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stated on January 23, 2023 in an Instagram post:

“NASA stopped exploring the ocean.”

By Tom Kertscher • January 30, 2023
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stated on January 22, 2023 in an Instagram post:

The sinking of the Titanic was orchestrated by the Rothschilds and J.P. Morgan to kill prominent businessmen who opposed the creation of the Federal Reserve.

By Samantha Putterman • January 26, 2023
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stated on January 22, 2023 in an Instagram post:

"New York is bombed. At this moment, there are many injured.”

By Jeff Cercone • January 23, 2023
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stated on January 18, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Bill Gates tweeted that “vaccines in our food supply solves the problem of vaccine hesitancy.”

By Samantha Putterman • January 20, 2023
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stated on January 19, 2023 in a post:

Video shows hidden theater “where elites sacrifice kids.”

By Jeff Cercone • January 20, 2023
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stated on January 10, 2023 in a video:

Joan Rivers was killed for revealing that Barack Obama is gay and Michelle Obama is transgender.

By Gabrielle Settles • January 19, 2023
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stated on January 12, 2023 in a post:

Magic Johnson tested positive for HIV "because Fauci’s gain of function study used a contaminated Hepatitis B vaccine."

By Gabrielle Settles • January 13, 2023
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stated on January 8, 2023 in a post:

“Lula's staff infiltrated and caused damage while the Brazilian Patriots cleaned up.”

By Gabrielle Settles • January 12, 2023
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stated on January 3, 2023 in a video:

Tom Hanks shouting "sexy baby" is connected to Jeffery Epstein and pedophilia.

By Andy Nguyen • January 9, 2023
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stated on December 6, 2022 in an Instagram post:

Early vote counts after the polls closed in Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoff are evidence of election fraud.

By Ciara O'Rourke • December 13, 2022
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stated on December 7, 2022 in an Instagram post:

Rod Stewart’s son “was rushed to the hospital … with a suspected heart attack” because of a COVID-19 vaccine.

By Ciara O'Rourke • December 9, 2022
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stated on December 6, 2022 in a video:

Drone footage confirms Jeffrey Epstein is alive.

By Ciara O'Rourke • December 8, 2022
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stated on December 5, 2022 in an Instagram post:

Paul Pelosi hasn’t been seen in public for months because he had mpox.

By Jeff Cercone • December 8, 2022
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stated on December 7, 2022 in a post:

Kirstie Alley faked her death.

By Ciara O'Rourke • December 7, 2022
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"Climate activists vow to slaughter millions of dogs to ‘reduce carbon pawprint.’”

By Kristin Hugo • December 6, 2022
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stated on December 3, 2022 in an Instagram post:

Henry Kissinger’s “deathbed confession” shows “Adolf Hitler was buried in Spain” and lived to age 68.

By Jeff Cercone • December 6, 2022
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stated on December 30, 2022 in an Instagram post:

Rod Rosenstein and John Podesta are the sons of Nazi leaders.

By Ciara O'Rourke • December 1, 2022
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stated on November 28, 2022 in an Instagram post:

No NASA Challenger rocket blew up with people on it.

By Jill Terreri Ramos • November 30, 2022
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stated on November 19, 2022 in a screenshot:

Trump tweeted about his return to Twitter on Nov. 19.

By Gabrielle Settles • November 21, 2022
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stated on November 17, 2022 in a post:

The Arizona gubernatorial race was a “fraudulent election.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 21, 2022
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stated on November 17, 2022 in an Instagram post:

A fake Nancy Pelosi said she won’t seek the speaker position again because the real Pelosi was arrested in 2021.

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 18, 2022
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Bags arriving at the Maricopa County vote counting site are evidence of “Democrats with the help of the media and GOP establishment stealing another election.”

By Amy Sherman • November 17, 2022
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stated on November 13, 2022 in a post:

Dr. Anthony Fauci, Ron DeSantis and others “are ALL in a diamond mining business in Oklahoma together!”

By Gabrielle Settles • November 16, 2022
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stated on November 14, 2022 in an Instagram post:

Split election results show the Arizona governor’s race was rigged.

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 16, 2022
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stated on November 9, 2022 in an Instagram post:

Democrats used “47 million mail-in ballots” to steal “every election in the country.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 11, 2022
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stated on November 9, 2022 in a post:

The number of followers John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz have on Instagram proves the Pennsylvania Senate race was illegitimate.

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 10, 2022
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stated on November 9, 2022 in an Instagram post:

Graph shows Gretchen Whitmer stole the Michigan gubernatorial election.

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 10, 2022
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stated on November 9, 2022 in an Instagram post:

Map proves the Pennsylvania Senate election was rigged.

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 10, 2022
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stated on November 9, 2022 in an Instagram post:

The Michigan attorney general’s race was “stolen in the middle of the night from Matt DePerno.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 9, 2022
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stated on November 9, 2022 in an Instagram post:

“Minnesota was stolen from Scott Jensen.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 9, 2022

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