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Facebook posts
stated on March 28, 2020 in a post:

Says a “5G LAW PASSED while everyone was distracted” with the coronavirus pandemic and lists 20 symptoms associated with 5G exposure.

By Daniel Funke • April 3, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on March 28, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says for otherwise healthy people “experiencing mild to moderate respiratory symptoms with or without a COVID-19 diagnosis … only high temperatures kill a virus, so let your fever run high,” but not over 103 or 104 degrees.

By Tom Kertscher • April 3, 2020
Joe Biden
stated on March 27, 2020 in a virtual town hall on CNN:

“There was no effort” to get American experts into China after it announced the coronavirus, and “we had one person in-country (and Trump) pulled him out of the country.”

By Jon Greenberg • April 3, 2020
Daniel Kelly
stated on March 3, 2020 in campaign email:

Says rival Jill Karofsky wants "to disarm law abiding citizens."

By D.L. Davis • April 2, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on March 27, 2020 in social media:

Shows a waitress saying, "I lost my job. But I'll sleep better knowing” that the coronavirus relief bill included funding for the Kennedy Center, refugee resettlement, PBS, and congressional salaries: “Thanks, Democrats”

By Louis Jacobson • March 31, 2020
Turning Point USA
stated on March 25, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak "has banned the use of an anti-malaria drug that might help cure coronavirus.”

By Daniel Funke • March 27, 2020
Donald Trump
stated on March 26, 2020 in a Hannity show interview:

Speaking of his restriction on travel from China, “I had (Joe) Biden calling me xenophobic. … He called me a racist, because of the fact that he felt it was a racist thing to stop people from China coming in.”

By Miriam Valverde • March 27, 2020
Bloggers
stated on February 28, 2020 in a news article:

“Swing State Hit With 2020 Voting Lawsuit - Accused Of Registering Over 1,500 Deceased People In Pennsylvania.”

By Jessica Calefati • March 27, 2020
Daniel Kelly
stated on March 8, 2020 in a TV interview:

Says a Marquette professor called him a "maverick" and found no correlation between his opinions and conservative background.

By Haley BeMiller • March 27, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on March 17, 2020 in a Facebook post:

"U.S. deaths since 1/22 (2020): COVID-19: 27, flu, 4,700; abortion: 118,000."

By Tom Kertscher • March 24, 2020
Chris Jacobs
stated on March 4, 2020 in a television commercial:

"Nate McMurray wants to reward illegals with amnesty."

By Jill Terreri Ramos • March 24, 2020
Adam Schnelting
stated on February 24, 2020 in an op-Ed for The Missouri Times:

“Replacing marriage licenses with domestic union contracts does not alter state or federal benefits.”

By Julia Garlich • March 20, 2020
Marco Rubio
stated on March 19, 2020 in a tweet:

For coronavirus cases “in the U.S. 38% of those hospitalized are under 35.”

By Amy Sherman • March 20, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on March 15, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says Joe Biden “just announced on CNN he will completely shut down drilling for oil and natural gas on day one of his administration.”

By Tom Kertscher • March 20, 2020
David Crowley
stated on March 11, 2020 in a debate:

“I’ve passed more bills than Sen. Larson has, because ... he hasn’t passed any.”

By Eric Litke • March 20, 2020
Viral image
stated on March 13, 2020 in a viral image:

“President Trump, COVID-19 coronavirus: U.S. cases 1,329; U.S. deaths, 38; panic level: mass hysteria. President Obama, H1N1 virus: U.S. cases, 60.8 million; U.S. deaths, 12,469; panic level: totally chill. Do you all see how the media can manipulate your life.”

By Tom Kertscher • March 18, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on March 14, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“Italy has decided not to treat their elderly for this virus.”

By Tom Kertscher • March 18, 2020
Instagram posts
stated on March 15, 2020 in an image:

"COVID-19 started because we eat animals."

By Daniel Funke • March 18, 2020
Sean Hannity
stated on March 16, 2020 in a TV segment:

“Now, as it stands, our health care system has adequate ventilators, ICU beds, medical professionals.”

By Bill McCarthy • March 18, 2020
Instagram posts
stated on March 15, 2020 in a screenshot:

Says Donald Trump “cut funding to the CDC,” “fired the Pandemic Response Team,” “refused WHO tests” and “wasted two weeks calling this outbreak a ‘Democrat hoax.’”

By Daniel Funke • March 17, 2020
Joe Biden
stated on March 15, 2020 in a Democratic primary debate:

The World Health Organization offered the testing kits that they have available and to give it to us now. We refused them. We did not want to buy them.”

By Jon Greenberg • March 16, 2020
Donald Trump
stated on March 12, 2020 in a tweet:

Says Joe Biden “was in charge of the H1N1 Swine Flu epidemic which killed thousands of people. The response was one of the worst on record. Our response is one of the best, with fast action of border closings & a 78% Approval Rating, the highest on record. His was lowest!"

By Miriam Valverde • March 15, 2020
Bernie Sanders
stated on March 11, 2020 in a television ad attacking Joe Biden:

Says Joe Biden "has advocated cutting Social Security for 40 years"

By Jon Greenberg • March 12, 2020
North Carolina Republican Party
stated on February 25, 2020 in a tweet:

Says North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper “has seen his approval rating plummet”

By Paul Specht • March 12, 2020
Bloggers
stated on March 6, 2020 in a story:

Says Nancy Pelosi delayed coronavirus funding so “Dems could campaign on it.”

By Samantha Putterman • March 10, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on March 9, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“President Trump has come into contact with a potential coronavirus sufferer!”

By Tom Kertscher • March 10, 2020
Robin Vos
stated on March 7, 2020 in a tweet:

Video shows Joe Biden saying “we can only re-elect Donald Trump.”

By Eric Litke • March 9, 2020
Donald Trump
stated on March 7, 2020 in a tweet:

Video shows Joe Biden saying “we can only re-elect Donald Trump.”

By Amy Sherman • March 9, 2020
Hillary Clinton
stated on March 4, 2020 in an interview:

Says at polling places in Texas on Super Tuesday “the Republican side gets 25 machines, the Democratic side gets 5 machines. People were literally standing in line for seven hours.”

By Madlin Mekelburg • March 9, 2020
Rush Darwish
stated on March 3, 2020 in a tweet:

Says U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski “voted against the DREAM Act, supports separating families and banning Muslims.”

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • March 8, 2020

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