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Search results for "The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has been acquired by the Baltimore Banner's publisher"

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TheLastLineOfDefense.org stated on September 24, 2017 in a headline:
"NFL fines Pittsburgh Steelers $1 million each for skipping national anthem."
By Joshua Gillin• September 25, 2017
Bloggers stated on October 28, 2018 in a post on Instagram:
"A 97 year-old Holocaust survivor was killed for being Jewish yesterday. In the United States. Let that sink in."    
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 2, 2018
Nation of Islam Research Group stated on April 26, 2015 in a Facebook post:
Says Baltimore police are "trained by Mossad and Shin Bet."
By Jon Greenberg• April 29, 2015
Bloggers stated on February 28, 2020 in a news article:
“Swing State Hit With 2020 Voting Lawsuit - Accused Of Registering Over 1,500 Deceased People In Pennsylvania.”
By Jessica Calefati• March 27, 2020
Chris Wallace stated on May 03, 2015 in a broadcast of "Fox News Sunday":
"Baltimore spends the third highest per capita on its public schools."
By Jon Greenberg• May 5, 2015
Claudia Tenney stated on July 07, 2016 in a press release.:
Kim Myers "voted repeatedly to raise taxes on the people of Broome County, but made millions off of tax savings when her family business relocated its headquarters."
By Dan Clark• August 17, 2016
Instagram posts stated on January 22, 2023 in an Instagram post:
The sinking of the Titanic was orchestrated by the Rothschilds and J.P. Morgan to kill prominent businessmen who opposed the creation of the Federal Reserve.
By Samantha Putterman• January 26, 2023
Ralph Nader stated on June 18, 2008 in an interview with "Democracy Now!," an independent radio program:
"I didn't say" it doesn't really matter whether Gore or Bush is president.
By Alexander Lane• June 30, 2008
Joe Manchin stated on September 09, 2019 in a Facebook post:
"West Virginia Department of Education reported over 10,000 children and youth have been identified as homeless for the 2018-2019 school year."
By Alayna Degenhardt, Farrah Frattaroli• October 11, 2019
Viral image stated on November 07, 2021 in a Facebook post:
A banner for COVID-19 vaccines says, “Don’t forget to donate your childrens organs.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 10, 2021
Ken Cuccinelli stated on September 25, 2013 in a debate.:
Virginia is "the number one state per capita in screening out people with mental illness from gun purchases."  
By Sean Gorman• October 7, 2013
Instagram posts stated on March 26, 2024 in an Instagram reel:
Footage shows explosion on Baltimore bridge.
By Sara Swann• March 27, 2024
Vets for Trump stated on September 28, 2017 in a Facebook post:
Says a photograph shows Seattle Seahawks player Michael Bennett burning the United States flag.
By Joshua Gillin• September 29, 2017
Bloggers stated on May 11, 2017 in Internet posts:
"Clinton Foundation cargo ship raided at Port of Baltimore" caught smuggling 460 undocumented immigrants.
By Joshua Gillin• May 12, 2017
Pat Toomey stated on August 17, 2016 in an op-ed in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.:
On the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
By Anna Orso• August 22, 2016
Facebook posts stated on February 22, 2023 in a Facebook post:
“Clinton aide found dead, tied to tree in apparent murder.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 23, 2023
Bernie Sanders stated on April 24, 2016 in a speech:
Says an array of statistics show that conditions in some parts of Baltimore rival that of "the West Bank in Palestine," "North Korea," and "distressed cities in Nigeria, India, China and South Africa."
By Linda Qiu• April 28, 2016
Stephen Martin stated on May 24, 2013 in an interview.:
Says Democratic Party created the Ku Klux Klan.
By Sean Gorman• June 10, 2013
X posts stated on February 13, 2022 in a tweet:
Greenpeace USA had a banner on Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas making fun of Donald Trump’s genitalia.
By Bill McCarthy• February 22, 2022
Bloggers stated on June 07, 2016 in a headline in the Justice Gazette:
Says Bernie Sanders "wins California landslide, But ⅔ of his votes aren’t counted."
By Chris Nichols• June 10, 2016

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By D.L. Davis, Tom Kertscher• November 9, 2018

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By Madison Czopek• June 17, 2021

Fact-checking Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman

By Manuela Tobias• August 30, 2018

PolitiFact's complete coverage of the 2020 RNC

By Katie Sanders, PolitiFact Staff • August 28, 2020

Baltimore bridge collapse: A cyberattack, a movie and other false claims about the ship accident

By Jeff Cercone• March 27, 2024

How paid X accounts blamed Israel, Ukraine for the Baltimore bridge collapse

By Madison Czopek• April 3, 2024

Joe Biden said he commuted by train and car as a senator, including over the Baltimore Key Bridge

By Ciara O'Rourke• March 27, 2024

PunditFact fact-checks the Sept. 14 news shows

By Steve Contorno, Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• September 14, 2014

Fact-checking the Sept. 14 news shows

By Steve Contorno, Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• September 14, 2014

Baltimore bridge collapse: Why the federal government is paying upfront to fix it

By Jeff Cercone, Loreben Tuquero• April 2, 2024

Facts in Bermuda vacation ad do the job

By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 24, 2008

What HHS Secretary Tom Price said about opioid addiction treatment

By Miriam Valverde• May 26, 2017

Two ships colliding with bridges in the same week? That’s not unusual, reports show

By Jeff Cercone• April 4, 2024

Obama targeted in chain e-mail

By Bill Adair• November 8, 2007

Fact-checking Arizona’s 2020 Senate race between McSally and Kelly

By Miriam Valverde• October 30, 2020

Mailbag: 'This seems like an "Onion" spoof'

By Louis Jacobson• May 26, 2015

A month-by-month look at the misinformation that caught our attention in a busy news year

By Jeff Cercone• December 26, 2024

Experts warn against accepting link between blood type and coronavirus risk

By Madison Czopek• March 23, 2020