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Instagram posts
stated on September 30, 2022 in a post:

"Florida schools (were) still open during the start of the hurricane."

By Gabrielle Settles • October 3, 2022
Viral image
stated on October 2, 2022 in an Instagram post:

Joe Biden said of Jill Biden, “She was 12, I was 30.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 3, 2022
Rick Scott
stated on October 2, 2022 in a television interview:

Kamala Harris said about Hurricane Ian that “if you have a different skin color, you're going to get relief faster.”

By Jeff Cercone • October 3, 2022
Viral image
stated on September 28, 2022 in an Instagram post:

A Stockton, California, council member said “there’s a serial killer in Stockton.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 3, 2022
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on August 23, 2022 in a tweet:

“More fentanyl has crossed the border in the last two months under Biden than in 2019 under Trump.”

By Megan Bevins • October 3, 2022
Alex Mooney
stated on August 29, 2022 in a tweet:

“There have now been 16 straight months of OVER 150,000 illegal border crossings.”

By Maxwell Bruce • October 3, 2022
Instagram posts
stated on September 29, 2022 in a post:

Hurricane Ian was orchestrated as part of a pandemic-related conspiracy to devastate Floridians.

By Gabrielle Settles • September 30, 2022
Instagram posts
stated on September 26, 2022 in an Instagram post:

“There are giant human caucasian skeletons in Ohio that predate any known civilizations.”

By Madison Czopek • September 30, 2022
Herschel Walker
stated on September 28, 2022 in an ad:

Raphael Warnock "called police thugs, then cut their funding."

By Louis Jacobson • September 30, 2022
Instagram posts
stated on September 26, 2022 in a video:

“CDC says 60% of Americans have parasites.”

By Michael Majchrowicz • September 30, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on September 26, 2022 in a video:

President Joe Biden admitted having an inappropriate relationship with a minor.

By Michael Majchrowicz • September 30, 2022
Yuh-Line Niou
stated on September 28, 2022 in a tweet:

Sen. Marco Rubio and U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis “voted against aid for Hurricane Sandy.”

By Amy Sherman • September 30, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on September 28, 2022 in a video:

“The Russian army has surrendered in Donetsk!”

By Andy Nguyen • September 30, 2022
Adrian Fontes
stated on September 22, 2022 in a debate:

Mark Finchem “wants to strip Arizona’s citizens of their capacity to vote by mail.”

By Renee Romo • September 30, 2022
Instagram posts
stated on August 21, 2022 in an Instagram post:

“America now has a government that forbids border agents from using deadly force, but is training IRS agents to use SWAT-team tactics on law-abiding citizens.”

By Jeff Cercone • September 30, 2022
Mandela Barnes
stated on September 2, 2022 in News release:

"Ron Johnson has voted against funding for law enforcement and recently opposed a plan to recruit and train new officers "

By D.L. Davis • September 30, 2022
Ted Nugent
stated on September 20, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Michigan’s Proposal 2 “will permanently put in the Constitution that you never have to show an ID to vote ever again.”

By Madison Czopek • September 30, 2022
Instagram posts
stated on September 28, 2022 in a video:

Father danced for his daughter at her grave after she was killed during recent protests in Iran.

By Gabrielle Settles • September 29, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on September 28, 2022 in a video:

“North Korea sent more than 100,000 troops to Russia for the Ukraine War!”

By Andy Nguyen • September 29, 2022
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on September 16, 2022 in an ad:

Sen. Raphael Warnock "voted with Biden to slash Medicare spending.”

By Louis Jacobson • September 29, 2022
Instagram posts
stated on September 28, 2022 in a video:

"Walrus seen on Florida streets after Hurricane Ian hits land."

By Gabrielle Settles • September 29, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on September 28, 2022 in a Facebook post:

"The true meaning of Hurricane," or Her-ricane, is the spirit of "the African woman who has been stolen."

By Yacob Reyes • September 29, 2022
Instagram posts
stated on September 27, 2022 in a post:

“All weather is artificially controlled.”

By Gabrielle Settles • September 29, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on September 27, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Vladimir Putin “is fleeing the war!”

By Ciara O'Rourke • September 29, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on September 25, 2022 in a Facebook post:

“Pelosi’s panel ready to arrest Trump.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • September 29, 2022
Instagram posts
stated on September 26, 2022 in an image shared on Instagram:

Footage NASA shared from the DART spacecraft just before it crashed itself into an asteroid isn’t real.

By Madison Czopek • September 29, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on September 27, 2022 in a Facebook post:

At an Atlanta Braves celebration, President Joe Biden “demanded that all the little kids come up on stage to sit on his lap.”

By Jeff Cercone • September 29, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on September 24, 2022 in a Facebook post:

“President Xi of China under house arrest” amid “coup by the PLA.”

By Jeff Cercone • September 28, 2022
Instagram posts
stated on September 26, 2022 in a video:

Video shows “Italians take down an EU flag and replace it with an Italian flag” after the 2022 national election.

By Andy Nguyen • September 28, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on September 27, 2022 in a Facebook post:

As Hurricane Ian approached, President Joe Biden said, “a vital part of preparing for hurricane season is to get vaccinated now.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • September 28, 2022

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