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Tom Kertscher is a contributing writer for PolitiFact. Previously, he was a fact-checker for PolitiFact Wisconsin.

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stated on August 26, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Video suggests Canada wildfires were deliberately set to advance “smart cities” push.

By Tom Kertscher • August 30, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on August 26, 2023 in a video:

Women vaccinated against COVID-19 face "unknown side effects that could perpetually go down through the lineage" to their children.

By Tom Kertscher • August 29, 2023
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stated on August 25, 2023 in a Facebook post:

As of Aug. 25, "Luis Rubiales has resigned as the president of the Spanish Football Federation."

By Tom Kertscher • August 29, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on August 24, 2023 in an Instagram post:

The World Health Organization said there is "a possible causal relationship" between COVID-19 vaccines and multiple sclerosis.

By Tom Kertscher • August 28, 2023
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stated on August 9, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Video shows military planes over Nashville "dispersing materials into the atmosphere" for geoengineering.

By Tom Kertscher • August 23, 2023
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stated on August 20, 2023 in a Facebook post:

“Official statement — Putin assassinated in the Kremlin!”

By Tom Kertscher • August 22, 2023
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stated on August 8, 2023 in a Facebook post:

"The federal government has just declared a major food shortage emergency" in six states.

By Tom Kertscher • August 16, 2023
Steve Kirsch
stated on August 8, 2023 in a blog post:

COVID-19 vaccines have killed 676,000 Americans.

By Tom Kertscher • August 14, 2023
Instagram posts
stated on August 6, 2023 in a viral image:

California passed a law “reducing penalties for oral, anal sex with willing children.”

By Tom Kertscher • August 9, 2023
TikTok posts
stated on June 22, 2023 in a post:

A new law allows people to permanently erase unpaid debt older than two years from their credit records.

By Tom Kertscher • August 1, 2023