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Bloggers stated on April 22, 2020 in a post on Facebook:
“People defying stay-at-home order fill Arizona beaches.”
By Jon Greenberg• April 27, 2020
Facebook posts stated on February 12, 2020 in a Facebook post:
A photo of Pete Buttigieg in a military uniform without visible patches shows that “he is a fraud.”
By Daniel Funke• February 19, 2020
Facebook posts stated on July 25, 2020 in an image:
A patch on law enforcement officers in Portland is for “ZTI solutions, a PRIVATE contractor.”
By Daniel Funke• July 30, 2020
Martavius Jones stated on July 13, 2012 in an interview on the Fox 13 News program "Memphis in the Morning.":
"From a standpoint of the county government, neither school system has received an increase in funding over the past six years."
By Zack McMillin• August 20, 2012
Joe Biden stated on May 16, 2024 in News release:
"The Trump administration handed out taxpayer dollars to a foreign company. Hundreds of homes and farms were bulldozed, and over $500 million in taxpayer dollars were wasted preparing for Foxconn."
By D.L. Davis• July 13, 2024
Viral image stated on May 07, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Dr. Fauci sat on Microsoft’s board of directors.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 11, 2020
Facebook posts stated on December 31, 2021 in a video on Facebook:
Walgreens refrigerators are scanning shoppers’ hands and foreheads for “the mark of the beast,” and that “if you don’t have the mark later on, you won’t be able to buy.”
By Madison Czopek• January 11, 2022
John Burzichelli stated on March 28, 2012 in an interview on NJTV:
Says in the governor’s proposed budget "the use of that, what is called one-shots, is a 500 percent increase over the last Corzine budget."
By Erin O'Neill• April 9, 2012
Facebook posts stated on April 19, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Wearing foot patches can help adults grow inches in weeks.
By Ciara O'Rourke• April 28, 2022
Facebook posts stated on December 04, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Microsoft and Bill Gates created a 1999 video game called “Omikron.”
By Samantha Putterman• December 17, 2021
Rick Scott stated on May 10, 2012 in TV interview:
Florida has "1,200 golf courses. I think 58 million rounds played a year in Florida. We’ve got 44 percent of all travel golf in the country here. 5 million people come here just for golf."
By Katie Sanders• May 11, 2012
Sam Adams stated on November 09, 2012 in a proposed ordinance.:
Says the initial Portland plastic bag ban represented "only a modest share of total single-use checkout bag use."
By Ian K. Kullgren• November 20, 2012
Bobby Scott stated on October 12, 2010 in a statement in the Times-Dispatch voters' guide:
"If all of the [Bush-era] tax cuts expire on schedule, the budget will be close to being balanced in four years."
By Wes Hester• November 5, 2010
X posts stated on July 19, 2024 in a post:
Bill Gates is responsible for July 19 global tech outage.
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• July 19, 2024
Social Media stated on January 12, 2025 in social media posts:
Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Apple and Uber haven’t donated anything toward LA fire relief, but Taylor Swift donated $10 million.
By Sofia Ahmed• January 16, 2025
Facebook posts stated on April 03, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Walmart is adopting a staggered shopping schedule by age group during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Samantha Putterman• April 17, 2020
Ted Cruz stated on June 23, 2014 in a press conference at Lackland Air Force Base:
Says children are coming into the U.S. in "staggering numbers" because  President Barack Obama "has been promising amnesty."
By W. Gardner Selby• July 7, 2014
The Other 98% stated on July 24, 2018 in a Facebook post:
"Trump just gave a $12 billion bailout to farmers hurt by his failed tariffs. This will cost every household in the U.S. $95 … Trump is borrowing the money from China since his tax cuts blew a trillion dollar hole in the deficit."
By Lucia Geng• August 1, 2018
Joe Biden stated on October 09, 2020 in a TV campaign ad:
Says Donald Trump “is pushing to slash Medicare benefits."
By Stephanie Stapleton• October 23, 2020
Dan Bongino stated on October 11, 2022 in a video:
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $200 million for digital IDs as part of a shift toward a “totalitarian society.”
By Andy Nguyen• October 26, 2022

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