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Instagram posts stated on September 17, 2024 in an Instagram post:

CDC warns a third of adults may die from dangerous bacteria in ramen noodles.

By Jeff Cercone• September 18, 2024

Louise Slaughter stated on October 09, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC:

"Eighty percent of the antibiotics in this country are fed to livestock."

By Becky Bowers• October 15, 2013

Bruce Rauner stated on January 03, 2018 in an interview with the editorial board of the Herald-News of Joliet:

"The Legionella bacteria is in most water systems in Illinois."

By Brett Chase• January 16, 2018

Kasim Reed stated on August 11, 2015 in a speech at the Commerce Club:

"Peachtree and Pine is one of the leading sites for tuberculosis in the nation."

By Nancy Badertscher• August 19, 2015

Instagram posts stated on August 25, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Video shows helicopter “dropping millions” of mosquitoes in Massachusetts towns hit by eastern equine encephalitis virus.

By Jeff Cercone• August 28, 2024

Mike Dudgeon stated on November 18, 2014 in newspaper article:

Thirty-eight states -- Georgia not included -- have appointed, rather than elected, state school superintendents.

By Nancy Badertscher• December 6, 2014

Facebook posts stated on February 26, 2023 in a video on Facebook:

Drinking or using tap water treated with chlorine is dangerous because “chlorine is a poison.”

By Sara Swann• February 28, 2023

Steve Adler stated on February 14, 2017 in an open letter to Austin residents:

"Local authorities in 43 states refused to honor more than 16,000 detainer requests from ICE from October 2013 to December 2015. Only in Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, Vermont and Wyoming did local officials honor all requests, and detainers are relatively rare in those states."

By W. Gardner Selby• February 23, 2017

Edward Flynn stated on March 01, 2013 in a TV interview:

Research found that "over the course of the existence of the Brady Bill ban, the use of assault weapons in crimes decreased by two thirds."

By Dave Umhoefer• March 11, 2013

Mira Signer stated on April 28, 2016 in a conference.:

States with "the highest gun ownership rates also have the highest suicide rates."

By Warren Fiske• April 11, 2016

Centers for Disease Control stated on July 16, 2015 in radio interview:

Caution: Kissing and cuddling chickens can be hazardous to your health.

By Nancy Badertscher• August 4, 2015

Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2022 in a Facebook post:

A baby’s immune system can’t handle antigens from vaccines, because new food must be introduced slowly to identify allergic reactions.

By Jill Terreri Ramos• April 1, 2022

Alexander Strenger stated on October 01, 2018 in response cited in an interactive voter guide:

Says 60 percent of Austin’s "waterways are found to be contaminated with fecal matter and deemed unsafe to swim."

By W. Gardner Selby• October 16, 2018

Donald Trump stated on January 04, 2018 in a tweet:

"Mostly Democrat states refused to hand over data" that could show election fraud.

By Amy Sherman• January 5, 2018

Facebook posts stated on July 06, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says the Wyoming State Parks Department said it “discovered what looks like a giant root system stemming from the base of the Devils Tower.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• July 8, 2021

Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on August 06, 2015 in a tweet:

A "majority in every state favors path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants."

By Dave Umhoefer• August 19, 2015

Battleground Texas stated on June 10, 2014 in an interview on Bloomberg TV:

Says Dan Patrick has "called immigration into Texas an invasion" and "said immigrants coming into Texas bring ‘third-world diseases.’"

By W. Gardner Selby• June 20, 2014

Instagram posts stated on March 31, 2024 in an Instagram post:

ProduceMaxx sprayed on organic produce at grocery stores contains pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, insecticides and antibiotics.

By Jeff Cercone• April 11, 2024

Facebook posts stated on April 12, 2023 in a Facebook post:

"Oil pulling” improves overall oral health, strengthens gums, helps prevent cavities, whitens teeth and reduces plaque.

By Tom Kertscher• April 28, 2023

Dan Flynn stated on September 13, 2016 in a letter to state health officials:

"Not one illness has been reported from raw milk in" Texas "in more than four years. A total of six illnesses have occurred in the last 20 years."

By W. Gardner Selby• September 29, 2016

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