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Aubrey Huff stated on March 14, 2021 in an Instagram post: Hank Aaron and Marvelous Marvin Hagler died “after taking the COVID-19 vaccine.” Roger Marshall stated on March 1, 2021 in an op-ed: A study “suggests that even after two years of hormone therapy, biological boys still maintain significant advantages over girls, including being 12% faster on the 1.5-mile run.” Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says the Atlanta mayor is “shutting the city down for” the NBA All-Star Game weekend. Viral image stated on February 9, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Tampa Mayor Jane Castor maskless at Super Bowl. Facebook posts stated on February 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Satan flashed in the halftime Super Bowl satanic ritual." Facebook posts stated on January 25, 2021 in a post: Says Joe Biden has “allowed males to compete in girls’ sports.” Facebook posts stated on January 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: Hank Aaron’s death was caused by a COVID-19 vaccine. Colin Schmitt stated on January 14, 2021 in a news conference: “We have scientific data, from all different levels, but particularly from the high school sports levels, from numerous different states that shows that it is safe to play what New York is considering high-risk sports.” Viral image stated on November 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the Denver Broncos signed Colin Kaepernick. Doug Jones stated on October 1, 2020 in an ad: Says Tommy Tuberville "quit on his players" all four times that he was a college football coach. Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in Debate: “I brought back Big Ten football.” Facebook posts stated on September 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Houston Texans coming out for the Black National Anthem then going into the locker room for THE REAL NATIONAL ANTHEM is DISGRACEFUL.” Tommy Tuberville stated on August 17, 2020 in an interview: Amid COVID-19, 25 of the 26 Republican governors "have decided to play football," but "three-fourths" of the 24 Democratic governors "have decided not to play already and most will probably not play.” Viral image stated on August 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: “$258,000/month: Amount Blake Griffin will pay in child support to ex Brynn Cameron.” Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The NFL agreed to give the domestic terror group, BLM, 250 million dollars.” Facebook posts stated on July 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a leader of the Blackfeet Nation tribe designed the current Washington Redskins logo and once said it “made us all proud to have an Indian on a big-time team." Viral image stated on June 6, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Quotes LeBron James as saying, “I don’t want nothing to do with white people. I don’t believe they want anything to do with me. I don’t want no (white) friends. It’s me and my boys.” Viral image stated on September 3, 2017 in a Facebook post: Says Kansas City Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt said, “You will stand, with your hand over your heart and with respect, when our country’s national anthem is being played or you will no longer be a Kansas City Chief.” Bloggers stated on July 1, 2020 in a story: Says John Elway told NFL players “Kneel on my field and you’re fired on the spot.” Viral image stated on June 19, 2020 in a viral image: NFL player “stood alone" while his whole team stayed in the locker room during the national anthem, “a real American patriot!” Facebook posts stated on June 15, 2020 in a post on Facebook: NASCAR eliminated the national anthem at races. Facebook posts stated on June 24, 2020 in a Facebook post: Tennis star Serena Williams wrote that she’s “sick of COVID-19. I’m sick of black vs. white. I’m sick of Democrats vs. Republicans. I’m sick of gay vs. straight. I’m sick of Christians vs atheists. I’m REALLY sick of the media.” Facebook posts stated on June 12, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Says Tim Tebow “kneeled in protest of abortion during the National Anthem in 2012. He was praised by fans as being a ‘model American.’” Snoop Dogg stated on June 15, 2020 in an Instagram post: While in prison, boxer Jack Johnson invented and patented the first wrench, and white people insulted him by calling it a “monkey wrench.” Michael Dougherty stated on March 12, 2020 in a tweet: “Some states are only getting 50 tests per day, and the Utah Jazz got 58.” Bloggers stated on January 14, 2020 in a blog post: Says Patrick Mahomes said, “I believe George Zimmerman is innocent.” Viral image stated on February 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows Patrick Mahomes wearing a shirt that says, “The Great State of Kansas.” Bloggers stated on February 3, 2020 in a blog post: Says Kobe Bryant’s wife “recorded her suicide after depression attack this morning.” Instagram posts stated on January 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Kobe Bryant’s "untimely death has been planned for a while."
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Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2021 in a post: Says “Fallon (Fox), a transgender MMA fighter, has now broken 2 female opponents’ skulls,” and shows a photo of Fox alongside an MMA fighter with a severely bloodied face. Aubrey Huff stated on March 14, 2021 in an Instagram post: Hank Aaron and Marvelous Marvin Hagler died “after taking the COVID-19 vaccine.” Roger Marshall stated on March 1, 2021 in an op-ed: A study “suggests that even after two years of hormone therapy, biological boys still maintain significant advantages over girls, including being 12% faster on the 1.5-mile run.” Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says the Atlanta mayor is “shutting the city down for” the NBA All-Star Game weekend. Viral image stated on February 9, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Tampa Mayor Jane Castor maskless at Super Bowl. Facebook posts stated on February 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Satan flashed in the halftime Super Bowl satanic ritual." Facebook posts stated on January 25, 2021 in a post: Says Joe Biden has “allowed males to compete in girls’ sports.” Facebook posts stated on January 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: Hank Aaron’s death was caused by a COVID-19 vaccine. Colin Schmitt stated on January 14, 2021 in a news conference: “We have scientific data, from all different levels, but particularly from the high school sports levels, from numerous different states that shows that it is safe to play what New York is considering high-risk sports.” Viral image stated on November 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the Denver Broncos signed Colin Kaepernick. Doug Jones stated on October 1, 2020 in an ad: Says Tommy Tuberville "quit on his players" all four times that he was a college football coach. Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in Debate: “I brought back Big Ten football.” Facebook posts stated on September 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Houston Texans coming out for the Black National Anthem then going into the locker room for THE REAL NATIONAL ANTHEM is DISGRACEFUL.” Tommy Tuberville stated on August 17, 2020 in an interview: Amid COVID-19, 25 of the 26 Republican governors "have decided to play football," but "three-fourths" of the 24 Democratic governors "have decided not to play already and most will probably not play.” Viral image stated on August 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: “$258,000/month: Amount Blake Griffin will pay in child support to ex Brynn Cameron.” Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The NFL agreed to give the domestic terror group, BLM, 250 million dollars.” Facebook posts stated on July 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a leader of the Blackfeet Nation tribe designed the current Washington Redskins logo and once said it “made us all proud to have an Indian on a big-time team." Viral image stated on June 6, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Quotes LeBron James as saying, “I don’t want nothing to do with white people. I don’t believe they want anything to do with me. I don’t want no (white) friends. It’s me and my boys.” Viral image stated on September 3, 2017 in a Facebook post: Says Kansas City Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt said, “You will stand, with your hand over your heart and with respect, when our country’s national anthem is being played or you will no longer be a Kansas City Chief.” Bloggers stated on July 1, 2020 in a story: Says John Elway told NFL players “Kneel on my field and you’re fired on the spot.” Viral image stated on June 19, 2020 in a viral image: NFL player “stood alone" while his whole team stayed in the locker room during the national anthem, “a real American patriot!” Facebook posts stated on June 15, 2020 in a post on Facebook: NASCAR eliminated the national anthem at races. Facebook posts stated on June 24, 2020 in a Facebook post: Tennis star Serena Williams wrote that she’s “sick of COVID-19. I’m sick of black vs. white. I’m sick of Democrats vs. Republicans. I’m sick of gay vs. straight. I’m sick of Christians vs atheists. I’m REALLY sick of the media.” Facebook posts stated on June 12, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Says Tim Tebow “kneeled in protest of abortion during the National Anthem in 2012. He was praised by fans as being a ‘model American.’” Snoop Dogg stated on June 15, 2020 in an Instagram post: While in prison, boxer Jack Johnson invented and patented the first wrench, and white people insulted him by calling it a “monkey wrench.” Michael Dougherty stated on March 12, 2020 in a tweet: “Some states are only getting 50 tests per day, and the Utah Jazz got 58.” Bloggers stated on January 14, 2020 in a blog post: Says Patrick Mahomes said, “I believe George Zimmerman is innocent.” Viral image stated on February 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows Patrick Mahomes wearing a shirt that says, “The Great State of Kansas.” Bloggers stated on February 3, 2020 in a blog post: Says Kobe Bryant’s wife “recorded her suicide after depression attack this morning.” Instagram posts stated on January 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Kobe Bryant’s "untimely death has been planned for a while."
Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2021 in a post: Says “Fallon (Fox), a transgender MMA fighter, has now broken 2 female opponents’ skulls,” and shows a photo of Fox alongside an MMA fighter with a severely bloodied face.
Aubrey Huff stated on March 14, 2021 in an Instagram post: Hank Aaron and Marvelous Marvin Hagler died “after taking the COVID-19 vaccine.”
Roger Marshall stated on March 1, 2021 in an op-ed: A study “suggests that even after two years of hormone therapy, biological boys still maintain significant advantages over girls, including being 12% faster on the 1.5-mile run.”
Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says the Atlanta mayor is “shutting the city down for” the NBA All-Star Game weekend.
Viral image stated on February 9, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Tampa Mayor Jane Castor maskless at Super Bowl.
Facebook posts stated on February 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Satan flashed in the halftime Super Bowl satanic ritual."
Facebook posts stated on January 25, 2021 in a post: Says Joe Biden has “allowed males to compete in girls’ sports.”
Facebook posts stated on January 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: Hank Aaron’s death was caused by a COVID-19 vaccine.
Colin Schmitt stated on January 14, 2021 in a news conference: “We have scientific data, from all different levels, but particularly from the high school sports levels, from numerous different states that shows that it is safe to play what New York is considering high-risk sports.”
Viral image stated on November 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the Denver Broncos signed Colin Kaepernick.
Doug Jones stated on October 1, 2020 in an ad: Says Tommy Tuberville "quit on his players" all four times that he was a college football coach.
Facebook posts stated on September 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Houston Texans coming out for the Black National Anthem then going into the locker room for THE REAL NATIONAL ANTHEM is DISGRACEFUL.”
Tommy Tuberville stated on August 17, 2020 in an interview: Amid COVID-19, 25 of the 26 Republican governors "have decided to play football," but "three-fourths" of the 24 Democratic governors "have decided not to play already and most will probably not play.”
Viral image stated on August 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: “$258,000/month: Amount Blake Griffin will pay in child support to ex Brynn Cameron.”
Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The NFL agreed to give the domestic terror group, BLM, 250 million dollars.”
Facebook posts stated on July 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a leader of the Blackfeet Nation tribe designed the current Washington Redskins logo and once said it “made us all proud to have an Indian on a big-time team."
Viral image stated on June 6, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Quotes LeBron James as saying, “I don’t want nothing to do with white people. I don’t believe they want anything to do with me. I don’t want no (white) friends. It’s me and my boys.”
Viral image stated on September 3, 2017 in a Facebook post: Says Kansas City Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt said, “You will stand, with your hand over your heart and with respect, when our country’s national anthem is being played or you will no longer be a Kansas City Chief.”
Bloggers stated on July 1, 2020 in a story: Says John Elway told NFL players “Kneel on my field and you’re fired on the spot.”
Viral image stated on June 19, 2020 in a viral image: NFL player “stood alone" while his whole team stayed in the locker room during the national anthem, “a real American patriot!”
Facebook posts stated on June 15, 2020 in a post on Facebook: NASCAR eliminated the national anthem at races.
Facebook posts stated on June 24, 2020 in a Facebook post: Tennis star Serena Williams wrote that she’s “sick of COVID-19. I’m sick of black vs. white. I’m sick of Democrats vs. Republicans. I’m sick of gay vs. straight. I’m sick of Christians vs atheists. I’m REALLY sick of the media.”
Facebook posts stated on June 12, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Says Tim Tebow “kneeled in protest of abortion during the National Anthem in 2012. He was praised by fans as being a ‘model American.’”
Snoop Dogg stated on June 15, 2020 in an Instagram post: While in prison, boxer Jack Johnson invented and patented the first wrench, and white people insulted him by calling it a “monkey wrench.”
Michael Dougherty stated on March 12, 2020 in a tweet: “Some states are only getting 50 tests per day, and the Utah Jazz got 58.”
Bloggers stated on January 14, 2020 in a blog post: Says Patrick Mahomes said, “I believe George Zimmerman is innocent.”
Viral image stated on February 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows Patrick Mahomes wearing a shirt that says, “The Great State of Kansas.”
Bloggers stated on February 3, 2020 in a blog post: Says Kobe Bryant’s wife “recorded her suicide after depression attack this morning.”
Instagram posts stated on January 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Kobe Bryant’s "untimely death has been planned for a while."
