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YouTube videos stated on February 29, 2020 in a YouTube video:
Says the Vatican confirmed that Pope Francis and two aides tested positive for coronavirus.
By Samantha Putterman• March 2, 2020
Instagram posts stated on June 05, 2023 in a video:
“Italy announced they are changing LGBT Pride month to Family Pride Month,” in order to “celebrate traditional families.”
By Gabrielle Settles• June 9, 2023
Social Media stated on June 13, 2024 in in social media posts:
Video shows Biden wandered off from world leaders at G7 skydiving event.
By Jeff Cercone• June 14, 2024
Newsmax stated on January 04, 2023 in a Facebook post:
"Pope Benedict XVI and the Vatican requested that President Biden not attend Benedict’s funeral."
By Samantha Putterman• January 6, 2023
Bloggers stated on March 03, 2020 in a story:
Says the Vatican reports that Pope Francis tested negative for the coronavirus before a second test came back positive.
By Samantha Putterman• March 5, 2020
Conservative Beaver stated on January 10, 2021 in an article:
Says Pope Francis “was arrested Saturday in connection with an 80-count indictment of charges including possession of child pornography, human trafficking, incest, possession of drug paraphernalia and felony fraud.”
By Noah Y. Kim• January 11, 2021
Common Sense News stated on May 03, 2018 in a blog post:
Says the "Pope calls for world wide gun confiscation except for the UN"  
By Jon Greenberg• June 20, 2018
Tammy Baldwin stated on September 23, 2015 in an interview:
"The pope and Donald Trump and Tammy Baldwin all agree" on eliminating the "carried-interest" tax break.  
By Tom Kertscher• September 24, 2015
Instagram posts stated on September 26, 2022 in a video:
Video shows “Italians take down an EU flag and replace it with an Italian flag” after the 2022 national election.
By Andy Nguyen• September 28, 2022
TheNewYorkEvening.com stated on May 08, 2018 in a fake news blog post:
"Pope Francis: Gun owners ‘can’t call themselves Christian’"
By Jon Greenberg• May 10, 2018
Facebook posts stated on September 05, 2022 in a video on Facebook:
Joe Biden called Pope Francis the “famous African American baseball player in America."
By Andy Nguyen• September 13, 2022
Donald Trump stated on April 22, 2025 in remarks at the White House:
“We had a couple of states where gasoline was at $1.98 a gallon.”
By Louis Jacobson• April 24, 2025
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
Donald Trump stated on April 12, 2026 in a Truth Social post:
Pope Leo XIV “thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a nuclear weapon.”
By Maria Briceño• April 13, 2026
Viral image stated on October 21, 2020 in a post on Facebook:
Broken voting machines in Russellville, Ark., tried to automatically tally votes meant for Donald Trump as votes for Joe Biden.
By Bill McCarthy• November 3, 2020
MAGA Inc stated on March 07, 2024 in an ad:
President Joe Biden said “do whatever the hell they want,” paused, and then said, “I guess I should clear my mind here a little bit.”
By Amy Sherman• March 13, 2024
Viral image stated on September 08, 2023 in an Instagram post:
Video shows Pope Francis slapping former President Donald Trump’s hand.
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 11, 2023
Bloggers stated on July 10, 2018 in a blog post:
Say "Pope says that the rights of Muslim migrants trump any safety concerns that you might have with them in your country."
By Lucia Geng• July 12, 2018
Facebook posts stated on January 12, 2015 in a Facebook post:
"In 1913, it was legal to mail children."
By Nancy Badertscher• January 13, 2015
Sondy Pope stated on October 03, 2013 in a radio interview:
Common Core "is not from the federal government," they "do not have their fingerprints on this thing at all."
By Tom Kertscher• October 24, 2013

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