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Facebook posts stated on January 03, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says cutting out sugar and drinking hot lemon water will cure cancer.
By Samantha Putterman• April 9, 2020
Tom Barrett stated on October 01, 2010 in a campaign TV ad:
Says "Scott Walker says he would ban stem cell research" 
By Tom Kertscher• October 10, 2010
Facebook posts stated on September 06, 2022 in a post:
Soursop cures cancer.
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 27, 2022
Facebook posts stated on July 27, 2022 in a Facebook reel:
Consuming “rice and beans, milk, cheese, butter and eggs” causes disease by age 30.
By Grace Abels• August 5, 2022
John Bel Edwards stated on April 05, 2020 in a CNN interview:
Says of the coronavirus threat, “there was not a single suggestion by anyone, a doctor, a scientist, a political figure, that we needed to cancel Mardi Gras.”
By Miriam Valverde• April 8, 2020
Tommy Thompson stated on November 09, 2011 in remarks at a Vatican conference:
On using embryonic stem cells for medical research.
By Tom Kertscher• November 20, 2011
Viral image stated on August 13, 2022 in a Facebook post:
"If your body's pH is alkaline, you cannot get cancer. And if you have cancer, it goes away."
By Ciara O'Rourke• August 26, 2022
Scott Walker stated on October 12, 2010 in a news conference with reporters:
"Scientists have shown us (that) the greater possibilities, the real science movement, has been with adult stem cell research. It has not been with embryonic."
By Tom Kertscher• October 21, 2010
Instagram posts stated on December 02, 2024 in an Instagram post:
“New $40K AIDS cure is nearly 100% effective and requires two shots yearly.”
By Marta Campabadal Graus• December 11, 2024
Bloggers stated on April 27, 2020 in an article:
Dr. Anthony Fauci "has known for 15 years that chloroquine and … hydroxychloroquine will not only treat a current case of coronavirus but prevent future cases.”
By Daniel Funke• May 6, 2020
Pharmaceutical Research and Manfacturers of America stated on November 27, 2019 in an ad in the “Politico Playbook PM” newsletter.:
"Speaker Pelosi's drug pricing plan would siphon $1 trillion or more from biopharmaceutical innovators over the next 10 years. CBO's preliminary estimate found this bill ‘would result in lower spending on research and development and thus reduce the introduction of new drugs.’" 
By Shefali Luthra• December 5, 2019
Barack Obama stated on September 16, 2008 in a radio ad:
McCain "has opposed stem cell research."
By Robert Farley• September 24, 2008
John Bel Edwards stated on November 11, 2015 in a campaign ad:
Says David Vitter "answered a prostitute’s call minutes after he skipped a vote honoring 28 soldiers who gave their lives in defense of our freedom."
By Charles Maldonado• November 19, 2015
Rick Scott stated on June 08, 2010 in a campaign mail piece.:
"Bill McCollum holds the same position on (embryonic stem cell research) as Barack Obama."
By Aaron Sharockman• June 11, 2010
Bobby Jindal stated on July 15, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday":
"In New Orleans, nearly 100 percent of our kids are in charter schools."
By Anna Bruzgulis• July 16, 2015
Samir Chachoua stated on January 29, 2016 in comments on "Real Time with Bill Maher":
Says he cured Charlie Sheen and the island of Comoros of HIV with "milk from goats, which had arthritis."
By Linda Qiu• February 23, 2016
Viral image stated on July 25, 2022 in a Facebook post:
A cure for cancer, known as a Rife machine, was found in 1934.
By Grace Abels• July 29, 2022
Joe Rogan stated on August 20, 2021 in a podcast episode:
The mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are “really gene therapy.”
By Bill McCarthy• August 31, 2021
TikTok posts stated on January 19, 2023 in a TikTok post:
“Chickens aren’t laying eggs because RNA is being added to commercial chicken feed.”
By Samantha Putterman• January 25, 2023
Jeff Tittel stated on February 22, 2013 in an opinion column for NJToday.net:
"A report by the US General Accountability Office (GAO) in 2008 found that the disposal of Katrina wastes by AshBritt in the south resulted in the creation of contaminated sites along the Gulf Coast and two new Superfund sites in New Orleans."
By Caryn Shinske• April 7, 2013

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By Joseph Cariz• July 7, 2016

What we know about Steve Scalise attending a white power event

By Steve Contorno• January 6, 2015

10 years after Katrina, a look at President Obama's campaign promises

By Charles Maldonado, Bob Marshall , Linda Qiu• August 20, 2015

A roundup of fake AIDS ‘cures’: Angel Zapper, Garani MW1, Topvein, SF 2000

By Vinayak Bhardwaj• July 20, 2016

Jindal tries for GOP nod from back of the pack

By April Hunt• September 14, 2015

What HHS Secretary Tom Price said about opioid addiction treatment

By Miriam Valverde• May 26, 2017

Medical marijuana in Georgia

By April Hunt• March 30, 2015

NIH helped fund research involving donated fetal tissue, but Fauci was not directly involved

By Madison Czopek• June 17, 2021

Forward this story to everyone you know

By • October 21, 2010

Is gel nail polish safe? Answers on UV lights and ‘banned’ chemicals

By Grace Abels• March 2, 2026

How a Fox News report fueled false claims about the New Orleans suspect. He was a US citizen.

By Samantha Putterman• January 2, 2025

No symptoms after COVID-19 vaccine? It's okay, the vaccine is still working

By Arthur Allen• May 3, 2021

Debating the origins of the COVID-19 virus: What we know, what we don’t know

By Tom Kertscher, Noah Y. Kim• May 17, 2021

Hurricane season: Check the barometer and the Obameter

By Martha M. Hamilton• August 24, 2011

Hydroxychloroquine and coronavirus: what you need to know

By Daniel Funke, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• April 8, 2020

Trying to keep up with the omicron subvariants? Here’s a guide

By Louis Jacobson• May 2, 2022

Curing cancer: easy politics, difficult science

By Shefali Luthra• June 24, 2019

Mailbag: 'You are better than this, PolitiFact'

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