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stated on September 12, 2024 in a post on Threads:

An image shows Taylor Swift responding to Elon Musk's X post about giving her a child by saying she's happy to take his daughter Vivian and ‘give her all the love and respect she deserves.’

By Andy Nguyen • September 18, 2024
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stated on September 16, 2024 in Threads post:

Images show Sean Combs’ booking photos after Sept. 16 arrest.

By Ciara O'Rourke • September 18, 2024
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stated on September 16, 2024 in a Threads post:

“Donald Trump posted this photo of Taylor Swift saying that she was crying because she lost over $150 million worth of merchandise.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • September 18, 2024
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stated on September 12, 2024 in a post on Threads:

An image shows Travis Kelce responding to Elon Musk X post that followed Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris.

By Madison Czopek • September 13, 2024
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stated on September 2, 2024 in a Threads post:

Photo shows Vice President Kamala Harris “in the 90s.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • September 4, 2024
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stated on August 22, 2024 in Threads posts:

Gov. Tim Walz insulted Ann Coulter’s romantic history after she called his son “weird.”

By Sofia Ahmed • August 28, 2024
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stated on August 25, 2024 in Threads post:

Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that Kamala Harris used to be a man named Kamal Aroush.

By Sofia Ahmed • August 27, 2024
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stated on August 19, 2024 in Threads posts:

The Democratic National Convention was “nearly empty” during its first day.

By Sofia Ahmed • August 22, 2024
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stated on August 17, 2024 in a photo:

Trump said “you used to be able to get cereal for 20, 30 bucks a pound.”

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • August 21, 2024
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stated on August 10, 2024 in a Threads post:

Video shows former President Donald Trump freezing up.

By Ciara O'Rourke • August 14, 2024
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stated on August 2, 2024 in a Threads post:

“Mike Tyson says he’s willing to box Olympic DUDE with all proceeds to go to a battered women’s charity.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • August 9, 2024
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stated on August 4, 2024 in a post:

Image shows Hitler in similar scene as Trump.

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • August 9, 2024
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stated on July 16, 2024 in a Threads post:

Switzerland “no longer recognizes Islam as an official religion.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • July 31, 2024
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stated on July 24, 2024 in a Threads post:

Says Taylor Swift “announced a fund raising concert with Beyoncé in support of Harris” on July 23.

By Ciara O'Rourke • July 25, 2024
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stated on July 23, 2024 in a post:

Usha Vance, wife of Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance, posted on X that Vice President Kamala Harris was “absolutely a DEI hire.”

By Sara Swann • July 24, 2024
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stated on July 23, 2024 in a Threads post:

As of July 23, 2024, “Trump has announced he won’t debate Kamala Harris.”

By Mia Penner • July 24, 2024
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stated on July 21, 2024 in a post:

Kamala Harris “returned” a $5,000 donation Donald Trump made to her campaign in 2011.

By Sara Swann • July 22, 2024
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stated on July 14, 2024 in a post on Threads:

Trump campaign rally gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks was “arrested more than once.”

By Ranjan Jindal • July 16, 2024
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stated on July 14, 2024 in a Threads post:

Photo shows the Instagram account of shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks, with the bio, “In my quest to end Epsteins evil empire.”

By Loreben Tuquero • July 15, 2024
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stated on July 14, 2024 in a post:

Photo shows Barron Trump on July 13, 2024, at Butler, Pennsylvania, rally.

By Sara Swann • July 15, 2024
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stated on July 7, 2024 in a Threads post:

"Project 2025 eliminates OSHA and overtime wages.”

By Jeff Cercone • July 12, 2024
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stated on July 8, 2024 in a Threads post:

List shows settlements Donald Trump made to 10- to 13-year-old victims of child sex crimes.

By Loreben Tuquero • July 12, 2024
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stated on July 7, 2024 in a Threads post:

Video shows “huge green coloured meteor” on July 7, 2024, in Budapest, Hungary.

By Grace Abels • July 9, 2024
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stated on July 3, 2024 in a post on Threads:

CNN reported July 3 that “Joe has decided to drop out of the 2024 Presidential race and will be replaced by Hunter Biden.”

By Madison Czopek • July 9, 2024
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stated on July 7, 2024 in a post:

“The New York Times has closed its main Threads account.”

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • July 9, 2024
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stated on July 7, 2024 in a Threads post:

The Associated Press reported “prosecutors are reconsidering bringing charges against former President Donald J. Trump on child rape and molestation charges.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • July 8, 2024
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stated on July 7, 2024 in a Threads post:

Project 2025 mandates women carry “period passports” to “track their menstrual cycles” and “monitor pregnancies.”

By Jeff Cercone • July 8, 2024
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stated on July 27, 2024 in a Threads post:

C-sections are coded as abortions in hospitals.

By Samantha Putterman • July 5, 2024
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stated on July 1, 2024 in una publicación en Threads:

"Huracán Beryl pasado por la isla Canarias todo quedo bajo Agua y Horacio por todo la isla afectada ".

By Maria Briceño • July 3, 2024
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stated on June 18, 2024 in a post:

CERN scientists admit they “accidentally” ended the world in 2012 while performing experiments into the Higgs boson particle.

By Grace Abels • June 26, 2024