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stated on January 14, 2025 in a post on Instagram:

The Biden administration is offering only “$770 for people who lost everything” in the Los Angeles wildfires.

By Madison Czopek • January 15, 2025
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stated on January 11, 2025 in an Instagram post:

“The FBI has arrested the owner of the company responsible for the fires in Los Angeles.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • January 15, 2025
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stated on January 14, 2025 in an Instagram post:

Video shows “Israeli tourists celebrating” the Los Angeles wildfires.

By Loreben Tuquero • January 15, 2025
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stated on January 9, 2025 in an Instagram post:

“The LAFD are using women’s handbags to hold water to put out fires.”

By Marta Campabadal Graus • January 14, 2025
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stated on January 11, 2025 in a video:

Says President-elect Donald Trump posted on X that he will “be giving Staten Island to New Jersey.”

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • January 14, 2025
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stated on January 11, 2025 in a post on Instagram:

“Oregon sent 60 fire trucks to California to help with the fires, but they’re being held in Sacramento for emissions testing.”

By Madison Czopek • January 14, 2025
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stated on January 10, 2025 in a post:

The Los Angeles wildfires were planned in preparation for the 2028 Olympics.

By Sara Swann • January 14, 2025
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stated on January 4, 2025 in una publicación en Instagram:

“China declara estado de emergencia por brote masivo de virus mortales”.

By Marta Campabadal Graus • January 9, 2025
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stated on January 3, 2025 in a post:

China has “a mystery disease outbreak” and has declared a “state of emergency.”

By Sara Swann • January 7, 2025
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stated on January 4, 2025 in a photo:

“They still haven’t cracked” Thomas Matthew Crooks’ phone.

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • January 6, 2025
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stated on January 2, 2025 in an Instagram post:

Video shows “Fort Worth, Texas pileup, January (1st), 2025.”

By Loreben Tuquero • January 3, 2025
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stated on December 13, 2024 in an Instagram post:

RFK Jr. posted on X that, “Effective January 20th, all Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) will be BANNED in the United States.”

By Sofia Ahmed • December 30, 2024
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stated on December 15, 2024 in an Instagram post:

“Bill Gates will be implanting digital IDs in newborns in Kenya.”

By Caleb McCullough • December 30, 2024
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stated on December 17, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Video shows Vice President Kamala Harris “is plastered again!”

By Ciara O'Rourke • December 20, 2024
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stated on December 17, 2024 in a photo:

“A Coca-Cola truck filled with kids was found by police in Cicero, Illinois.”

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • December 18, 2024
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stated on December 16, 2024 in an Instagram post:

New Jersey drones are searching for missing radioactive material.

By Jeff Cercone • December 18, 2024
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stated on December 14, 2024 in a video:

Video shows a drone crashed in New Jersey.

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • December 17, 2024
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stated on December 16, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Photo of a young man in a tie shows Wisconsin school shooter Natalie Rupnow.

By Sofia Ahmed • December 17, 2024
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stated on December 11, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Video shows “Yellowstone’s super volcano is now really, really exploding.”

By Loreben Tuquero • December 17, 2024
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stated on December 12, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Video shows Mitch McConnell appearing in a press conference with a bandage around his head.

By Sofia Ahmed • December 13, 2024
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stated on December 5, 2024 in an Instagram post:

“After meeting with Elon Musk, Republican leader Sen. John Thune announces plans to cut Social Security.”

By Madison Czopek • December 13, 2024
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stated on December 2, 2024 in an Instagram post:

“New $40K AIDS cure is nearly 100% effective and requires two shots yearly.”

By Marta Campabadal Graus • December 11, 2024
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stated on December 6, 2024 in a video:

Video shows “NYC coming together to dance in the streets over the universal American love” of dead CEOs.

By Ciara O'Rourke • December 10, 2024
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stated on December 8, 2024 in a post:

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted on X that on Jan. 20, “I will be banning all consumption of Diet Coke in the United States.”

By Sara Swann • December 9, 2024
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stated on December 5, 2024 in an Instagram post:

“The population in Gaza has increased by 2.02% since Oct. 7, 2023.”

By Sofia Ahmed • December 6, 2024
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stated on December 6, 2024 in an Instagram post:

"Vaccine researcher Peter Hotez says multiple viruses will be unleashed on America the day after Trump takes office."

By Jeff Cercone • December 6, 2024
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stated on December 4, 2024 in an Instagram post:

“Trump was impeached for trying to investigate all the crimes that Joe Biden just pardoned Hunter over.”

By Loreben Tuquero • December 6, 2024
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stated on November 28, 2024 in an Instagram post:

“Bill Gates has been indicted in the Netherlands.”

By Loreben Tuquero • December 5, 2024
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stated on December 2, 2024 in an Instagram post:

"President Trump has announced a plan to prosecute the Biden administration for the 325,000 kids that went ‘missing’ into human trafficking & sex slavery during their open border policies.”

By Maria Briceño • December 5, 2024
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stated on November 16, 2024 in a video:

Video shows President-elect Donald Trump announcing “free college education” in November 2024.

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 27, 2024