland to prepare for (an) attack from Donald Trump.”

By Madison Czopek • April 1, 2025
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stated on March 27, 2025 in a Facebook post:

Elon Musk funded a Neuralink implant procedure for a 7-year-old girl “who was diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder.”

By Loreben Tuquero • April 1, 2025
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stated on March 4, 2025 in a Facebook post:

Phoenix’s increased wildfire risk is linked to Bill Gates’ “smart city” plans.

By Loreben Tuquero • March 28, 2025
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stated on March 22, 2025 in a Facebook post:

“Canada makes bold decision to shut down Tesla and the US auto industry.”

By Maria Briceño • March 28, 2025
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stated on March 19, 2025 in una publicación en Facebook:

“El nuevo presidente ha aprobado el Programa Nacional de Alivio de Deuda 2025 para todos los hispanoamericanos”.

By Maria Briceño • March 27, 2025
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stated on March 23, 2025 in una publicación en Facebook:

Imagen muestra a “uno de los manifestantes que participó en el vandalismo contra un concesionario de Tesla. La deportación a El Salvador fue consecuencia de sus acciones”.

By Maria Briceño • March 27, 2025
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stated on March 21, 2025 in in a Facebook post:

Elon Musk said “Tesla is finished” and needs “drastic changes immediately.”

By Claire Cranford • March 26, 2025
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stated on March 17, 2025 in una publicación en Facebook:

“La medida audaz de Canadá: Tesla y la industria automotriz estadounidense cierran”.

By Maria Briceño • March 25, 2025
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stated on March 19, 2025 in una publicación en Facebook:

El presidente Donald Trump “firma orden ejecutiva para obligar a los bancos a que les quiten un 10% de dinero” de sus ahorros a los inmigrantes.

By Maria Briceño • March 21, 2025
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stated on March 8, 2025 in una publicación en Facebook:

“Nueva ley en EE.UU. impone cadena perpetua a inmigrantes que residen ilegalmente en el país”.

By Maria Briceño • March 21, 2025
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stated on March 18, 2025 in a post on Facebook:

Files reveal that John F. Kennedy Jr. wrote a 1994 letter calling then-Sen. Joe Biden “a traitor” before Kennedy’s 1999 death.

By Madison Czopek • March 20, 2025
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stated on March 1, 2025 in a post:

Says Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “engaged in election interference by campaigning” in Pennsylvania for former Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.

By Amy Sherman • March 20, 2025
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stated on March 13, 2025 in Facebook posts:

DOGE found former first lady Michelle Obama “has been receiving a monthly $122,000 payment from the (General Services Administration) since 2009.”

By Loreben Tuquero • March 17, 2025
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stated on March 6, 2025 in a post:

Elon Musk “launches a public campaign to terminate ‘The View.’”

By Grace Abels • March 17, 2025
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stated on March 7, 2025 in a post on Facebook:

The Department of Government Efficiency “found a $6 million grant awarded to Whoopi Goldberg to ‘promote diversity on The View.’”

By Madison Czopek • March 14, 2025
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stated on March 9, 2025 in a Facebook post:

Video shows “Stacey Abrams admits the $2 billion Joe Biden’s EPA gave her was used to buy votes of people in Georgia by purchasing them new appliances.”

By Loreben Tuquero • March 14, 2025
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stated on February 20, 2025 in una publicación en Facebook:

"Nueva orden ejecutiva desde la Casa Blanca tiene identificado a más de 47,000 cubanos con residencia legal los cuales serán puestos en proceso de deportación por haber viajado a Cuba después de su aprobación de asilo político".

By Maria Briceño • March 10, 2025
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stated on February 22, 2025 in Facebook posts:

“DOGE discovers Louisiana man with 34 different names, addresses, and Social Security numbers. He was collecting $1,168,646 in (Social Security) per year.”

By Loreben Tuquero • February 28, 2025
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stated on February 19, 2025 in a Facebook post:

A measles outbreak in Gaines County, Texas, was caused by “a public health initiative” to “distribute free measles vaccines.”

By Loreben Tuquero • February 28, 2025

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