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stated on October 27, 2022 in a TV segment

The United States is "about to run out of diesel fuel ... by the Monday of Thanksgiving week."

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stated on August 21, 2022 in a Facebook post

An image shows a chyron on Tucker Carlson’s show that said “straight men turning homo after ‘gay hypnosis.’”

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stated on July 2, 2022 in a Facebook post

"Fox offers Chris Wallace's Sunday spot to Candace Owens."

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stated on June 23, 2022 in a TV segment

No one “with a concealed carry permit ever committed a mass shooting."

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stated on June 20, 2022 in an Instagram post

A compilation of images shows what Joe Biden has “done to our country.”

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stated on June 12, 2022 in an interview with Fox News

Soviet and Chinese communists have “grabbed control” of U.S. entertainment, movies, television, music, academia, K-12 education and the news media.

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stated on June 9, 2022 in a TV segment

“Donald Trump authorized up to 20,000 National Guard troops to protect the Capitol" before Jan. 6, 2021, but was "rejected" by Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer.

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stated on April 26, 2022 in a radio show segment

When there is “a noose on a college dorm of a Black student” or a racial slur “on a dormitory building, the odds are overwhelming that a Black student actually did that."

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stated on April 27, 2022 in a TV segment

Conservatives gained Twitter followers after the company announced its deal with Elon Musk because "Twitter lifted a broad anti-conservative, anti-Trump shadow ban.”

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"Watch The Water"

stated on April 11, 2022 in a film

COVID-19 is a synthetic version of “snake venom” that evil forces are spreading through remdesivir, the COVID-19 vaccines and drinking water to “make you a hybrid of Satan.”

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stated on March 22, 2022 in a tweet

Ketanji Brown Jackson “says she gave pedophiles lighter sentences (because) it’s different when they use computers vs mail to get volumes of child porn. This makes ‘total sense’ according to Jackson.”

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stated on March 11, 2022 in a TV segment

The Russian airstrike on a maternity hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, had “the makings of yet another false flag operation” led by the U.S.

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stated on March 15, 2022 in a Fox News appearance

"What is happening here is not so different from what we're seeing happening in Russia, where you have got state TV and controlled messaging across the board."

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stated on March 15, 2022 in a video on his website

“As soon as Biden took office, he eliminated all subsidies for fossil fuels.”

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Maria Bartiromo

stated on February 22, 2022 in a TV segment

“We have doubled our (oil) imports from Russia in the last year.”

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stated on February 22, 2022 in a tweet

“NATO (under direction from the United States) is violating previous agreements and expanding eastward.”

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stated on February 14, 2022 in a TV segment

“Durham’s documents show that Hillary Clinton hired people who hacked into Trump’s home and office computers” and “planted evidence, fabricated evidence connecting Trump to Russia.”

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Patrick Gaspard

stated on February 13, 2022 in remarks on ABC's "This Week"

"Inflation has been caused by the global economies shutting down all at once, reopening all at once. And … the U.S. economy is recovering at a far faster pace than any other country in the OECD."

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stated on February 5, 2022 in a TV segment graphic

The “top ten most unhealthy U.S. cities” are San Francisco; Seattle; Portland, Oregon; San Diego; Honolulu; Washington; Austin, Texas; Irving, Texas; Portland, Maine; and Denver.

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Jonathon Moseley

stated on February 1, 2022 in a TV segment

“It’s not illegal to go inside the Capitol” as the Oath Keepers and other Jan. 6 rioters did.

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Fact-checking conspiracy theories about the death of Michael Stenger, former Senate sergeant-at-arms

Fact-checking conspiracy theories about the death of Michael Stenger, former Senate sergeant-at-arms

By Bill McCarthy • June 29, 2022

Fox News carries third Jan. 6 committee hearing as testimony features its hosts and guests

Fox News carries third Jan. 6 committee hearing as testimony features its hosts and guests

By Bill McCarthy • June 17, 2022

As America watched Jan. 6 hearing, Fox viewers heard Tucker Carlson’s alternate reality

As America watched Jan. 6 hearing, Fox viewers heard Tucker Carlson’s alternate reality

By Bill McCarthy • June 10, 2022

Tucker Carlson feigned ignorance over ‘great replacement theory,’ despite talking about it often

Tucker Carlson feigned ignorance over ‘great replacement theory,’ despite talking about it often

By Bill McCarthy • May 19, 2022

What is the ‘great replacement theory’ linked to the Buffalo shooter?

What is the ‘great replacement theory’ linked to the Buffalo shooter?

By Bill McCarthy • May 16, 2022

How a rumor about Justice Alito in 'hiding' jumped to primetime TV

How a rumor about Justice Alito in 'hiding' jumped to primetime TV

By Bill McCarthy • May 11, 2022

The faulty premise of the ‘2,000 mules’ trailer about voting by mail in the 2020 election

The faulty premise of the ‘2,000 mules’ trailer about voting by mail in the 2020 election

By Bill McCarthy • May 4, 2022

The facts behind the Russian, right-wing narratives claiming Hunter Biden funded biolabs in Ukraine

The facts behind the Russian, right-wing narratives claiming Hunter Biden funded biolabs in Ukraine

By Bill McCarthy • April 1, 2022

‘Cheap fakes’: Viral videos keep clipping Biden’s words out of context

‘Cheap fakes’: Viral videos keep clipping Biden’s words out of context

By Bill McCarthy • February 14, 2022

False flags: They’re real, but far less widespread than social media suggest

False flags: They’re real, but far less widespread than social media suggest

By Louis Jacobson • February 8, 2022

How new Jan. 6 revelations on Ray Epps, others undercut Tucker Carlson’s FBI conspiracy theory

How new Jan. 6 revelations on Ray Epps, others undercut Tucker Carlson’s FBI conspiracy theory

By Bill McCarthy • January 18, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic is not over. How will we know when it is?

The COVID-19 pandemic is not over. How will we know when it is?

By Bill McCarthy • January 13, 2022

Who is Robert Malone? Joe Rogan’s guest was a vaccine scientist, became an anti-vaccine darling

Who is Robert Malone? Joe Rogan’s guest was a vaccine scientist, became an anti-vaccine darling

By Bill McCarthy • January 6, 2022

How Fox News hosts’ Jan 6 texts, on-air comments told different stories of attack

How Fox News hosts’ Jan 6 texts, on-air comments told different stories of attack

By Bill McCarthy • December 16, 2021

In context: Joe Biden’s ‘fair share’ comments on gas prices

In context: Joe Biden’s ‘fair share’ comments on gas prices

By Bill McCarthy • December 9, 2021

Tucker Carlson’s ‘Patriot Purge’ film on Jan. 6 is full of falsehoods, conspiracy theories

Tucker Carlson’s ‘Patriot Purge’ film on Jan. 6 is full of falsehoods, conspiracy theories

By Bill McCarthy • November 5, 2021

Newsmax, Fox News air outdated, out-of-context photos of empty shelves in segments bashing Biden

Newsmax, Fox News air outdated, out-of-context photos of empty shelves in segments bashing Biden

By Bill McCarthy • October 22, 2021

What was the Contingency and Crisis Response bureau? Examining the Trump-era proposal

What was the Contingency and Crisis Response bureau? Examining the Trump-era proposal

By Bill McCarthy • August 25, 2021

‘Youth is not invincible’: 9 experts dispute Joe Rogan’s vaccine advice for healthy 21-year-olds

‘Youth is not invincible’: 9 experts dispute Joe Rogan’s vaccine advice for healthy 21-year-olds

By Bill McCarthy • April 28, 2021

What we know about Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick’s death

What we know about Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick’s death

By Bill McCarthy • February 22, 2021