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Search results for "Ian Huntley died from 'blunt head injury'"

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St. Lucia Times stated on March 16, 2018 in :
"Irish superstar Saoirse Ronan dies after on-set accident in St. Lucia."
By Mica Soellner• March 20, 2018
Facebook posts stated on March 09, 2023 in a Facebook post:
“Clinton ally mysteriously dies.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• March 15, 2023
Viral image stated on August 30, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says getting up too quickly in the middle of the night can cause "sudden death."  
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 26, 2019
Michele Bachmann stated on November 22, 2011 in a Republican debate in Washington:
Says Apple CEO Steve Jobs told President Obama that the company moved factories to China because it needed 30,000 engineers.
By Bill Adair• November 23, 2011
Viral image stated on September 28, 2022 in an Instagram post:
A news anchor warned that if Hurricane Ian “moves 20 miles to the west … you and everyone you know are dead.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 28, 2022
Facebook posts stated on September 27, 2022 in a Facebook post:
As Hurricane Ian approached, President Joe Biden said, “a vital part of preparing for hurricane season is to get vaccinated now.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 28, 2022
Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2021 in a post:
Says “Fallon (Fox), a transgender MMA fighter, has now broken 2 female opponents’ skulls,” and shows a photo of Fox alongside an MMA fighter with a severely bloodied face.
By Monique Curet• March 16, 2021
Michael Chippendale stated on April 12, 2013 in a debate on WPRI's "Newsmakers program":
If an individual is determined "to commit suicide, the availability of a gun is not a factor" because they will find a way.
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• April 21, 2013
Peter King stated on December 09, 2014 in a radio show appearance:
"Nobody suffered any lasting injuries" from the CIA interrogation program.
By Steve Contorno• December 15, 2014
Facebook posts stated on February 02, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Says Bob Saget predicted his death
By Madison Czopek• February 10, 2022
Facebook posts stated on September 23, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Photo shows missing couple Raymond Peterson and his wife, Sophie.
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 26, 2024
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence stated on June 17, 2014 in a gun-control rally claim:
An average of nine children a day in the U.S. die of gunshot wounds.
By Ian K. Kullgren• June 27, 2014
Facebook posts stated on August 19, 2022 in a Facebook post:
The deaths of U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., and actor Anne Heche are suspicious and linked because they “partnered fighting against pedophilia.”
By Andy Nguyen• August 26, 2022
Bloggers stated on May 13, 2017 in Internet posts:
"Fox star Tucker Carlson in critical condition (then died) after head on collision driving home."
By Joshua Gillin• May 15, 2017
Sam Adams stated on December 01, 2010 in a city council meeting:
Four out of 10 homicides are committed by gun in this city.
By Janie Har• December 23, 2010
Donald Trump stated on May 26, 2020 in a tweet:
There are “many unanswered and obvious questions” about the 2001 death of a staff member of Joe Scarborough.
By Jon Greenberg• May 26, 2020
Andrea Tantaros stated on January 15, 2014 in comments on Fox News Channel's "The Five":
During the lead-up to the American Revolutionary War, "some guy in Boston got his head blown off because he tried to secretly raise the tax on tea."
By Aaron Sharockman• January 16, 2014
Larry Fedora stated on July 18, 2018 in an interview:
"I don’t think it’s been proven that the game of football causes CTE."
By Paul Specht• July 26, 2018
Mitt Romney stated on March 02, 2010 in the book 'No Apology':
"The lifespan of the average American is less than that of people in nations that spend far less (on health care). ... To put it bluntly, we spend more and die sooner."
By Louis Jacobson• March 3, 2010
Viral image stated on June 05, 2020 in a Facebook post:
A man’s injuries from falling after police officers shoved him in Buffalo, N.Y. were staged.
By Bill McCarthy, Ciara O'Rourke, Jill Terreri Ramos• June 9, 2020

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Fact-checking claims about Hillary Clinton

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Fact-checking the new Mitt Romney book "No Apology"

By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 15, 2010

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