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Facebook posts
stated on November 22, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook:

"Ataque terrorista islámico confirmado cerca de la frontera con Canadá en el puente del Arco Iris en las cataratas del Niágara".

By Loreben Tuquero • November 29, 2023
Social Media
stated on November 22, 2023 in social media posts:

“Terrorist attack confirmed” in Niagara Falls, New York.

By Loreben Tuquero • November 27, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on November 14, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Billboard in New York City shows “Stand with Israel” ad replacing “Stand with Ukraine” ad.

By Jeff Cercone • November 17, 2023
TikTok posts
stated on November 3, 2023 in a TikTok post:

A “B-2 stealth bomber seen over New York” means “Hezbollah may declare war on Israel.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 10, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on November 8, 2023 in a video:

New York’s fraud case against Trump “has nothing to do with his home in Mar-a-Lago.”

By Madison Czopek • November 10, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on October 30, 2023 in a Facebook post:

New York Attorney General Letitia James said President Joe Biden “is an embarrassment to all that we stand for.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 8, 2023
New York Citizens Audit
stated on August 25, 2023 in a report:

A discrepancy in the number of ballots and voters in the 2022 general election in New York “appears to be a federal crime.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos • October 29, 2023
Viral image
stated on October 24, 2023 in an Instagram post:

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer “is a dual Israeli citizen.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 27, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on September 20, 2023 in an Instagram post:

New York City is spraying unsafe pesticides to combat West Nile virus.

By Jeff Cercone • September 29, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on September 24, 2023 in an Instagram post:

“Donald Trump exposes why 9/11 was an inside job.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • September 28, 2023
Viral image
stated on September 22, 2023 in an Instagram post:

A greeting message for Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said “Glory to Urine.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • September 27, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on September 17, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Video shows New York City police “arrest two young people for sleeping on concrete blocks.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • September 21, 2023
Nicole Malliotakis
stated on July 14, 2023 in a radio interview:

“You can work at some McDonald’s in this country for more money than … signing up for the military.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos • July 28, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on June 18, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Recent haze in New York City was caused by “Bill Gates’ sun-dimming technology.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • June 21, 2023
X posts
stated on May 20, 2023 in on social media:

A printer error in Nassau County, New York, turned every registered voter Democratic.

By Conor Amendola • June 19, 2023
Nick LaLota
stated on March 29, 2023 in a press release:

“For every dollar in federal taxes my constituents pay, we get a mere 93 cents back.”

By Cameron Carr • June 19, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on June 8, 2023 in an Instagram post:

“The United Nations replaces all 193 country flags with LGBT flags.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • June 16, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on June 4, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Former President Donald Trump rescued deformed children who were born into sex slavery in tunnels under Central Park in New York.

By Ciara O'Rourke • June 14, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on May 20, 2023 in an Instagram post:

"NYC mayor plans to track and limit meat and dairy."

By Jeff Cercone • May 25, 2023
Kathy Hochul
stated on May 9, 2023 in a news conference:

The New York state budget covers 96% of eligible preschoolers

By Jill Terreri Ramos • May 18, 2023
Charles Schumer
stated on March 28, 2023 in a Senate floor speech:

Sen. Tommy Tuberville is preventing military promotions “because he objects to women within the military getting access to reproductive care.”

By Mary McNaughton • May 4, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on March 1, 2023 in a social media post:

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul wants “quarantine camps” and “imprisonment” if you’re suspected of having a disease.

By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 29, 2023
Paul Tonko
stated on March 20, 2023 in a press release:

“Individuals released from incarceration are 129 times more likely to die of a drug overdose during the first two weeks after release.”

By Conor Amendola • April 26, 2023
Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on March 20, 2023 in a speech at John Jay College of Criminal Justice:

“Many law enforcement agencies didn’t submit their (hate crime) data to the FBI.”

By Cameron Carr • April 25, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on April 6, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg “has been arrested.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 14, 2023
Ron DeSantis
stated on March 20, 2023 in a news conference:

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg “has downgraded over 50% of the felonies to misdemeanors.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 8, 2023
Charles Schumer
stated on March 10, 2023 in a news release:

Sullivan County “has the highest opioid death rate in all of New York state” yet “it’s the only county in the Hudson Valley not included in the federal High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area” program.

By Conor Amendola • April 4, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on April 23, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., “is now worth $29 million dollars.”

By Loreben Tuquero • April 3, 2023
Rebuild by Design
stated on March 1, 2023 in a report:

“Every single county in New York has experienced a federal climate disaster between 2011-2021.”

By Cameron Carr • March 29, 2023
William Barclay
stated on March 7, 2023 in a tweet:

“A proposal in Syracuse would pay gang members $100-$200 per week to stay out of trouble.”

By Marnique O. Panepento • March 29, 2023

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