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Orly Taitz stated on August 02, 2009 in an attachment to a lawsuit:

Birthers have obtained a copy of Obama's Kenyan birth certificate.

By Robert Farley• August 21, 2009

Facebook posts stated on January 19, 2022 in a Facebook post:

COVID spelled backward is “divoc” which means "possession of the evil spirit" in Hebrew.

By Samantha Putterman• February 11, 2022

Instagram posts stated on February 10, 2023 in an Instagram post:

“Humans are not causing climate change.” Magnetic pole shifting “is causing havoc worldwide in weather, climate, earthquakes, tsunamis, etc.”

By Loreben Tuquero• February 15, 2023

Instagram posts stated on April 23, 2023 in an Instagram post:

"Healthy pilots are suffering from myocarditis and dropping dead on flights” because of the COVID-19 vaccines.

By Jeff Cercone• April 28, 2023

Pete Hegseth stated on March 24, 2025 in an interview:

"Nobody was texting war plans" in the Trump administration Signal group text about bombing Yemen.

By Grace Abels, Amy Sherman• March 26, 2025

Brian Tyler Cohen stated on May 03, 2023 in a Facebook post:

House Speaker “Kevin McCarthy has quietly implemented a pay raise for members (of Congress) that could be $30,000+ per person. It circumvents the Constitution by instead reimbursing their rent, utilities, & meals.”

By Louis Jacobson• May 11, 2023

West Virginians For Health Freedom stated on August 29, 2025 in a billboard in Morgantown, W.Va.:

“Vaccine makers are exempt from all liability for vaccine injury and death.”

By Natalie Ribar• October 15, 2025

X posts stated on October 26, 2025 in a post on X:

Video shows Hurricane Melissa hitting Jamaica on Oct. 26, 2025.

By Maria Briceño• October 27, 2025

Ask PolitiFact: Can dogs detect COVID-19?

By Miriam Valverde• January 26, 2021

Weapons, helicopters and K9s: Debunking misinformation about the end of the war in Afghanistan

By Samantha Putterman• September 3, 2021

Texas-reared Rand Paul and the Truth-O-Meter

By W. Gardner Selby• April 6, 2015

A list of the veterans groups Donald Trump says he donated to

By Louis Jacobson• May 31, 2016

As Ron DeSantis kicks off his presidential bid, how has Florida fared economically on his watch?

By Louis Jacobson• May 24, 2023

As Joe Biden announces his reelection bid, how has the economy fared on his watch?

By Louis Jacobson• April 25, 2023