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Facebook posts stated on May 10, 2022 in a Facebook post:
The NewProfilePic app is Russian spyware.
By Gabrielle Settles• May 16, 2022
Facebook posts stated on January 05, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Google and Apple maps won’t give directions to Washington, D.C. because “they don’t want you going to a certain big rally.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 6, 2021
Newt Gingrich stated on June 28, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press":
Says Amazon has removed "an educational game about Gettysburg." 
By Anna Bruzgulis• June 30, 2015
Social Media stated on March 05, 2025 in in social media posts:
"Apple quietly removed International Women’s Day from their calendar app.”
By Jeff Cercone• March 7, 2025
Facebook posts stated on June 24, 2020 in an image:
Google and Apple “put a covid tracker on every phone.”
By Daniel Funke• June 25, 2020
Facebook posts stated on February 29, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Setting on Apple’s new Journal app “lets anyone near you know your FULL NAME and EXACTLY where you’re geo-located.”
By Jeff Cercone• March 4, 2024
Marcia Morey stated on April 30, 2025 in a speech in the North Carolina House of Representatives:
“Google caved in to Trump. They erased Black History Month from the calendar.”
By Paul Specht• May 15, 2025
Threads posts stated on June 16, 2024 in a Threads post:
"Apple is … about to start charging us to use the FaceTime feature.”
By Jeff Cercone• June 17, 2024
Devin Nunes stated on January 10, 2021 in an interview on Fox:
“Republicans have no way to communicate” after tech companies cut off Parler.
By Amy Sherman• January 13, 2021
Viral image stated on April 04, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“‘Private’ messages sent to individual people during a Zoom meeting show up in the end-of-meeting transcript along with all other public messages.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• April 13, 2020
Social Media stated on February 07, 2025 in a post:
“US Debt Clock” numbers prove “DOGE has saved taxpayers $64 billion dollars in just 17 days.”
By Sara Swann• February 21, 2025
Chain email stated on March 07, 2023 in a chain email:
Because of daylight saving time, “NO alarm set for the 2:00 a.m. hour will go off” on March 12.
By Madison Czopek• March 9, 2023
Instagram posts stated on August 25, 2022 in an Instagram post:
Instagram’s "precise location" feature can be used by criminals to target victims.
By Gabrielle Settles• August 30, 2022
Viral image stated on May 06, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Video shows CNN report about actor Robert Downey Jr.’s app “to earn money.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 16, 2024
Vicky Hartzler stated on September 09, 2019 in a congressional newsletter:
"Statistics indicate Americans have experienced 29.3 (billion) illegal robocalls so far this year, marking a 64 percent increase since 2016."
By Libby Stanford• September 20, 2019
Viral image stated on April 15, 2017 in a tweet:
"Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel has said the app is for rich people, don't want to expand in poor countries like India and Spain."
By Jon Greenberg• April 17, 2017
Facebook posts stated on May 31, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Video shows Seattle police in uniform “vandalizing” a building “to frame protesters.”
By Tom Kertscher• June 2, 2020
Mike Tate stated on May 14, 2013 in a radio interview:
"A bag of Cheetos costs less to buy than an apple," and in some Milwaukee neighborhoods "good luck trying to find an apple or a banana or some sort of healthy option"
By Dave Umhoefer• June 3, 2013
Bloggers stated on January 10, 2021 in a story:
"Trump signs Insurrection Act - General Flynn to be appointed vice president."
By Samantha Putterman• January 11, 2021
Instagram posts stated on February 02, 2025 in an Instagram post:
Ring is “alerting people about (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) raids.”
By Caleb McCullough• February 10, 2025

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