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Facebook posts
stated on January 17, 2021 in a Facebook post:

The COVID-19 vaccine is dangerous because 23 people died in Norway "within hours” of receiving it.

By Monique Curet • January 19, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on January 14, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“CNN-NPR photojournalist Jade Sacker was embedded with antifa leader" during the U.S. Capitol attack.

By Tom Kertscher • January 18, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on January 15, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says a photo shows armed soldiers protecting Joe Biden’s inauguration.

By Miriam Valverde • January 16, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“Coronavirus vaccinations seem to be causing 50 times the adverse events of flu vaccinations after just the first of two shots.”

By Tom Kertscher • January 15, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on January 12, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says Rep. Pramila Jayapal was not wearing a mask in Congress during the U.S. Capitol mob.

By Bill McCarthy • January 14, 2021
Chris Jacobs
stated on January 7, 2021 in a television interview:

“There were several states where outside actors dramatically changed the rules of the road, so to speak, two weeks out, one week out, on how elections would be run.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos • January 13, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on January 11, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“The U.S. Department of State … released a statement on their website stating that Donald J. Trump's term ended” on Jan. 11, 2021.

By Noah Y. Kim • January 12, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on January 9, 2021 in a screenshot:

A second impeachment means Donald Trump loses his lifetime pension, travel allowance, Secret Service detail, and his ability to run for public office.

By Daniel Funke • January 11, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on January 7, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says left-wing activist John Sullivan “incited (the) insurgence of (the) US Capitol.”

By Bill McCarthy • January 8, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post:

An image shows National Guard at the Capitol during the Black Lives Matter protests in D.C.

By Noah Y. Kim • January 8, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on January 5, 2021 in a video:

32,000 votes for David Perdue “disappeared” during the Georgia Senate runoff election.

By Daniel Funke • January 8, 2021
Josh Hawley
stated on January 6, 2021 in a U.S. Senate speech:

“Last year, Pennsylvania elected officials passed a whole new law that allows universal mail-in balloting, and did it irregardless of what the Pennsylvania Constitution said.”

By Amy Sherman • January 8, 2021
Josh Hawley
stated on January 4, 2021 in a tweet:

Says activists threatened his family and “screamed threats, vandalized, and tried to pound open our door.”

By William Skipworth • January 8, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Quotes show Democrats supported riots “when BLM was BURNING down cities and killing people in the streets!”

By Samantha Putterman • January 7, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on January 5, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Voting machines didn’t work in heavily GOP areas for the Georgia runoff elections, leaving some voters unable to cast ballots.

By Tom Kertscher • January 7, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on January 5, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Google and Apple maps won’t give directions to Washington, D.C. because “they don’t want you going to a certain big rally.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • January 6, 2021
Ted Cruz
stated on January 6, 2021 in a speech on the Senate floor:

“39% of Americans … 31% of independents ... 17% of Democrats believe the election was rigged."

By Miriam Valverde • January 6, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on December 27, 2020 in social media posts:

Says a recent study found no asymptomatic or presymptomatic spread of COVID.

By Louis Jacobson • December 28, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on December 21, 2020 in in a Facebook post:

Says COVID-19 relief bill “provides more funding to foreign governments and to American arts centers, than to the American people.”

By Miriam Valverde • December 22, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on December 18, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“Nurse passes out on live TV after taking vaccine.”

By Miriam Valverde • December 21, 2020
Kelly Loeffler
stated on December 9, 2020 in an interview:

Says Raphael Warnock has "said we need to open up the prisons" and "eliminate cash bail."

By Tom Kertscher • December 18, 2020
David Perdue
stated on December 7, 2020 in an interview:

Says Jon Ossoff "wants total, blanket amnesty and he wants a total lockdown."

By Tom Kertscher • December 14, 2020
Bloggers
stated on December 8, 2020 in a blog post:

“FDA announces 2 deaths of Pfizer vaccine trial participants from ‘serious adverse events.’”

By Ciara O'Rourke • December 11, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on December 6, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“40 years of research, and no vaccine for HIV. At least 100 years of research and no vaccine for cancer. Ongoing research and no vaccine for the common cold. Now in less than a year, there's a vaccine for COVID-19?”

By Miriam Valverde • December 10, 2020
Bloggers
stated on December 6, 2020 in an article on GreenMedInfo.com:

"The FDA knows that rushed-to-market COVID-19 vaccines may cause a wide range of life-threatening side effects, including death."

By Daniel Funke • December 9, 2020
David Rouzer
stated on December 3, 2020 in a tweet:

The National Institutes of Health “states that regular marijuana use can reduce IQ by 8 points.”

By Paul Specht • December 8, 2020
Viral image
stated on December 3, 2020 in a post on Instagram:

“The first randomized controlled trial of more than 6,000 individuals to assess the effectiveness of surgical face masks against SARS-CoV-2 infection found masks did not statistically significantly reduce the incidence of infection."

By Madison Czopek • December 7, 2020
Donald Trump
stated on December 2, 2020 in a speech:

“No state in the country verifies United States citizenship as a condition for voting in federal elections.”

By Amy Sherman • December 7, 2020
GOP Daily Brief
stated on November 23, 2020 in a story:

“Supreme Court Shakes Up 2020 Election, Assigns Conservatives To Swing State Circuit Courts.”

By Noah Y. Kim • December 2, 2020
Kelly Loeffler
stated on November 13, 2020 in an ad:

Says Raphael Warnock defended the “hatred” of Jeremiah Wright, the pastor who said “not God bless America, God damn America,” and gave Wright “an award for truth telling.”

By Tom Kertscher • December 1, 2020

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