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X posts stated on April 30, 2025 in captions and posts:
A video clip shows Michelle Obama describing herself as “a Black man.”
By Madison Czopek• May 2, 2025
Facebook posts stated on August 07, 2023 in in a video:
Hillary Clinton was “EXECUTED December 31, 2018.”
By Grace Abels• August 25, 2023
Facebook posts stated on January 18, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Document shows that Hunter Biden paid Joe Biden $50,000 a month in rent.
By Samantha Putterman• January 19, 2023
Threads posts stated on October 27, 2024 in a Threads post:
Video shows Kamala Harris saying, “Trump is literally Hitler,” on Joe Rogan’s podcast.
By Marta Campabadal Graus• October 31, 2024
Ron Paul stated on December 29, 2011 in a radio interview:
Says there were only "about eight or 10" inflammatory sentences in his newsletters.
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, Sue Owen• December 31, 2011
Facebook posts stated on July 14, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says George H.W. Bush once said "If the American People ever find out what we have done, they will chase us down the street and lynch us."
By Samantha Putterman• July 17, 2019
Facebook posts stated on February 14, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“Johns Hopkins University confirms: You can be vaccinated with a PCR test, even without knowing”
By Madison Czopek• February 16, 2022
Instagram posts stated on November 06, 2024 in Instagram posts:
A CNN headline says “75,000 votes were write-ins for ‘Hawk Tuah’ and ‘Talk Tuah.’”
By Sofia Ahmed• November 7, 2024
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
Viral image stated on July 30, 2022 in a Facebook post:
The Atlantic published a story titled “Quiet Courage of Biden’s Negative Growth Economy”
By Andy Nguyen• August 1, 2022
Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2025 in a Facebook post:
“Elon Musk exposes hidden $20K roof grant. Congress approved it."
By Jeff Cercone• March 28, 2025
Facebook posts stated on January 12, 2025 in a Facebook post:
“Oprah Winfrey announces she will leave America before January 20.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 15, 2025
Joe Rogan stated on July 20, 2021 in a podcast episode:
The government is “monitoring SMS texts for dangerous misinformation about COVID vaccines.”
By Bill McCarthy• July 26, 2021
Instagram posts stated on November 04, 2023 in an Instagram post:
Joe Rogan spoke about a child being abducted into a secret Disneyland tunnel.
By Jeff Cercone• November 9, 2023
Robin Vos stated on March 09, 2023 in Podcast:
“When a basketball player or football or baseball player from another team plays in Wisconsin, that one game's salary, they pay Wisconsin income tax on it. ... So, if for some reason we do not have the Brewers in Wisconsin all of those player salaries that generate dollars for the State of Wisconsin go away."
By D.L. Davis• May 12, 2023
Viral image stated on July 03, 2024 in an Instagram post:
Video shows Elon Musk saying Oreos are “satanic.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 10, 2024
X posts stated on January 10, 2022 in a tweet:
Says Bob Saget died from the COVID-19 vaccine.
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 10, 2022
Facebook posts stated on September 23, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“9,871,525 is the number of registered voters in AZ according to FB. AZ population is 7,270,000.”
By Samantha Putterman• October 1, 2020
Threads posts stated on October 29, 2024 in a post:
“Joe Rogan says he will not be voting for Trump after having him on the podcast.”
By Aaron Sharockman• November 3, 2024
Instagram posts stated on October 11, 2024 in an Instagram post:
“Kamala Harris staged hurricane relief photo op with C-17, no supplies sent to victims.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 17, 2024

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By Madison Czopek• May 8, 2026

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By Grace Abels• July 8, 2025

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Fact-checking the New Hampshire Democratic debate

By Angie Drobnic Holan• December 20, 2015

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By Bill Adair• January 7, 2013

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By Bill Adair• January 8, 2013