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stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says Goodwill used the pandemic “to fire all of their employees instead of laying them off.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 7, 2020
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stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says Nostradamus predicted the coronavirus in a 1551 passage about a plague spreading from the east.

By Samantha Putterman • April 6, 2020
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stated on March 28, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Pictures and reports of “empty hospitals” prove COVID-19 spread is “fake crisis for real government planned agendas.”

By Tom Kertscher • April 3, 2020
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stated on March 30, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says Nancy Pelosi’s “daughter is on the board of the Kennedy Center so that’s why it was so important to send them all that money.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 3, 2020
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stated on March 22, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“In Chicago, Covid-19 actually LOWERED the death rate.”

By Haley BeMiller • April 3, 2020
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stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“This lady here applied sanitizer to her hands/forearms & went to the kitchen to cook. The moment she turned on the gas stove, her hands caught fire due to the alcohol contained in the sanitizer.”

By Bill McCarthy • April 3, 2020
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stated on March 29, 2020 in an image:

Says the governors of Michigan, New York and Nevada “have issued orders banning the prescription of hydroxychloroquine to patients with COVID-19.”

By Daniel Funke • April 2, 2020
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stated on March 28, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says COVID-19 remains in the air for eight hours and that everyone is now required to wear masks “everywhere.”

By Samantha Putterman • April 2, 2020
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stated on March 30, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says certain states are banning the sale of alcohol.

By Ciara O'Rourke • March 30, 2020
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stated on March 19, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says imposters in hazmat suits are going door to door in Stockton, Calif., saying they are checking residents for fever or COVID-19, but they “will enter your home and physically attempt robbery.”

By Tom Kertscher • March 30, 2020
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stated on March 25, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says to leave objects in the sun to avoid contracting the coronavirus.

By Tom Kertscher • March 27, 2020
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stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says the CDC now says that the coronavirus can survive on surfaces for up to 17 days.

By Samantha Putterman • March 26, 2020
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stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“Donald Trump would receive $17 million for three hotels closed for four days under Republican bill! How in the hell is this right?!”

By Tom Kertscher • March 26, 2020
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stated on March 21, 2020 in a Facebook post:

"If you are in Las Vegas and you get a knock on your door from NV Power, 2020 Census or CVD-19 testers, do not open your door. They are robbing people at gunpoint."

By Tom Kertscher • March 25, 2020
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stated on March 19, 2020 in a Facebook post:

"Huge! Results From Breaking Chloroquine Study Show 100% Cure Rate For Patients Infected With The Coronavirus."

By Tom Kertscher • March 23, 2020
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stated on March 17, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“So Trump comes to Nashville to oversee damage from the tornado. He flies into the area in a helicopter to get there without further traffic problems in the city. He writes PERSONAL checks to those in need, with his personal accountant in tow.”

By Madison Czopek • March 23, 2020
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stated on March 22, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“Go to 2020census.gov and fill out this census form so you can get your stimulus check.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • March 23, 2020
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stated on February 2, 2020 in a Facebook post:

A list of 11 names are “Marines that gave their lives this week for everyone in this country. There is no media for them, not even a mention of their names.”

By Tom Kertscher • March 20, 2020
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stated on March 17, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“People are going door to door in Colorado Springs stating they are COVID testing so they can rob people!!!!”

By Ciara O'Rourke • March 19, 2020
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stated on March 15, 2020 in a text post:

"George Soros owns the WuXi PHARMA LAB located in Wuhan, China where COVID-19 was developed and conveniently Broke Out."

By Daniel Funke • March 19, 2020
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stated on March 17, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“All US citizens are entitled to $700 USD per week to stay at home to avoid the spread of COVID-19 novel coronavirus, starting from March 17.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • March 18, 2020
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stated on March 11, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“MSNBC actually said on air ‘I hope enough people die from coronavirus that it harms Trump’s re-election.’”

By Ciara O'Rourke • March 18, 2020
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stated on March 16, 2020 in a screenshot:

President Donald Trump “will evoke (sic) what is called the Stafford act” and “order a two week mandatory quarantine for the nation.”

By Daniel Funke • March 17, 2020
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stated on March 12, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says COVID-19 came to the United States in 2019.

By Ciara O'Rourke • March 16, 2020
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stated on March 12, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“‘The Simpsons' predicted Tom Hanks getting coronavirus in 2007.”

By Tom Kertscher • March 16, 2020
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stated on March 7, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“U.S. hospitals are preparing for 96 million coronavirus infections and nearly half a million deaths, leaked documents reveal.”

By Tom Kertscher • March 13, 2020
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stated on July 14, 2018 in posts on the Internet:

A post comparing two construction workers — “Joe legal” and “Jose illegal” — says “Jose” pays no taxes yet gets free medical care, food stamps, welfare, and 'head of the class' priority for his children in applying for college.

By Louis Jacobson • March 13, 2020
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stated on March 6, 2020 in an image:

If the coronavirus gets in your mouth, "drinking water or other liquids will WASH them down through your esophagus and into the stomach. Once there in tummy ... your stomach ACID will kill all the virus."

By Daniel Funke • March 11, 2020
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stated on March 9, 2020 in an image:

"Being exposed to the sun for two hours" kills the 2019 coronavirus.

By Daniel Funke • March 11, 2020
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stated on February 28, 2020 in posts on social media:

“Every election year has a disease” ... SARS in 2004; avian flu in 2008; swine flu in 2010; MERS in 2012; Ebola in 2014 and 2018; Zika in 2016 and the coronavirus in 2020.

By Emily Venezky • March 11, 2020

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