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Facebook posts
stated on March 22, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Solar companies “have to give solar panels away for completely no net cost.”

By Tom Kertscher • March 31, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on February 26, 2023 in a video:

DO Black credit card is part of a government plot to control people’s lives.

By Andy Nguyen • March 31, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on March 26, 2023 in una publicación de Facebook:

“Enorme ejércitos polacos de 100 mil … entran en la frontera rusa”.

By Marta Campabadal Graus • March 31, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on March 26, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Video shows President Joe Biden talking about what “stable Jesus” said about airports.

By Loreben Tuquero • March 30, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on March 28, 2023 in a screenshot shared on Facebook:

Photo of person holding sign shows the shooter who killed six people at a Nashville, Tennessee, school.

By Madison Czopek • March 30, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on March 28, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Images show a great white shark on the beach in North Carolina.

By Tom Kertscher • March 29, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on March 28, 2023 in a video:

Video shows zombie virus outbreak in China.

By Jeff Cercone • March 29, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on March 22, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Climate change is caused by corporations using "weather modification patents.”

By Tom Kertscher • March 29, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on March 26, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Images show “Putin has been arrested.”

By Jeff Cercone • March 28, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on March 23, 2023 in a screenshot shared on Instagram:

“The gay dating app Grindr says if Florida doesn’t stop passing homophobic and transphobic laws, they’ll reveal every Republican legislator and party official who secretly uses the app.”

By Madison Czopek • March 28, 2023
Tweets
stated on March 23, 2023 in a tweet:

“Congress has officially banned TikTok.”

By Samantha Putterman • March 28, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on March 23, 2023 in a Facebook post:

“Trump just shared a bombshell letter from Stormy Daniels debunking DA Bragg's case.”

By Tom Kertscher • March 27, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on March 10, 2023 in a video shared on Facebook:

“At a top robotics company in Japan this week, four robots being developed for military applications killed 29 humans in the lab.”

By Madison Czopek • March 27, 2023
Donald Trump
stated on March 4, 2023 in a post on Truth Social:

Violent crime in Manhattan is "now at a record level."

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • March 24, 2023
Tweets
stated on March 13, 2023 in a tweet:

“No one got (a) dime” from the $70 million raised for the Florida Disaster Fund.

By Loreben Tuquero • March 24, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on March 15, 2023 in a headline shared on Facebook:

Silicon Valley Bank “donated $73M to 'BLM Movement'”

By Madison Czopek • March 22, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on March 20, 2023 in an Instagram post:

“You can get vaccinated by sleeping with somebody who is already jabbed” with an mRNA vaccine. “It’s called shedding.”

By Loreben Tuquero • March 22, 2023
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stated on March 15, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Charles Darwin predicted a sub-species of humans “will deny biology” and “attempt to undo the centuries of human development by rewriting history.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • March 22, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on March 19, 2023 in a Facebook post:

TV host “Dr. Phil” endorsed a “2023 seniors benefits program.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • March 21, 2023
Viral image
stated on March 14, 2023 in a tweet:

Former President Donald Trump said “any indictment of me is an indictment of you.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • March 21, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on March 19, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Video shows “Trump supporters lining up on Fifth Ave in Manhattan on Sunday.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • March 21, 2023
Viral image
stated on March 20, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Former President Donald Trump issued a statement threatening to leak “interesting videos” of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

By Ciara O'Rourke • March 21, 2023
Viral image
stated on March 18, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Elon Musk tweeted he would “buy Joint Commission and let nurses have drinks at their station.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • March 20, 2023
Viral image
stated on March 18, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Photo shows Magic Johnson donating blood “to help underprivileged communities help fight COVID-19.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • March 20, 2023
Viral image
stated on March 18, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Former President Donald Trump tweeted, “The storm is upon us.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • March 20, 2023
Tweets
stated on March 18, 2023 in a tweet:

Photo shows former President Donald Trump detained by police.

By Ciara O'Rourke • March 20, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on March 3, 2023 in a video:

“USA gives final warning to Uganda to legalize homosexuality,” or no aid.

By Grace Abels • March 17, 2023
Tweets
stated on March 11, 2023 in a tweet:

Kari Lake called Trump the “fattest president since Taft” in a 2016 tweet.

By Samantha Putterman • March 16, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on February 28, 2023 in an image:

"We’re just burning 300 gallons of jet fuel to de-ice this clean energy wind turbine … that needs 80 gallons of synthetic oil to operate."

By Andy Nguyen • March 16, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on February 21, 2023 in a Facebook post:

A $2 million grant for Georgia’s DeKalb County amounts to a “private takeover of election offices.”

By Amy Sherman • March 15, 2023

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