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Viral image stated on April 15, 2019 in a Facebook post:

A photo shows Muslims laughing in front of a burning Notre Dame.

By Ciara O'Rourke• April 16, 2019

Social Media stated on February 24, 2025 in a post:

Maine Gov. Janet Mills said, “If (President) Donald Trump stops federal funding to Maine, we the people of Maine will take out federal taxes from all paychecks and no taxes will be paid to the federal government.”

By Sara Swann• February 28, 2025

Facebook posts stated on May 04, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Images show Joe Biden surrounded by U.S. Marshals.

By Ciara O'Rourke• May 17, 2022

TikTok posts stated on July 09, 2024 in a TikTok video:

"Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa” had a “front-row seat” reserved at Donald Trump’s Miami rally.

By Jeff Cercone• July 10, 2024

Facebook posts stated on March 19, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Transgender female athletes complained that their uniforms were ill-fitting.

By Loreben Tuquero• March 28, 2024

Facebook posts stated on April 18, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Footage of the Bidens celebrating Easter at the White House is fake.

By Ciara O'Rourke• April 20, 2022

Donald Trump stated on August 19, 2025 in a Truth Social post:

The Smithsonian Institution includes “nothing about success, nothing about brightness, nothing about the future.”

By Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson• August 20, 2025

Senate Leadership Fund stated on September 01, 2024 in an ad:

Sen. Jon Tester “voted to let men compete against our girls in their sports.”

By Louis Jacobson• October 31, 2024

Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2021 in a Facebook post:

A photograph shows members of the U.S. women’s soccer team kneeling during the national anthem at the Tokyo Olympics.

By Madison Czopek• July 26, 2021

Sam Brown stated on October 21, 2024 in an X post:

“Jacky Rosen voted to allow biological men to compete in women’s sports.”

By Seth A. Richardson• October 29, 2024

Facebook posts stated on October 29, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“Virginia Democrat operatives” and Terry McAuliffe campaign staffers posed as white supremacists and stood by Republican Glenn Youngkin’s bus.

By Samantha Putterman• November 1, 2021

The Patriot Report stated on January 15, 2018 in a headline:

"82-year-old who killed a Muslim in self-defense gets the death penalty."

By Amy Sherman• January 24, 2018

John Kelly stated on October 19, 2017 in a White House briefing:

At a 2015 dedication of an FBI building in Florida, Rep. Frederica Wilson "stood up there ... and talked about how she was instrumental in getting the funding for that building, and how she took care of her constituents because she got the money, and she just called up President Obama, and on that phone call he gave the money -- the $20 million -- to build the building. And she sat down."

By Louis Jacobson• October 20, 2017

Facebook posts stated on December 10, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says a photo shows a white man smiling while holding a black man with a bloody face.

By Miriam Valverde• December 20, 2019

Facebook posts stated on December 09, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says a photo shows an old Christmas tradition of women apologizing "to their husbands for all the mistakes they made during the year and beg for forgiveness."

By Samantha Putterman• December 11, 2019

Senate Leadership Fund stated on September 24, 2024 in a campaign ad:

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown voted to “allow transgender biological men to compete in girls’ sports.”

By Seth A. Richardson• October 10, 2024

Bloggers stated on March 01, 2017 in a headline:

"Top Democrats refuse to stand for Gold Star widow."

By Joshua Gillin• March 1, 2017

Facebook posts stated on April 14, 2024 in a post:

“Venus Williams forfeits match against trans woman,” saying, “I’m not playing a man.”

By Grace Abels• April 17, 2024

Marco Rubio stated on September 14, 2022 in an ad:

Val Demings "voted to allow transgender youth sports and teaching radical gender identity without parental consent."

By Tom Kertscher• October 5, 2022

Viral image stated on May 27, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says an image of armed anti-lockdown protesters and an image of unarmed Minneapolis protesters being tear gassed were taken in the “same state, same month.”

By Samantha Putterman• May 29, 2020

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