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Social Media stated on February 08, 2026 in social media posts:

An image shows Bad Bunny wearing a dress and burning the U.S. flag.

By Loreben Tuquero• February 9, 2026

James Fishback stated on February 26, 2026 in a speech:

Artificial intelligence data centers "drive up electric bills by 30 or 40%" and "suck up 500,000 gallons of water a day.”

By Samantha Putterman• March 4, 2026

Donald Trump stated on January 21, 2026 in remarks:

In artificial intelligence, “We're leading China by a lot.”

By Loreben Tuquero• January 29, 2026

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

X posts stated on June 30, 2025 in X posts:

Idaho shooting suspect Wess Roley faced criminal charges and had a no-contact order from his family.

By Loreben Tuquero• July 1, 2025

Kelley Dragoo stated on August 27, 2020 in a YouTube video:

Ranked-choice voting “increases voter turnout and voter engagement."

By Noah Crider• September 29, 2020

Social Media stated on February 05, 2026 in social media posts:

An image shows Jeffrey Epstein “still alive and walking the streets of Tel Aviv,” Israel.

By Loreben Tuquero• February 6, 2026

Viral image stated on April 12, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Elon Musk is offering people the opportunity to make $1 million “in 90 days while sleeping in.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• April 14, 2023

Facebook posts stated on December 01, 2025 in a Facebook post:

A new North Carolina law “prohibits the use of wireless communication devices while driving.”

By Paul Specht• December 4, 2025

Facebook posts stated on November 22, 2023 in video:

Suggests homeless people mysteriously went missing in San Francisco.

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• November 30, 2023

Nancy Grace stated on January 14, 2014 in a segment on 'Nancy Grace':

People on pot "shoot each other ... stab each other ... strangle each other, drive under the influence, kill families."

By Katie Sanders• January 24, 2014

X posts stated on September 03, 2024 in a video posted on X:

On June 7, 2011, Kamala Harris was involved in a San Francisco hit-and-run crash that injured a woman named Alicia Brown.

By Madison Czopek, Loreben Tuquero• September 5, 2024

Instagram posts stated on July 22, 2024 in an Instagram post:

There are nine states “where Biden’s name can’t be removed and no one can be added. That’s over 130 electoral votes in the toilet.”

By Ranjan Jindal, Amy Sherman• July 23, 2024

Barack Obama stated on May 09, 2013 in a speech in Manor, Texas.:

Says that according to a report, "the tech sector now drives more than one-quarter of Austin’s economy."

By W. Gardner Selby• May 17, 2013

Richard Durbin stated on June 25, 2013 in a Senate floor speech:

Recent record-low water levels in Lake Michigan are evidence that global warming is leading to "the evaporation of our Great Lakes."

By Louis Jacobson• June 28, 2013

Social Media stated on July 21, 2023 in Facebook post:

These images show LeBron James dressed in pink for the “Barbie” movie.

By Nuria Diaz Muñoz• July 27, 2023

Karl Rove stated on June 11, 2009 in an op-ed.:

Under a public health care option, 120 million Americans will "lose what they now get from private companies and be forced onto the government-run rolls as businesses decide it is more cost-effective for them to drop coverage."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 12, 2009

Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“Cannabis may stop coronavirus from infecting people, study finds.”

By Tom Kertscher• May 18, 2020

Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2023 in Facebook videos:

Audio shows former President Donald Trump warned “300 million Americans” will die from a catastrophe “in a matter of weeks.”

By Loreben Tuquero• November 29, 2023

Facebook posts stated on December 10, 2024 in a post on Facebook:

“Elon Musk unveils a $100 Tesla tablet that will revolutionize the technological world.”

By Madison Czopek• December 18, 2024

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