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Facebook posts stated on April 06, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Lead paint was not banned to protect children’s health, but because it would protect people from radiation.
By Jeff Cercone• April 13, 2023
Lars Larson stated on November 21, 2010 in a website posting:
Says Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will "force you to stop using your cell phone" while driving.
By Charles Pope• December 18, 2010
Facebook posts stated on January 29, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Stanley cups tested positive for lead “inside of the cup where the drink is.”
By Jeff Cercone• February 1, 2024
Facebook posts stated on August 11, 2023 in a video shared on Facebook.:
“Wildfires do not completely burn out cars, glass and all, yet leaving nearby trees and utility poles still standing upright.”
By Madison Czopek• August 15, 2023
Social Media stated on March 03, 2025 in social media posts:
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, area fires were intentional to build a “smart city.”
By Loreben Tuquero• March 10, 2025
Bloggers stated on March 13, 2017 in a headline:
Says "Georgia becomes first state to ban Muslim culture in historic move to restore Western values."
By Joshua Gillin• April 2, 2017
Sarah Palin stated on April 26, 2014 in speech to the NRA convention:
Says Attorney General Eric Holder recently revealed "this idea to have government have gun owners wear special bracelets that would identify you as a gun owner."
By Katie Sanders• May 1, 2014
Donald Trump stated on February 02, 2017 in a Facebook post:
"Smart! 'Kuwait issues its own Trump-esque visa ban for five Muslim-majority countries.' "
By Louis Jacobson• February 7, 2017
Instagram posts stated on October 17, 2022 in an Instagram post:
Video shows Hillary Clinton talking about a glass dome over the Earth.
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 19, 2022
Joseph Levy stated on February 25, 2013 in a legislative hearing :
Says indoor workers get "less UV than outdoor workers, but they get more melanomas."
By Janie Har• March 16, 2013
Instagram posts stated on September 18, 2023 in an Instagram post:
Video shows Republican Missouri state senators using flamethrowers to burn books.
By Sara Swann• September 21, 2023
Larry Pratt stated on May 06, 2014 in an interview on 'All in with Chris Hayes':
"20 percent of the time (smart guns) won't work."
By Katie Sanders• May 20, 2014
Viral image stated on February 20, 2025 in a Facebook post:
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote on X, “In my first 6 months as HHS secretary … I’ll ban chemtrails.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 26, 2025
Dan Patrick stated on January 05, 2017 in remarks to reporters supporting legislation related to bathroom access:
"Martin Luther King said our lives begin to end the day we become silent on things that matter."
By W. Gardner Selby• January 6, 2017
Instagram posts stated on November 06, 2022 in an Instagram post:
"They’re trying to rig the election again! Do not trust the Soros funded voting machines!!!”
By Jeff Cercone• November 8, 2022
National Rifle Association stated on June 17, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says "Joe Biden calls for gun ban."
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 9, 2019
Instagram posts stated on April 02, 2023 in an Instagram post:
Videos show former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton discussing a glass dome over Earth.
By Ciara O'Rourke• April 4, 2023
Donald Trump stated on November 01, 2022 in a podcast interview:
At the Pelosi house, “the glass it seems was broken from the inside to the out, so it wasn’t a break-in, it was a breakout.”
By Gabrielle Settles• November 2, 2022
Karl Rove stated on May 08, 2014 in a panel discussion:
Says Hillary Clinton spent 30 days in the hospital in 2012 and appeared "wearing glasses that are only for people who have traumatic brain injury."  
By Jon Greenberg• May 14, 2014
Chain email stated on June 03, 2010 in a chain e-mail circulated on the Internet:
Once the U.S. government signs a U.N. treaty on conventional arms, "all U.S. citizens will be subject to those gun laws created by foreign governments."
By Louis Jacobson• June 9, 2010

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By Jeff Cercone• September 12, 2023

Are tech companies using your private data to train AI models? Here’s what we know

By Maria Briceño• November 20, 2025

Donald Trump’s 4 biggest falsehoods on ABC News

By Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman, Amy Sherman• May 6, 2020

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Is vaping safer than smoking?

By John Kruzel• October 21, 2019

Congress blocked Obama's call for new gun laws after mass shootings

By Joshua Gillin• January 6, 2017

Fact-checking a video that claims masks ‘ain’t going to do anything for you’

By Tom Kertscher• July 10, 2020

Political group takes aim at Ben Carson’s past statements on women's issues

By Joshua Gillin• November 13, 2015

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By Tom Kertscher• March 21, 2013

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By Louis Jacobson• April 24, 2020

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