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Viral image stated on April 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: A photo taken by a journalist showing a beach in Jacksonville, Fla., isn't from after the government reopened the beach as news reports have claimed. Viral image stated on April 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: “My wife is suffering from coronavirus and she is pregnant. The doctor said she won’t survive it.” Jay Inslee stated on April 19, 2020 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Stay-at-home orders “actually are the law of these states.” Facebook posts stated on April 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Wisconsin’s in-person election has caused a “surge” in new coronavirus cases Facebook posts stated on March 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The poor are, ironically, the most likely to be employed in the industries deemed ‘essential’ while their upper-class peers are freed to bunker down for weeks until the first death wave passes.” Facebook posts stated on April 19, 2020 in an image: Says a photo shows the "SAME EXACT PEOPLE" at "two different beaches" in Los Angeles County and Jacksonville, Fla. Facebook posts stated on April 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: News photo from stay-at-home protest was doctored to add Confederate flag. Facebook posts stated on April 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi tweeted that she was disgusted with Donald Trump over taxes Facebook posts stated on April 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi’s "4th husband" filed for divorce. Andrew Cuomo stated on April 14, 2020 in a news conference: “Go look at other countries that went through exactly this, started to reopen, and then they saw the infection rate go back up again.” Phil McGraw stated on April 16, 2020 in a Fox News appearance: There are “360,000 (deaths) a year from swimming pools. But we don’t shut the country down for that.” Gretchen Whitmer stated on April 15, 2020 in an April 15, 2020 press conference: “During the flu pandemic of 1918, some cities lifted social distancing measures too fast, too soon, and created a second wave of pandemic.” X posts stated on April 10, 2020 in a Twitter post: “Per order from @GovWhitmer, people in Michigan are now banned from purchasing a new baby car seat in stores.” Facebook posts stated on April 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: Walmart is adopting a staggered shopping schedule by age group during the COVID-19 pandemic. Facebook posts stated on April 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi called Social Security recipients “leeches” and “burdens on society.” Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2020 in an endorsement announcement: Joe Biden "already has what is the most progressive platform of any major party nominee in history." Jeff Jackson stated on April 6, 2020 in a tweet: NC liquor stores were deemed essential “because we have a lot of people who are chemically dependent on alcohol and if we suddenly cut off their access they would go into withdrawal and flood the emergency rooms.” Ron DeSantis stated on April 14, 2020 in an April 14, 2020 press briefing: “Obesity is, like, the No. 1 factor in whether you really get hit hard by COVID-19.” Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2020 in a rally: Says Madison and Milwaukee County both carry sanctuary status for illegal immigrants and released undocumented immigrants who have committed multiple crimes including sexual assault of a child Donald Trump stated on April 16, 2020 in a tweet: Says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi deleted a video of her telling people to go to Chinatown. Facebook posts stated on April 16, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “Africans living in China now being forced to sleep outside in the cold” as “Chinese nationals blame them for the rising number of new coronavirus cases in the country.” Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2020 in his online video endorsement of Joe Biden for president: Republicans “have shown themselves willing to cut millions off their health insurance and eliminate preexisting condition protections for millions more, even in the middle of this public health crisis." Facebook posts stated on March 31, 2020 in posts on the Internet: If you ask Amazon’s Alexa about the origin of the coronavirus pandemic, it says “the government planned” it. Facebook posts stated on April 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says all Vegas hotels but Trump’s have donated food, rooms in COVID response. Public Citizen stated on April 4, 2020 in a tweet: Says 3.5 million U.S. citizens lost their employer-tied health insurance in March, while zero lost their coverage in 20 other large nations combined. Pat Toomey stated on April 15, 2020 in a Politico interview: “In a matter of days, and in some cases the moment may even have passed, that we’ve reached the peak of the rate of infections.”
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Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders stated on April 21, 2020 in a joint statement: Wisconsin is “clearly seeing a decline in COVID infections” Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Herd immunity is probably why California has far fewer COVID-19 deaths than New York. Facebook posts stated on April 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Democrats are on vacation until May 4 and “refuse to come back” to sign a bill to help small businesses. Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Hospitals get paid more to list patients as COVID-19. Viral image stated on April 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: A photo taken by a journalist showing a beach in Jacksonville, Fla., isn't from after the government reopened the beach as news reports have claimed. Viral image stated on April 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: “My wife is suffering from coronavirus and she is pregnant. The doctor said she won’t survive it.” Jay Inslee stated on April 19, 2020 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Stay-at-home orders “actually are the law of these states.” Facebook posts stated on April 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Wisconsin’s in-person election has caused a “surge” in new coronavirus cases Facebook posts stated on March 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The poor are, ironically, the most likely to be employed in the industries deemed ‘essential’ while their upper-class peers are freed to bunker down for weeks until the first death wave passes.” Facebook posts stated on April 19, 2020 in an image: Says a photo shows the "SAME EXACT PEOPLE" at "two different beaches" in Los Angeles County and Jacksonville, Fla. Facebook posts stated on April 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: News photo from stay-at-home protest was doctored to add Confederate flag. Facebook posts stated on April 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi tweeted that she was disgusted with Donald Trump over taxes Facebook posts stated on April 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi’s "4th husband" filed for divorce. Andrew Cuomo stated on April 14, 2020 in a news conference: “Go look at other countries that went through exactly this, started to reopen, and then they saw the infection rate go back up again.” Phil McGraw stated on April 16, 2020 in a Fox News appearance: There are “360,000 (deaths) a year from swimming pools. But we don’t shut the country down for that.” Gretchen Whitmer stated on April 15, 2020 in an April 15, 2020 press conference: “During the flu pandemic of 1918, some cities lifted social distancing measures too fast, too soon, and created a second wave of pandemic.” X posts stated on April 10, 2020 in a Twitter post: “Per order from @GovWhitmer, people in Michigan are now banned from purchasing a new baby car seat in stores.” Facebook posts stated on April 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: Walmart is adopting a staggered shopping schedule by age group during the COVID-19 pandemic. Facebook posts stated on April 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi called Social Security recipients “leeches” and “burdens on society.” Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2020 in an endorsement announcement: Joe Biden "already has what is the most progressive platform of any major party nominee in history." Jeff Jackson stated on April 6, 2020 in a tweet: NC liquor stores were deemed essential “because we have a lot of people who are chemically dependent on alcohol and if we suddenly cut off their access they would go into withdrawal and flood the emergency rooms.” Ron DeSantis stated on April 14, 2020 in an April 14, 2020 press briefing: “Obesity is, like, the No. 1 factor in whether you really get hit hard by COVID-19.” Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2020 in a rally: Says Madison and Milwaukee County both carry sanctuary status for illegal immigrants and released undocumented immigrants who have committed multiple crimes including sexual assault of a child Donald Trump stated on April 16, 2020 in a tweet: Says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi deleted a video of her telling people to go to Chinatown. Facebook posts stated on April 16, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “Africans living in China now being forced to sleep outside in the cold” as “Chinese nationals blame them for the rising number of new coronavirus cases in the country.” Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2020 in his online video endorsement of Joe Biden for president: Republicans “have shown themselves willing to cut millions off their health insurance and eliminate preexisting condition protections for millions more, even in the middle of this public health crisis." Facebook posts stated on March 31, 2020 in posts on the Internet: If you ask Amazon’s Alexa about the origin of the coronavirus pandemic, it says “the government planned” it. Facebook posts stated on April 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says all Vegas hotels but Trump’s have donated food, rooms in COVID response. Public Citizen stated on April 4, 2020 in a tweet: Says 3.5 million U.S. citizens lost their employer-tied health insurance in March, while zero lost their coverage in 20 other large nations combined. Pat Toomey stated on April 15, 2020 in a Politico interview: “In a matter of days, and in some cases the moment may even have passed, that we’ve reached the peak of the rate of infections.”
Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders stated on April 21, 2020 in a joint statement: Wisconsin is “clearly seeing a decline in COVID infections”
Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Herd immunity is probably why California has far fewer COVID-19 deaths than New York.
Facebook posts stated on April 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Democrats are on vacation until May 4 and “refuse to come back” to sign a bill to help small businesses.
Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Hospitals get paid more to list patients as COVID-19.
Viral image stated on April 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: A photo taken by a journalist showing a beach in Jacksonville, Fla., isn't from after the government reopened the beach as news reports have claimed.
Viral image stated on April 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: “My wife is suffering from coronavirus and she is pregnant. The doctor said she won’t survive it.”
Jay Inslee stated on April 19, 2020 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Stay-at-home orders “actually are the law of these states.”
Facebook posts stated on April 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Wisconsin’s in-person election has caused a “surge” in new coronavirus cases
Facebook posts stated on March 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The poor are, ironically, the most likely to be employed in the industries deemed ‘essential’ while their upper-class peers are freed to bunker down for weeks until the first death wave passes.”
Facebook posts stated on April 19, 2020 in an image: Says a photo shows the "SAME EXACT PEOPLE" at "two different beaches" in Los Angeles County and Jacksonville, Fla.
Facebook posts stated on April 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: News photo from stay-at-home protest was doctored to add Confederate flag.
Facebook posts stated on April 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi tweeted that she was disgusted with Donald Trump over taxes
Facebook posts stated on April 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi’s "4th husband" filed for divorce.
Andrew Cuomo stated on April 14, 2020 in a news conference: “Go look at other countries that went through exactly this, started to reopen, and then they saw the infection rate go back up again.”
Phil McGraw stated on April 16, 2020 in a Fox News appearance: There are “360,000 (deaths) a year from swimming pools. But we don’t shut the country down for that.”
Gretchen Whitmer stated on April 15, 2020 in an April 15, 2020 press conference: “During the flu pandemic of 1918, some cities lifted social distancing measures too fast, too soon, and created a second wave of pandemic.”
X posts stated on April 10, 2020 in a Twitter post: “Per order from @GovWhitmer, people in Michigan are now banned from purchasing a new baby car seat in stores.”
Facebook posts stated on April 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: Walmart is adopting a staggered shopping schedule by age group during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Facebook posts stated on April 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi called Social Security recipients “leeches” and “burdens on society.”
Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2020 in an endorsement announcement: Joe Biden "already has what is the most progressive platform of any major party nominee in history."
Jeff Jackson stated on April 6, 2020 in a tweet: NC liquor stores were deemed essential “because we have a lot of people who are chemically dependent on alcohol and if we suddenly cut off their access they would go into withdrawal and flood the emergency rooms.”
Ron DeSantis stated on April 14, 2020 in an April 14, 2020 press briefing: “Obesity is, like, the No. 1 factor in whether you really get hit hard by COVID-19.”
Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2020 in a rally: Says Madison and Milwaukee County both carry sanctuary status for illegal immigrants and released undocumented immigrants who have committed multiple crimes including sexual assault of a child
Donald Trump stated on April 16, 2020 in a tweet: Says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi deleted a video of her telling people to go to Chinatown.
Facebook posts stated on April 16, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “Africans living in China now being forced to sleep outside in the cold” as “Chinese nationals blame them for the rising number of new coronavirus cases in the country.”
Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2020 in his online video endorsement of Joe Biden for president: Republicans “have shown themselves willing to cut millions off their health insurance and eliminate preexisting condition protections for millions more, even in the middle of this public health crisis."
Facebook posts stated on March 31, 2020 in posts on the Internet: If you ask Amazon’s Alexa about the origin of the coronavirus pandemic, it says “the government planned” it.
Facebook posts stated on April 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says all Vegas hotels but Trump’s have donated food, rooms in COVID response.
Public Citizen stated on April 4, 2020 in a tweet: Says 3.5 million U.S. citizens lost their employer-tied health insurance in March, while zero lost their coverage in 20 other large nations combined.
Pat Toomey stated on April 15, 2020 in a Politico interview: “In a matter of days, and in some cases the moment may even have passed, that we’ve reached the peak of the rate of infections.”
