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Facebook posts
stated on November 14, 2024 in a post:

“Stunning Knockout: Mike Tyson Defeats Jake Paul in Just 50 Seconds with a Devastating K.O.”

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • November 18, 2024
Threads posts
stated on November 15, 2024 in a post on Threads:

Says Taylor Swift said, “Elon Musk, the first human in history, to be radicalized by his own algorithm.”

By Madison Czopek • November 18, 2024
Threads posts
stated on November 17, 2024 in Threads posts:

“Elon Musk has $180 Billion and there are 8B people on earth. If he gave us each $1B he’d still have $172B left.”

By Sofia Ahmed • November 18, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on November 13, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook:

Elon Musk anunció que “está comprando oficialmente McDonald's”.

By Maria Briceño • November 18, 2024
Threads posts
stated on November 19, 2024 in a Threads post:

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hospitalized with “serious health issue.”

By Jeff Cercone • November 18, 2024
X posts
stated on November 12, 2024 in a social media post:

“Red Cross is set to close shelters across North Carolina on Nov. 15. Families staying in these shelters are being told: ‘If you don’t have a safe place to take your children, you won’t be leaving with them.’”

By Paul Specht • November 18, 2024
Nancy Pelosi
stated on November 9, 2024 in an interview:

“Fewer people came in under President Biden than came under Donald Trump.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • November 15, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on November 14, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Donald Trump chose a provocative song to describe Kamala Harris during a presidential debate.

By Sofia Ahmed • November 15, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on November 14, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Elon Musk has invented a small gadget to slash energy bills.

By Marta Campabadal Graus • November 15, 2024
Threads posts
stated on November 11, 2024 in a Threads post:

“Kroger, Food Lion and Publix announce a 4% price cut across the board.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 15, 2024
Threads posts
stated on November 9, 2024 in a Threads post:

“Biden agreed to a recount” in the 2024 presidential election.

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 15, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on November 13, 2024 in an Instagram post:

“Breaking: Trump names Boebert secretary of education”

By Sofia Ahmed • November 15, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on November 9, 2024 in una publicación en Instagram:

“Ella Emhoff, la hijastra de Kamala Harris, ha sido internada en un hospital psiquiátrico tras la derrota de su madrastra ante” Donald Trump.

By Maria Briceño • November 15, 2024
Eric Hovde
stated on November 12, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter:

Says the election results are suspicious because opponent U.S. Sen. Baldwin won “nearly 90%” of absentee ballots in Milwaukee.

By Ricardo Torres • November 15, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on November 7, 2024 in a post:

"Elon Musk surprises the world with Ford acquisition."

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • November 14, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on November 9, 2024 in a Facebook post:

Photo shows a missing police officer.

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 14, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on November 13, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Image shows Joe Biden and Trump meeting at the White House on Nov. 13.

By Madison Czopek • November 14, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on November 10, 2024 in a Facebook post:

This video shows floods in Spain.

By Marta Campabadal Graus • November 14, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on November 11, 2024 in an Instagram post:

ABC News aired footage of home invaders fleeing after being threatened with a rocket-propelled grenade.

By Sofia Ahmed • November 14, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on November 11, 2024 in an Instagram post:

A “ballot dump” around 4 a.m. in Milwaukee shows the Wisconsin Senate election was stolen from the Republican candidate.

By Madison Czopek • November 14, 2024
Viral image
stated on November 8, 2024 in a Threads post:

Photo shows Taylor Swift after she “broke down in tears on live television the moment the race was called for President Trump.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 14, 2024
Threads posts
stated on November 13, 2024 in a Threads post:

Nissan just announced 9,000 layoffs in Tennessee “to avoid severe losses due to expected tariffs.”

By Jeff Cercone • November 14, 2024
Threads posts
stated on November 11, 2024 in a Threads post:

“Sephora donated BIG to Trump’s campaign.”

By Mia Penner • November 14, 2024
Threads posts
stated on November 9, 2024 in a Threads post:

“Ella Emhoff, Kamala’s step-daughter, suffered a mental breakdown … due to the grief from Kamala’s humiliating loss, and was admitted to an in-patient mental health crisis center in NY.”

By Maria Briceño • November 14, 2024
Viral image
stated on November 7, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Video shows a “massive rally in the UK for President Trump” after Election Day 2024.

By Ciara O'Rourke • November 14, 2024
Robin Vos
stated on November 6, 2024 in News conference:

“Every single county in America, every single county, Kamala Harris did worse than Joe Biden did.”

By Madeline Heim • November 14, 2024
Threads posts
stated on November 5, 2024 in a Threads post:

List shows 21 companies or celebrities, including Disney, Marvel and Warner Bros., that have “stopped posting on X.”

By Loreben Tuquero • November 13, 2024
Threads posts
stated on November 6, 2024 in a Threads post:

Special Counsel “Jack Smith has been fired” as of Nov. 6.

By Loreben Tuquero • November 13, 2024
Threads posts
stated on November 12, 2024 in a Threads post:

“It was just Biden and Trump in 2020” general election ballots.

By Loreben Tuquero • November 13, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on November 8, 2024 in a Facebook post:

"The Heritage Foundation is behind Project25. Their Director of Finance is David Green. Owner of Hobby Lobby."

By Maria Briceño • November 13, 2024