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Search results for "A traffic camera captured a woman driving with her phone on her lap face down"

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Instagram posts stated on February 27, 2022 in an Instagram post:
Photo of injured Ukrainian woman was from 2018 Russia gas explosion.
By Jeff Cercone• April 7, 2022
Facebook posts stated on December 04, 2020 in Facebook posts:
Say North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper was arrested for driving while intoxicated in Stanly County.
By Paul Specht• December 18, 2020
Top Stories USA stated on September 29, 2018 in a Facebook post:
"Christine Blasey Ford claims that she called a friend on her cell phone after the ‘attack’ in or around 1982."
By Louis Jacobson• October 2, 2018
Social Media stated on January 07, 2026 in social media posts:
Images of an unmasked man show the immigration officer who shot a woman in Minneapolis.
By Loreben Tuquero• January 8, 2026
Bloggers stated on November 10, 2017 in in a blog post:
Says a Washington Post reporter who broke news on Judge Roy Moore story has a criminal history of "faking."
By Manuela Tobias• November 14, 2017
Tony Evers stated on August 20, 2019 in a tweet:
"1 out of every 4 car accidents in the U.S. is caused by texting and driving."
By Eric Litke• August 28, 2019
Harry Houck stated on July 21, 2015 in a panel debate on "CNN Tonight with Don Lemon":
"The law says ... when a police officer stops you, do whatever he says and then deal with it later."
By Will Cabaniss• July 30, 2015
Benny Johnson stated on June 03, 2023 in a Facebook post:
“New tapes” of Nancy Pelosi show that the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol “was all planned.”
By Madison Czopek• June 6, 2023
X posts stated on March 26, 2023 in a tweet:
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was involved in a covered-up DUI accident
By Samantha Putterman• April 5, 2023
Instagram posts stated on November 05, 2024 in Instagram posts:
A video of Vice President Kamala Harris talking to a voter on the phone is fake because the camera app was on while she was on the call.
By Sofia Ahmed• November 6, 2024
Maria Sachs stated on October 01, 2013 in a press conference at AutoNation in Fort Lauderdale:
"In 2011, texting surpassed alcohol as the leading contributing factor in teen driving deaths."  
By Rochelle Koff• October 29, 2013
The Sentinel stated on April 08, 2018 in a headline:
"Greitens accuser admits photo session may have been a ‘dream.’ "
By Amy Sherman• April 13, 2018
Viral image stated on July 12, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Photo shows a woman who is wanted for impersonating a nurse and kidnapping an infant from a local U.S. hospital.
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 19, 2022
Peter Palumbo stated on January 22, 2013 in a news release:
Driving with a dog in your lap is dangerous, in part, because it could fly forward in a crash. "An 80-pound dog at only 30 mph packs a 2,400-pound punch."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• January 30, 2013
Judith Zaffirini stated on May 25, 2011 in remarks on the Senate floor:
Says 11 percent of the nation’s fatal car crashes in 2009 were attributed to distracted driving.
By Ciara O'Rourke• June 20, 2011
Instagram posts stated on August 14, 2022 in an Instagram post:
Anne Heche was murdered by the illuminati because she was working on a movie about Jeffrey Epstein.
By Ciara O'Rourke• August 16, 2022
Facebook posts stated on June 28, 2020 in Facebook post:
Says Milwaukee police were protecting a sex offender's house and snuck children out of it after a mother tracked her missing daughter to that address.
By Lawrence Andrea• August 3, 2020
Hillary Davis stated on May 06, 2015 in a hearing at the General Assembly :
"The profit [from automated traffic enforcement cameras] is going to the private corporations, not to the city or state."  
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• June 14, 2015
Benny Johnson stated on March 30, 2024 in a video on Facebook:
Video shows “New York Governor Kathy Hochul being denied entry into the wake for slain NYPD officer Jonathan Diller.”
By Madison Czopek• April 5, 2024
Georgia Department of Transportation stated on April 23, 2015 in state DOT road signs:
Distracted driving such as texting behind the wheel is behind a rise in traffic deaths on Georgia roadways this year.
By April Hunt• April 28, 2015

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By Amy Sherman• July 6, 2015

What we know about the traffic stop that left Daunte Wright dead

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A Pennsylvania Republican said she was arrested for telling voters to stay in line. Was she?

By Loreben Tuquero• October 31, 2024

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By Tom Kertscher• October 8, 2014

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Who were the victims of illegal immigrants Trump named at the RNC?

By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy• July 22, 2016

On Facebook, posts about celebrity donations for Texas relief efforts went viral. They were baseless

By Loreben Tuquero• July 10, 2025

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

By Bill McCarthy• June 29, 2022

Who is Marie Yovanovitch, the former ambassador to Ukraine removed by Trump?

By Jon Greenberg• November 14, 2019

No, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez probably didn't say that

By Ciara O'Rourke• March 27, 2019

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By Jeff Cercone• September 12, 2023

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Jason Aldean's 'Try That in a Small Town' video includes footage from non-US protests

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By Tom Kertscher• February 1, 2023

What the first police statement about George Floyd got wrong

By Bill McCarthy• April 22, 2021

White House plugs anti-CNN video from undercover group

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The conflicting stories about a woman in a wheelchair in the middle of Minneapolis protests

By Ciara O'Rourke• May 29, 2020

Fact-checking Herschel Walker attack ad about Raphael Warnock domestic violence allegations

By Tom Kertscher• September 8, 2022