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Search results for "Two Indian sailors dead, one missing after US attack on ship off Oman coast"

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Bloggers stated on August 06, 2017 in Internet posts:
U.S. Sen. John McCain "was singlehandedly responsible for starting a fire on (the) USS Forrestal aircraft carrier."
By Joshua Gillin• August 7, 2017
Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2024 in Facebook posts:
The ship that struck the Baltimore bridge was controlled by a Chinese company.
By Loreben Tuquero• March 28, 2024
Keith Olbermann stated on April 19, 2010 in comments on the MSNBC show Countdown :
The Treaty of Tripoli signed by President John Adams was "his outreach to Muslims."
By Alex Holt• May 11, 2010
Instagram posts stated on June 22, 2023 in an Instagram post:
The Titan “submarine never happened. They faked their own deaths.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• June 22, 2023
Instagram posts stated on January 15, 2024 in an Instagram post:
Video shows a “US-owned cargo ship was just hit by a missile off the coast of Yemen!”
By Madison Czopek• January 16, 2024
Viral image stated on August 01, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Photo shows “7 Marines killed in training exercise yesterday.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• August 4, 2020
Facebook posts stated on August 12, 2021 in a Facebook post:
"100 Sailors at sea. All vaxxed. All with COVID (seven) weeks following deployment."
By Andy Nguyen• August 19, 2021
Donald Trump stated on October 15, 2025 in news conference:
Regarding boat strikes off the coast of Venezuela, “Every boat that we knock out we save 25,000 American lives.”
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 16, 2025
David Perdue stated on April 27, 2015 in his debut Senate floor speech:
The United States is "about to have the smallest Army since before WWII, the smallest Navy since WWI and the smallest Air Force ever."
By April Hunt• May 4, 2015
Facebook posts stated on January 10, 2020 in a Facebook post:
In 1988, in response to Iran’s attack on the U.S.S. Samuel Roberts, President Ronald Reagan "destroyed half of Iran’s Navy."  
By Tom Kertscher• January 15, 2020
Bloggers stated on February 11, 2017 in a headline:
"Japanese whaling crew eaten alive by killer whales, 16 dead."
By Joshua Gillin• February 23, 2017
Instagram posts stated on January 25, 2023 in an Instagram post:
Wind farm construction is a possible cause of dead whales washing ashore in New Jersey.
By Tom Kertscher• February 8, 2023
Social Media stated on June 22, 2023 in social media posts:
The Wall Street Journal reported that President Joe Biden knew June 18 that the Titan submersible had imploded, but he withheld the news until June 22.
By Sara Swann• June 23, 2023
Facebook posts stated on June 28, 2024 in a post:
"Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 returns after 10-year mystery"
By Grace Abels• July 3, 2024
X posts stated on March 26, 2024 in a post on X:
“The captain of the container ship Dali…is a Ukrainian.”
By Madison Czopek• March 27, 2024
Americas PAC stated on April 27, 2017 in a radio ad:
Says Tammy Baldwin was told by a whistleblower about "overmedicated veterans," she made "deadly mistakes" and "three veterans died" at the Tomah VA hospital.
By Tom Kertscher• May 5, 2017
Facebook posts stated on October 01, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“There are now 56 cargo freighters anchored off the coast of California from Oakland to Long Beach in what can only be considered a manufactured supply-chain halt.”
By Isabella Fertel• October 1, 2021
Rand Paul stated on October 19, 2025 in an interview:
“About 25% of the time the Coast Guard boards a ship, there are no drugs.”
By Samantha Putterman• October 22, 2025
Karl Rove stated on March 23, 2011 in an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News:
"American troops have never been under the formal control of another nation."
By Louis Jacobson• March 29, 2011
Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2021 in a Facebook post:
A map shows “all the cargo ships backed up by the Suez Canal. Get ready for shortages and prices to skyrocket.”
By Gabrielle Settles• March 31, 2021

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

By Jeff Cercone• March 27, 2024

Kamala Harris is again facing attacks on her racial identity. Here’s more about her background.

By Samantha Putterman• July 26, 2024

Fact-checking Chuck Schumer on Coast Guard staffing’s role in Mexican ship’s Brooklyn Bridge crash

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• May 22, 2025

What is hantavirus? What we know about the fatal cruise ship outbreak

By Louis Jacobson• May 4, 2026

Donald Trump's Afghanistan address, fact-checked

By Louis Jacobson• August 22, 2017

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By Madison Czopek• April 3, 2024

Explaining the many sides of Chief Black Hawk’s story

By Madison Black• June 28, 2021

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By Amy Sherman• March 26, 2026

Fact-checking Sen. Barbara Boxer's attack ad on Carly Fiorina's record at HP

By Robert Farley• September 17, 2010

Supporting Iranians, then threatening to end civilization: How Trump contradicts himself on war

By Amy Sherman• April 7, 2026

Fact-checking the third GOP presidential debate in Miami

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By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 25, 2018

Families of fallen US service members’ emotional moment at RNC, accusations against Joe Biden

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