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AmericanNews.com
stated on November 2, 2014 in a web post:

"Congress Approves Bill Offering Free Cars To Welfare Recipients."

By Lauren Burns • November 17, 2014
AmericanNews.com
stated on September 2, 2014 in an article:

"According to recent reports, a group of death panels organized under Obamacare ordered their first execution."

By Lauren Burns • November 11, 2014
Chain email
stated on October 21, 2014 in a chain email:

The Affordable Care Act says that "at age 76 when you most need it most, you are not eligible for cancer treatment. … Cancer hospital will ration care according to the patient's age."

By Lauren Burns • October 21, 2014