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Bloggers stated on August 14, 2017 in an Internet post:

"Whoopi Goldberg humiliated, handcuffed and dragged out of the TV studio."

By Joshua Gillin• August 16, 2017

FreedomCrossroads.us stated on June 14, 2017 in an Internet post:

"Nancy Pelosi suffers breakdown, taken from Capitol Hill on a stretcher."

By Joshua Gillin• June 20, 2017

TheLastLineOfDefense.org stated on September 24, 2017 in a headline:

"Fox Sports cancels all NFL broadcasts ‘until players respect the flag.’ "

By Joshua Gillin• September 25, 2017

FreedomCrossroads.us stated on June 20, 2017 in Internet posts:

Says investigators have found remains of missing women in steel barrels buried on Bill and Hillary Clinton’s property.

By Lynn Arditi, Joshua Gillin• June 26, 2017

Channel24News.com stated on June 22, 2017 in an Internet post:

Says the manager of a Checkers in Miami Gardens, Fla., killed 10 employees.

By Joshua Gillin• July 6, 2017

StGeorgeGazette.com stated on June 29, 2017 in an Internet post:

"Donald Trump plans to step down as President of the United States and resign from office within the next 30 days."

By Joshua Gillin• July 5, 2017

David Cicilline stated on August 09, 2012 in a campaign flier:

"(Brendan) Doherty wants to raise the eligibility age for Social Security benefits for anyone born after 1960, with no regard for the challenges it would cause for people working in physically demanding occupations."

By Tom Mooney• August 15, 2012

Facebook posts stated on July 14, 2014 in posts on Facebook:

Fox News is "banned in Canada" because it violates a law that "prevents ‘news’ channels from lying to their viewers."

By Linda Qiu• July 14, 2014

Hillary Clinton stated on September 07, 2016 in the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum:

"Classified material has a header which says ‘top-secret, secret, confidential.’ Nothing, and I will repeat this and this is verified in the report by the Department of Justice, none of the emails sent or received by me had such a header."

By Lauren Carroll• September 8, 2016

John Boehner stated on January 22, 2010 in a press release:

"PWNED: House GOP Dominates Twitter, YouTube, Social Media in Congress."

By Robert Farley• January 25, 2010

Instagram posts stated on May 31, 2023 in an Instagram post:

"The European Union is now warning pregnant women not to get the COVID-19 vaccine due to the possibility of infertility and miscarriage.”

By Jeff Cercone• June 1, 2023

Bloggers stated on June 15, 2017 in a headline:

"Libtard hero Al Franken forced to resign in disgrace."

By Joshua Gillin• June 21, 2017

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

Girl Scouts support "Planned Parenthood and pro-abortion politicians."

By Monique Curet• February 10, 2022

Instagram posts stated on March 16, 2023 in an Instagram post:

“BREAKING: ANTHONY FAUCI is set to be arrested!!!”

By Samantha Putterman• March 20, 2023

Facebook posts stated on April 27, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“Bill Gates fights to keep vaccine ingredients secret.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• April 27, 2021

Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2020 in a video:

Coronavirus patients are being "cremated alive" in China.

By Daniel Funke• February 26, 2020

Jon Stewart stated on December 06, 2011 in a segment of "The Daily Show":

"When the country was founded, Congress had exactly the same attitude about the sanctity of Christmas celebrations that a 7-Eleven does today: 'Yeah, we're open.'"

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• December 9, 2011

Nancy Pelosi stated on March 12, 2020 in a press conference:

Of the Trump administration’s European travel restrictions that exempt the U.K.: “Well, you can just get into the Chunnel, and you’ll be in the U.K.”

By Miriam Valverde• March 12, 2020

TheMiamiGazette.com stated on May 30, 2017 in a fake news story:

"Cannibals arrested in Florida claim eating human flesh cures diabetes and depression"

By Gegham Vardanyan• June 20, 2017

Instagram posts stated on September 26, 2022 in an Instagram post:

“There are giant human caucasian skeletons in Ohio that predate any known civilizations.”

By Madison Czopek• September 30, 2022

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