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Facebook posts stated on May 15, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says police are warning shoppers to use wipes to clean their carts over deadly risk of fentanyl residue.
By Samantha Putterman• September 26, 2019
Matthew Birmingham stated on March 16, 2019 in a press release:
"Now there is a new threat that we’re seeing up close: the risk of exposure to powerful drugs that can kill in even tiny amounts."
By Colin Meyn• March 20, 2019
Instagram posts stated on February 26, 2024 in an Instagram post:
The government did more to stop the distribution of ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine than to stop the distribution of fentanyl.
By Jeff Cercone• February 29, 2024
JD Vance stated on October 26, 2022 in a tweet:
Rep. Tim Ryan “wanted to decriminalize fentanyl.”
By Amy Sherman• October 31, 2022
Rob Portman stated on March 08, 2016 in Department of Homeland Security hearing:
"We understand that this heroin is primarily coming from Mexico, over the border."  
By Nadia Pflaum• March 14, 2016
Donald Trump stated on January 06, 2023 in a campaign website:
As president, Donald Trump “marshaled the full power of government to stop deadly drugs, opioids, and fentanyl from coming into our country. As a result, drug overdose deaths declined nationwide for the first time in nearly 30 years."
By Louis Jacobson• January 9, 2023
Mike Gallagher stated on June 27, 2023 in Interview:
China sends “fentanyl into America killing 80,000 Americans a year.”
By Sophia Voight• October 6, 2023
Greg Abbott stated on April 05, 2023 in a tweet:
“Fentanyl is the leading cause of death for Americans 18-45.”
By Aarón Torres• April 24, 2023
Donald Trump stated on January 05, 2026 in an X post:
Maduro was “flooding America with deadly fentanyl.”
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 7, 2026
Kayleigh McEnany stated on February 07, 2023 in a Facebook post:
"Joe Biden's wide open southern border" is to blame for fentanyl deaths in the U.S.
By Jeff Cercone, Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 10, 2023
Instagram posts stated on March 09, 2022 in a post on Instagram:
U.S. has biological weapons labs in Ukraine.
By Monique Curet• March 10, 2022
Michael Chippendale stated on December 16, 2011 in a public forum:
"Hydrogen sulfide . . . [was] used in the genocide of Jews in Germany. "
By Alex Kuffner• December 21, 2011
Mark Obenshain stated on January 31, 2023 in a floor speech.:
“You know how many children are dying across Virginia because of fentanyl poisoning? A heck of a lot more than are dying at the hands of guns.”
By Warren Fiske• February 7, 2023
Kamala Harris stated on October 07, 2024 in an interview:
“We have cut the flow of fentanyl by half.”
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 11, 2024
Kirsten Gillibrand stated on February 03, 2024 in a newsletter for constituents:
“Marijuana is currently classified in the same category of drugs as heroin and a more dangerous category than fentanyl or cocaine.”
By Conor Amendola, Brooke Johnpier• February 20, 2024
Republican National Committee stated on February 20, 2022 in a tweet:
January 2022 fentanyl seizures show "illicit drugs are flowing into the country at an alarming rate because of Biden’s open border.”
By Jeff Cercone• February 24, 2022
Michael McCaul stated on January 19, 2024 in an impeachment hearing:
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' border policy is "personally responsible" for fentanyl crossing the border
By Bayliss Wagner• February 12, 2024
Ted Yoho stated on September 04, 2013 in an interview on Fox Business Network:
Chemical weapons have been used "probably 20 times" since the Persian Gulf War.
By Becky Bowers• September 10, 2013
Facebook posts stated on April 16, 2023 in a Facebook post:
“When fentanyl burns it smells like popcorn.”
By Sara Swann• April 28, 2023
Dinesh D'Souza stated on January 04, 2022 in a Fox News appearance:
Recently released Jan. 6 footage shows "these cops using massive amounts of force against unarmed Trump supporters, including women."
By Bill McCarthy• January 10, 2022

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Trump declares fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction. What does that mean?

By Louis Jacobson• December 17, 2025

What’s driving down US overdose deaths? Experts cite drug supply changes, increased naloxone

By Madison Czopek• January 29, 2026

Fact-checking Haley’s New Hampshire claims on fentanyl, education, Trump’s stance on retirement age

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• January 21, 2024

Getting rid of chemical weapons: How it works

By Jon Greenberg• September 16, 2013

Fentanyl deaths are up, but GOP ads mislead by blaming ‘open borders,’ migrants crossing illegally

By Tom Kertscher• October 28, 2022

Is it legal for tear gas to be used against migrants?

By Miriam Valverde• November 26, 2018

What we know about opioids, declared by Trump as a public health emergency

By Tom Kertscher• October 26, 2017

Sorting out the truth on Iraq

By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 26, 2008

Is it toxic? Why you should be wary of the internet’s ‘scary ingredient’ warnings

By Grace Abels• August 20, 2025

Russia, China and Tucker Carlson lack evidence on Ukraine bioweapons labs

By Jeff Cercone, Jon Greenberg• March 11, 2022

Common myths about fentanyl debunked: No, you can’t accidentally overdose by touching fentanyl

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 4, 2023

Checking claims in Iowa Gov. Reynolds’ sixth Condition of the State address

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What HHS Secretary Tom Price said about opioid addiction treatment

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By Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 8, 2023

Is fentanyl the leading cause of death among American adults?

By Nusaiba Mizan• October 3, 2022

Revisiting the Obama track record on Syria’s chemical weapons

By Jon Greenberg• April 6, 2017

Steve Witkoff said Iran is ‘a week away’ from material to make a bomb. Experts are skeptical

By Amy Sherman• February 26, 2026

In Context: President Obama, Syria and the ‘red line’

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Is North Korea no longer a nuclear threat, as Donald Trump said?

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Fact-checking Ron DeSantis in New Hampshire on education, economy and drugs

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