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Instagram posts stated on March 17, 2020 in social media posts:

“While all COVID-19 news has been going on, the U.S. Government has been sneakily trying to remove end-to-end encryption” which means “the government will be able to see all of your messages and listen to all of your calls.”

By Patrick Orsagos• April 9, 2020

Viral image stated on September 15, 2021 in an Instagram post:

Says a new Apple update will “scan U.S iPhones for images.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• September 16, 2021

Edward Snowden stated on April 05, 2015 in an interview on "Last Week Tonight":

"Wholly domestic communication between you and your wife can go to New York to London and back and get caught up in the (NSA) database."

By Katie Sanders• April 9, 2015

X posts stated on October 13, 2024 in a post:

Screenshots of documents show a former student of Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz has lodged sexual abuse allegations against him.

By Sara Swann• October 17, 2024

Instagram posts stated on January 04, 2025 in a photo:

“They still haven’t cracked” Thomas Matthew Crooks’ phone.

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• January 6, 2025

Charlie Kirk stated on April 03, 2020 in a tweet:

“The Chinese Communist Party is using Zoom as a way to spy on our citizens.”

By Bill McCarthy• April 7, 2020

Instagram posts stated on March 19, 2024 in a video:

Travis County, Texas, officials preparing for April 8 eclipse “know something catastrophic will happen.”

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• March 22, 2024

Tulsi Gabbard stated on March 15, 2022 in a Fox News appearance:

"What is happening here is not so different from what we're seeing happening in Russia, where you have got state TV and controlled messaging across the board."

By Bill McCarthy• March 18, 2022

Instagram posts stated on November 15, 2022 in a video:

President Joe Biden said, “I know you all know there’s no climate problem,” proving that people have been “lying for decades” about climate change.

By Madison Czopek• November 17, 2022

Instagram posts stated on February 24, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Digital IDs were given to residents in East Palestine, Ohio, “to track long term health problems like difficulty breathing” before the Feb. 3 train derailment.

By Loreben Tuquero• March 2, 2023

Viral image stated on May 27, 2021 in a viral image:

Says Donald Trump was back on Twitter as of May 2021.

By Tom Kertscher• May 28, 2021

Instagram posts stated on November 25, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Video shows Black Friday shoppers “in Biden’s thriving economy.”

By Jeff Cercone• November 30, 2023

Instagram posts stated on November 11, 2024 in an Instagram post:

A “ballot dump” around 4 a.m. in Milwaukee shows the Wisconsin Senate election was stolen from the Republican candidate.

By Madison Czopek• November 14, 2024

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

Fight for the Future stated on March 28, 2017 in a tweet:

"215 members of Congress just voted to let your ISP spy on what type of underwear you buy and sell that data to advertisers."

By Lauren Carroll• March 30, 2017

University of Oregon stated on September 03, 2013 in a radio interview.:

"Things like … having Friday classes have been shown to be very effective on college campuses" in reducing drinking.

By Ian K. Kullgren• September 13, 2013

Social Media stated on September 22, 2024 in in social media posts:

“The Montana Secretary of State left Kamala Harris off the ballot.”

By Jeff Cercone• September 24, 2024

Peggy Hubbard stated on September 21, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“BLM Activist kills three people in a Louisville bar wearing a Breonna Taylor tee shirt last Friday.”

By Monique Curet• September 30, 2020

Viral image stated on June 10, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“Trump supporters tackled an Antifa thug, unmasked him, duct taped him to an electrical box.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• June 11, 2020

Social Media stated on November 21, 2024 in social media posts:

A woman holds a sign that says, “I want my daughter to have the right to abortion that I didn’t have.”

By Sofia Ahmed• November 25, 2024

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