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stated on March 7, 2023 in a chain email:

Because of daylight saving time, “NO alarm set for the 2:00 a.m. hour will go off” on March 12.

By Madison Czopek • March 9, 2023
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stated on October 25, 2019 in a chain email:

"14,000 abandoned wind turbines litter the United States."

By Madison Czopek • October 25, 2019
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stated on December 5, 2017 in a chain email:

Says Russian President Vladimir Putin got a standing ovation from the Duma after he gave a speech saying Muslims are "taking over" other countries but won't take over Russia.

By Sophie Kaplan • December 11, 2017
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stated on May 11, 2017 in a chain email:

Says there are thousands of registered voters over 110 years old in North Carolina, including one who is 219 years old.

By Will Doran • May 18, 2017
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stated on September 21, 2016 in a chain email:

On Tim Kaine: "In exchange for campaign contributions, he appointed a radical jihadi to the Virginia Immigration Commission."

By Warren Fiske • October 3, 2016
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stated on August 26, 2014 in In a viral YouTube video:

A Muslim immigrant in Michigan can list his second, third or fourth wives as "extended family" and qualify for welfare.

By Clayton Youngman • December 7, 2015
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stated on June 29, 2015 in a chain email:

Muslims "attempted to establish the first Islamic Sharia court inside the United States in the town of Irving, Texas."

By W. Gardner Selby • July 16, 2015
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stated on June 24, 2015 in a chain email:

"Under the Affordable Care Act, anyone on Medicare who is admitted to a hospital for observation will be responsible for the bill. Medicare won't pay a cent."

By Louis Jacobson • June 25, 2015
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stated on April 6, 2015 in a chain email:

Says Hillary Clinton will receive her "congressional salary until she dies" and the Secret Service pays her mortgage.

By Lauren Carroll • April 6, 2015
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stated on February 9, 2015 in a chain email:

"Over 200 years ago, the United States had declared war on Islam, and Thomas Jefferson led the charge!"

By Louis Jacobson • February 11, 2015
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stated on January 1, 2015 in a chain email:

New tax increases that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2015, "all passed under the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare."

By Louis Jacobson • January 5, 2015
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stated on December 2, 2014 in a chain email:

Says a man in Ferguson, Mo., was photographed holding a sign that said, "No mother should have to fear for her son's life every time he robs a store."

By Louis Jacobson • December 4, 2014
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stated on October 30, 2014 in a chain email:

"Over 214,000 doctors opt out of Obamacare exchanges."

By Steve Contorno • November 6, 2014
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stated on October 21, 2014 in a chain email:

The Affordable Care Act says that "at age 76 when you most need it most, you are not eligible for cancer treatment. … Cancer hospital will ration care according to the patient's age."

By Lauren Burns • October 21, 2014
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stated on September 30, 2014 in a chain email:

"2014 Federal Tax Refunds To Be Delayed Until October 2015."

By Nai Issa • October 16, 2014
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stated on August 26, 2014 in a chain email:

Says Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad chartered a plane to remove 124 young illegal immigrants from his state and take them back to Honduras.

By Louis Jacobson • August 27, 2014
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stated on August 14, 2014 in a chain email:

Says the former president of the Czech Republic said the American people were a "confederacy of fools" for electing Barack Obama.

By Lauren Carroll • August 14, 2014
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stated on June 18, 2014 in a chain email:

Says Barack Obama is the "first president to appoint 45 czars to replace elected officials in his office."

By Shannon Beckham • June 25, 2014
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stated on June 26, 2014 in emails and social media posts circulating on the Internet:

Says Barack Obama said that "ordinary men and women are too small-minded to govern their own affairs" and that individuals should "surrender their rights to an all-powerful sovereign."

By Louis Jacobson • June 23, 2014
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stated on June 18, 2014 in a chain email:

President Barack Obama "is the first president to keep a dog-trainer on retainer for $102,000 a year at taxpayer expense."

By Molly O'Connor • June 18, 2014
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stated on June 18, 2014:

Barack Obama is the "first president to file lawsuits against the states he swore an oath to protect."

By Louis Jacobson • June 18, 2014
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stated on June 19, 2014 in a chain email.:

Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine voted "to let the U.N. take OUR guns."

By Nancy Madsen • June 15, 2014
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stated on June 5, 2014 in emails and social media posts circulating on the Internet:

"Obama Signs Bill Forgiving All Student Loan Debt."

By Louis Jacobson • June 9, 2014
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stated on June 5, 2014 in emails circulating on the Internet:

Due to actions by President Barack Obama, "the Burger King national headquarters announced this month that they will be pulling their franchises from our military bases."

By Louis Jacobson • June 5, 2014
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stated on May 30, 2014 in messages on the Internet:

Says Barack Obama is the only American president who has not visited the D-Day Monument in Normandy on D-Day.

By Shannon Beckham • May 30, 2014
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stated on May 19, 2014 in messages on the Internet:

"Solar panels drain the sun’s energy."

By Louis Jacobson • May 29, 2014
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stated on May 17, 2014 in a chain email:

"Obama Announces Plans For A Third Term Presidential Run"

By Louis Jacobson • May 23, 2014
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stated on May 14, 2014 in a chain email:

"No Republicans voted for" recent hikes in the income tax, payroll tax, capital gains tax, dividend tax and estate tax. "These taxes were all passed under … Obamacare."

By Louis Jacobson • May 14, 2014
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stated on April 3, 2014 in a chain email:

Because the EPA closed a lead smelter in Missouri, "all lead for bullets will have to come from overseas!"

By Amy Sherman • April 25, 2014
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stated on April 24, 2014 in a chain email:

"The President wants the U.S. to sign on to the U.N.’s International Criminal Court."

By Louis Jacobson • April 24, 2014

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