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stated on December 15, 2024 in Facebook posts:

Residents in states across the U.S. are eligible for a $2,200 holiday stimulus payment.

By Sofia Ahmed • December 20, 2024
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stated on December 17, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Video shows Dr. Mehmet Oz and singer Reba McEntire promoting treatment for chronic lung diseases.

By Ciara O'Rourke • December 20, 2024
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stated on December 11, 2024 in a Facebook post:

The NFL punished three referees in “the game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Minnesota Vikings.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • December 20, 2024
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stated on December 12, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Image shows Kate, the Princess of Wales, without hair.

By Ciara O'Rourke • December 20, 2024
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stated on December 16, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“The NFL has abruptly fired three referees who officiated the game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • December 20, 2024
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stated on December 17, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Video shows Vice President Kamala Harris “is plastered again!”

By Ciara O'Rourke • December 20, 2024
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stated on December 16, 2024 in social media posts:

Tipster in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing is ineligible for reward money "because she called 911 instead of the tip line."

By Loreben Tuquero • December 19, 2024
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stated on December 10, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“Ivermectin is a treatment after Covid and after vaccination, it is an effective medicine in all phases of Covid 19.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • December 19, 2024
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stated on December 14, 2024 in a Threads post:

Video shows footage of a “drone crash.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • December 18, 2024
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stated on December 10, 2024 in a post on Facebook:

“Elon Musk unveils a $100 Tesla tablet that will revolutionize the technological world.”

By Madison Czopek • December 18, 2024
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stated on December 17, 2024 in a photo:

“A Coca-Cola truck filled with kids was found by police in Cicero, Illinois.”

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • December 18, 2024
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stated on December 14, 2024 in a post:

“Men’s swimming team refuses to compete against Lia Thomas, calling her a 'cheat'”

By Grace Abels • December 18, 2024
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stated on December 16, 2024 in an Instagram post:

New Jersey drones are searching for missing radioactive material.

By Jeff Cercone • December 18, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on December 14, 2024 in a video:

Video shows a drone crashed in New Jersey.

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • December 17, 2024
Social Media
stated on December 16, 2024 in a post:

“The school shooter in Madison Wisconsin Christian School shooting has been identified as a female identifying as a male.”

By Sara Swann • December 17, 2024
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stated on December 4, 2024 in a Facebook post:

"The city of… is being warned to be alert & vigilant as there is a serial killer on the run,” Robert Thibodeau.

By Maria Briceño • December 17, 2024
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stated on December 9, 2024 in a video on Facebook:

Drones reported in the U.S., including around the U.S. Capitol, have directed-energy weapons that have a “space-based laser generating system that can create pestilence.”

By Madison Czopek • December 17, 2024
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stated on December 11, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Video shows “Yellowstone’s super volcano is now really, really exploding.”

By Loreben Tuquero • December 17, 2024
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stated on December 15, 2024 in a post:

A video shows President Joe Biden saying, “There are no drones over the United States.”

By Sara Swann • December 16, 2024
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stated on December 15, 2024 in an Instagram post:

“The Pentagon has confirmed that the mysterious drones appearing across the globe are NOT of earthly origin.”

By Jeff Cercone • December 16, 2024
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stated on December 11, 2024 in a post on Threads:

Photos show mysterious drones reported flying over parts of New Jersey in November and December 2024.

By Madison Czopek • December 13, 2024
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stated on December 12, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Video shows Mitch McConnell appearing in a press conference with a bandage around his head.

By Sofia Ahmed • December 13, 2024
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stated on December 12, 2024 in a post:

Images show Taylor Swift with Elon Musk promoting a household energy consumption reduction device.

By Sara Swann • December 13, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on December 5, 2024 in an Instagram post:

“After meeting with Elon Musk, Republican leader Sen. John Thune announces plans to cut Social Security.”

By Madison Czopek • December 13, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on November 30, 2024 in a video:

Six hundred body bags were “filled the first day” of Hurricane Helene recovery in North Carolina.

By Ciara O'Rourke • December 13, 2024
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stated on December 10, 2024 in an Instagram post:

“Dr. Assad will return to ophthalmology after being deposed as president of Syria and plans to set up an eye clinic in Russia.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • December 13, 2024
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stated on November 26, 2024 in a Threads post:

“Elon Musk said he might run for governor of California.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • December 12, 2024
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stated on December 3, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Video shows actor Kevin Costner and Dr. Mehmet Oz discussing treatment for chronic lung diseases.

By Ciara O'Rourke • December 12, 2024
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stated on December 9, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Taylor Swift vowed to leave Elon Musk’s “toxic app X,” during the final moments of her Eras tour, calling him “rich, talented but heartless and immoral.”

By Sofia Ahmed • December 12, 2024
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stated on December 9, 2024 in a post:

“A $7.20 an hour McDonalds employee … now gets a cool 1/2 million dollar reward” for helping police find the suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter.

By Sara Swann • December 11, 2024

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