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stated on March 28, 2025 in una publicación en Facebook:

“Trump ordena ataques militares en los túneles del Vaticano - Laboratorios de (adrenocromo) dirigidos por la CIA cerrados por las fuerzas especiales de EE.UU”.

By Maria Briceño • April 4, 2025
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stated on March 28, 2025 in a Facebook post:

Photo shows a missing police officer in “extreme danger.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 4, 2025
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stated on March 21, 2025 in a Facebook post:

“Elon Musk exposes hidden $20K roof grant. Congress approved it."

By Jeff Cercone • March 28, 2025
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stated on March 22, 2025 in a Facebook post:

Video shows the Bitcoin whitepaper “was spotted at the White House.”

By Loreben Tuquero • March 27, 2025
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stated on March 3, 2025 in una publicación en Facebook:

El 3 de marzo del 2025 falleció el presidente Donald Trump en un accidente de helicóptero.

By Maria Briceño • March 11, 2025
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stated on March 10, 2025 in a Facebook post:

Photo shows first lady Melania Trump crying.

By Jeff Cercone • March 10, 2025
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stated on February 23, 2025 in a Facebook post:

Elon Musk “contracted a helicopter and the first DOGE payments are being” dispersed in California.

By Jeff Cercone • February 24, 2025
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stated on February 19, 2025 in a Facebook post:

“The media is showing how Obama’s birth certificate was changed! He was never born in the U.S. so he was never a real president!”

By Ciara O'Rourke • February 21, 2025
Facebook posts
stated on February 11, 2025 in Facebook posts:

An episode of “The Simpsons” showed a President Donald Trump-like character in a coffin and predicted Feb. 14 would be the “day everything changes.”

By Sofia Ahmed • February 14, 2025
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stated on February 3, 2025 in a Facebook post:

“JAG arrests … USDA Inspector General Phyllis Fong.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • February 11, 2025
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stated on February 1, 2025 in a Facebook post:

Ukrainian officials released list of “kickbacks” given to 18 U.S. politicians.

By Jeff Cercone • February 4, 2025
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stated on January 31, 2025 in a Facebook post:

“Pilot of Blackhawk helicopter that crashed into passenger jet at Reagan National was a transgender woman named Jo Ellis.”

By Loreben Tuquero • January 31, 2025
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stated on January 9, 2025 in a Facebook post:

Video shows “The Simpsons” predicted the Los Angeles wildfires.

By Ciara O'Rourke • January 21, 2025
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stated on January 1, 2025 in a Facebook post:

“Beyoncé alleges Diddy has been secretly hiding Michael Jackson, who faked his death.”

By Loreben Tuquero • January 9, 2025
Facebook posts
stated on December 30, 2024 in a video:

Queen Consort Camilla revealed that she was "born a man.”

By Grace Abels • January 2, 2025
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stated on December 12, 2024 in a post:

Images show Taylor Swift with Elon Musk promoting a household energy consumption reduction device.

By Sara Swann • December 13, 2024
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stated on November 30, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook:

"Última hora: secuestraron al doctor Juan J. Rivera quien reveló un remedio casero que elimina la causa de la diabetes en solo un día".

By Marta Campabadal Graus • December 5, 2024
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stated on November 29, 2024 in a Facebook post:

"The famed ship at the bottom of the North Atlantic is actually not The Titanic. It is her near-identical sister ship The Olympic."

By Marta Campabadal Graus • December 4, 2024
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stated on November 18, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“Donald Trump has officially banned” same-sex marriage “in all 50 states in America.”

By Maria Briceño • November 26, 2024
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stated on November 14, 2024 in a post:

“Stunning Knockout: Mike Tyson Defeats Jake Paul in Just 50 Seconds with a Devastating K.O.”

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • November 18, 2024
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stated on November 9, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Photo shows a missing police officer.

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 14, 2024
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stated on November 6, 2024 in a post:

“Breaking News: ‘The Era of King Charles Has Ended’ – Buckingham Palace Raises the White Flag.”

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • November 13, 2024
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stated on November 4, 2024 in a post on Facebook:

Santiago Flight 513 “landed after 35 years with 92 skeletons on board!”

By Madison Czopek • November 8, 2024
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stated on November 2, 2024 in a post:

“Elon Musk unveils UFO fighter jet that defies physics.”

By Grace Abels • November 8, 2024
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stated on November 6, 2024 in social media videos:

Videos show President-elect Donald Trump promised to help Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan get out of prison and retake power.

By Gideon Hess • November 6, 2024
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stated on November 1, 2024 in a post:

Gwinnett County, Georgia, sheriff's office said white supremacists “are planning to attack” Black people “from now until the Inauguration.”

By Amy Sherman • November 5, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on October 22, 2024 in a photo:

In Fordyce, Arkansas, voting machines changed votes from Republican to Democrat.

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • October 30, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on October 22, 2024 in a post:

"Breaking: Voters in Tarrant County, Texas are reporting that the voting machines are flipping their votes from Trump to Kamala Harris."

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • October 24, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on October 13, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook:

"Se ha desaparecido el famoso Dr. Juan Rivera después de revelar este simple secreto de salud que podría dejar los hospitales vacíos", la ashwagandha.

By Maria Briceño • October 24, 2024
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stated on October 14, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“Melania Trump declares that she wants a divorce.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 22, 2024

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