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Search results for "A tornado ripped through the town of Mineral Wells, Texas, and destroyed homes and other buildings"

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Viral image stated on July 21, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Video shows a “strong tornado in Atlanta.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• August 5, 2024
John McCain stated on July 15, 2008 in Albuquerque, N.M.:
In the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, offshore drilling "did not cause any real difficulties."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 25, 2008
Instagram posts stated on July 19, 2023 in an Instagram post:
The tornado that destroyed a Pfizer building in North Carolina was orchestrated using weather manipulation to provide “an insurance claim for big pharma.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 20, 2023
Threads posts stated on January 07, 2025 in A Threads post:
California wildfires “are a deliberate criminal land grab in preparation for Agenda 2030 and smart cities.”
By Maria Briceño• January 9, 2025
Rudy Giuliani stated on January 16, 2008 in a TV ad:
"And he's the only candidate who will fight for a national catastrophe fund to reduce insurance rates."
By John Frank• January 18, 2008
Bloggers stated on August 06, 2017 in a blog post:
Tornado carries mobile home 130 miles, family inside unharmed.
By Miriam Valverde• August 10, 2017
Pete Buttigieg stated on April 06, 2021 in an interview with The Grio:
“There is racism physically built into some of our highways.”
By Louis Jacobson• April 15, 2021
Instagram posts stated on July 19, 2023 in an Instagram post:
“A Pfizer warehouse full of Covid vaccines was just DESTROYED BY A TORNADO in North Carolina.”
By Sara Swann• July 24, 2023
Ryan Sitton stated on November 07, 2017 in a guest editorial in Drilling Contractor:
"Earlier this year, Hurricane Harvey left more than 12 million people in Texas and Louisiana without homes."
By W. Gardner Selby• December 8, 2017
Jay Carney stated on May 10, 2011 in a press gaggle:
Says the Obama Administration has fulfilled all of Texas’ requests for fire management assisting grants.
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 30, 2011
Facebook posts stated on September 27, 2024 in a video:
Shows video of damage from Hurricane Helene.
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• September 28, 2024
Glenn Grothman stated on February 03, 2022 in Twitter:
Says President Joe Biden "is trying to send taxpayer dollars to manufacturers overseas that do not abide by the same (carbon emission) standards we do at home."
By D.L. Davis• March 11, 2022
Donald Trump stated on January 24, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
Says a Ted Cruz ad has "got me bull-dozing down a house. I never bulldozed it down. It's false advertising."
By Lauren Carroll• January 24, 2016
Patrick Morrisey stated on August 21, 2018 in a Donald Trump rally in Charleston, W.Va.:
Says Joe Manchin "strongly supported and voted for Hillary Clinton after she said, ‘We’re going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of work.’"
By Kristen Mohammadi• September 13, 2018
Bloggers stated on September 06, 2017 in a web post:
"Hurricane Irma could be a Category 6 by the time it hits East Coast."
By Louis Jacobson• September 6, 2017
Facebook posts stated on July 05, 2024 in a video on Facebook:
Video shows tornado caused by Hurricane Beryl in July 2024.
By Madison Czopek• July 9, 2024
Viral image stated on July 07, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Video shows “Florida beach tornado” July 7, 2024
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 8, 2024
Viral image stated on August 28, 2019 in a Facebook post:
A 1988 exorcism took place in the only house still standing after Hurricane Ike.
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 3, 2019
Instagram posts stated on November 30, 2022 in a post:
Large machinery is “required to move 500,000 pounds of earth in order to get the minerals needed for one single Tesla car battery.”
By Andy Nguyen• December 13, 2022
TikTok posts stated on February 09, 2024 in TikTok posts:
Video shows Russia was attacked with direct energy weapons after Tucker Carlson’s interview with Vladimir Putin was released.
By Sofia Ahmed• February 13, 2024

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