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Barney Simms stated on June 29, 2010 in a letter:

"Have the suburbs been inundated with former residents of Atlanta housing projects? Absolutely not."

By Eric Stirgus• July 20, 2010

Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2025 in a Facebook post:

Elon Musk funded a Neuralink implant procedure for a 7-year-old girl “who was diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder.”

By Loreben Tuquero• April 1, 2025

Facebook posts stated on July 29, 2022 in a Facebook post:

"The Sun is out of place, the Moon is out of place and the stars are out of place. The compasses are off" because of a shift in the Earth’s poles.

By Grace Abels• August 3, 2022

Mitch McConnell stated on February 26, 2019 in a speech:

Says NC absentee voters have "no way" to know if ballots are delivered

By Paul Specht• March 7, 2019

Facebook posts stated on April 06, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says this poem about people staying home was written by Kathleen O’Mara in 1869.

By Ciara O'Rourke• April 8, 2020

Sam Brown stated on August 28, 2024 in a campaign appearance:

Proposed Nevada constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights would put “essentially no limit on access to abortion.”

By Caleb McCullough• September 13, 2024

X posts stated on March 20, 2022 in a tweet from a hoax account:

Virginia Tech swimmer Reka Gyorgy tweeted, “My finals spot was stolen by Lia Thomas, who is a biological male.”

By Bill McCarthy• March 24, 2022

Chain email stated on September 08, 2008 in :

"The Books Sarah Palin tried to have banned."

By Robert Farley• September 10, 2008

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

Kamala Harris stated on April 17, 2019 in a podcast:

"It's clear in our country right now, almost half of American families are a $400 unexpected expense away from complete upheaval."

By Chris Nichols• April 19, 2019

Ron Johnson stated on January 26, 2022 in Radio interview:

“All these athletes are dropping dead on the field” after receiving the COVID-19 vaccination.

By Laura Schulte• January 28, 2022

X posts stated on September 11, 2025 in an X post:

A book on Amazon titled “The Shooting of Charlie Kirk” with a Sept. 9 publication date is evidence the event was staged.

By Samantha Putterman• September 12, 2025

Instagram posts stated on November 04, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Joe Rogan spoke about a child being abducted into a secret Disneyland tunnel.

By Jeff Cercone• November 9, 2023

Facebook posts stated on May 23, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Photo shows the U.S. Pentagon “is under attack.”

By Tom Kertscher• May 25, 2023

Facebook posts stated on July 19, 2023 in a Facebook reel:

Photos show children wearing satanic clothing and participating in a satanic club.

By Sara Swann• July 21, 2023

Madeleine Albright stated on April 10, 2018 in her book, "Fascism: A Warning":

Says Benito Mussolini "initiated a campaign to 'drenare la palude' ('drain the swamp') by firing more than 35,000 civil servants."

By Louis Jacobson• May 9, 2018

Chain email stated on November 13, 2009 in an e-mail circulated to many people.:

Maj. Nidal Hasan, the man accused of the Fort Hood shootings, "was an ADVISOR to the Obama Administration."

By Catharine Richert• November 13, 2009

Facebook posts stated on September 08, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says aquatic life near Alaska, Canada and Australia have been found with cancer and mutations as a result of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

By Daniel Funke• September 11, 2019

Facebook posts stated on September 22, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says the character Freddy Krueger was based on a real serial killer.

By Samantha Putterman• October 4, 2019

Conservative Daily Post stated on November 01, 2016 in a posting on the Internet:

"FBI confirms evidence of huge underground Clinton sex network."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• November 4, 2016

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