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stated on April 23, 2023 in a Facebook post:

“Breaking Trump quietly announces Hillary’s prosecution is moving forward.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • May 3, 2023
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stated on April 8, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Video proves John F. Kennedy Jr. is alive.

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 14, 2023
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stated on April 9, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Video shows John F. Kennedy Jr. in a “real presidential convoy.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 14, 2023
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stated on March 31, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Video shows Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas crying after a question from an aide to former President Donald Trump.

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 5, 2023
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stated on April 1, 2023 in a Facebook post:

“Pelosi cries like a kid after Trump’s lawyer proves her client ‘innocence.’”

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 4, 2023
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stated on March 30, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Former President Donald Trump is actually another man wearing a Trump mask.

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 4, 2023
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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
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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
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stated on March 20, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Former President Donald Trump is the “current sitting” commander in chief.

By Ciara O'Rourke • March 21, 2023
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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
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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
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stated on March 18, 2023 in a tweet:

Photo shows former President Donald Trump detained by police.

By Ciara O'Rourke • March 20, 2023
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stated on March 12, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Audio captures former Presidents Donald Trump and Barack Obama debating Michelle Obama’s gender.

By Ciara O'Rourke • March 14, 2023
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stated on February 27, 2023 in a Facebook post:

“BREAKING Trump preps Marines to stop presidential coup.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • February 28, 2023
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stated on February 26, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Former President Donald Trump “was the 1st president in U.S. history to acknowledge that children are being sold for sex in the U.S.” while President Joe Biden “rescinded Trump’s executive order that helped combat child sex trafficking.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • February 27, 2023
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stated on February 8, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Photo shows former President Donald Trump and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador kissing.

By Ciara O'Rourke • February 10, 2023
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stated on January 29, 2023 in an Instagram post:

This photo shows former President Donald Trump “last week.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • January 30, 2023
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stated on January 4, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Video shows John F. Kennedy Jr. at Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration.

By Ciara O'Rourke • January 12, 2023
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stated on December 7, 2022 in an Instagram post:

Video shows former President Donald Trump saying he “just can’t be upset” with Kanye West.

By Ciara O'Rourke • December 9, 2022
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stated on November 2, 2022 in an Instagram post:

CNN reported Donald Trump died on Nov. 1.

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 3, 2022
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stated on October 27, 2022 in an Instagram post:

Former President Donald Trump issued an Oct. 27 statement saying he was told his Twitter account “will be back up and running on Monday.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 28, 2022
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stated on October 19, 2022 in an Instagram post:

On Oct. 19, Donald Trump tweeted, “Thank you Elon Musk, I’m back!!!”

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 20, 2022
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stated on October 12, 2022 in a Facebook post:

“Trump woken up from his bed by police.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 14, 2022
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stated on October 8, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Donald Trump’s “rally just got shut down after no one shows up.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 13, 2022
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stated on October 9, 2022 in a Facebook post:

“Merrick Garland catches Trump planning to flee.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 12, 2022
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stated on September 25, 2022 in a Facebook post:

“Pelosi’s panel ready to arrest Trump.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • September 29, 2022
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stated on September 13, 2022 in an Instagram post:

“Everyone but Trump invited to royal funeral.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • September 14, 2022
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stated on September 8, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Video shows a statement from Donald Trump on Sept. 8, 2022.

By Ciara O'Rourke • September 14, 2022
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stated on September 12, 2022 in a Facebook post:

“Nancy Pelosi set to resign from Congress as Trump files impeachment lawsuits against her.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • September 14, 2022
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stated on September 11, 2022 in an Instagram post:

Donald Trump said, “I never told anybody but she knighted me in private.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • September 13, 2022

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