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Threads posts stated on February 25, 2025 in a Threads post:

“The Texas measles outbreak is pure propaganda” because media outlets used stock images.

By Jeff Cercone • February 28, 2025

Facebook posts stated on February 8, 2022 in post on Facebook:

Says a Washington Post headline and graphic about COVID-19 deaths are misleading.

By Jeff Cercone • February 11, 2022

Liberty Alliance stated on October 14, 2020 in a Facebook post:

"Beware - George Soros is starting a Fake News site in Missouri”

By William Skipworth • December 4, 2020

Donald Trump stated on August 28, 2018 in a tweet:

Says "96 percent of (Google News) results on ‘Trump News’ are from National Left-Wing Media."

By Louis Jacobson • August 29, 2018

Jeff Flake stated on January 17, 2018 in the U.S. Senate:

Says Donald Trump's use of the term "fake news" to undermine journalism "seems (to have) inspired dictators and authoritarians."

By John Kruzel • January 22, 2018

Bloggers stated on March 27, 2017 in a web post flagged by Facebook:

Says extras are needed to portray aliens in a Star Wars movie being shot near Rosenberg, Texas.

By W. Gardner Selby • April 2, 2017

Bloggers stated on March 10, 2017 in a fake news article:

"BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi Was Just Taken From Her Office In Handcuffs"

By Chris Nichols • April 2, 2017

Bloggers stated on March 27, 2017:

"The Notebook is finally getting a sequel. Producers of the upcoming film confirmed .... that filming will begin in Jacksonville, North Carolina this summer."

By Will Doran • April 2, 2017

Donald Trump stated on February 16, 2017 in a news conference:

The media has "a lower approval rate than Congress."

By Jon Greenberg • February 16, 2017

Leonard Pitts, Jr. stated on November 1, 2014 in a column in the "Miami Herald":

"America’s least-trusted news sources are also its most popular."

By Jon Greenberg • November 6, 2014

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on November 17, 2025 in remarks at George Washington University:

“We’re not cutting science. We’re not cutting research.”

By Madison Czopek • November 20, 2025

Donald Trump stated on November 16, 2025 in remarks to reporters:

Stock prices for health insurance companies are “up over 1,000% over a short period of time.”

By Louis Jacobson • November 19, 2025

Donald Trump stated on November 6, 2025 in remarks at a dinner:

Walmart’s 2025 package of Thanksgiving dinner ingredients shows a “25% reduction in costs for Thanksgiving between (President Joe) Biden and me.”

By Louis Jacobson • November 14, 2025

Donald Trump stated on November 4, 2025 in a Truth Social post:

Voting in California is “rigged.”

By Amy Sherman, Grace Abels • November 5, 2025

Alex Jones stated on March 11, 2025 in a podcast episode:

Deceased InfoWars reporter Jamie White was on a “Ukrainian enemies hit list.”

By Sara Swann • March 14, 2025

Facebook posts stated on January 26, 2025 in Facebook posts:

“Pfizer just released its list of side effects of its COVID-19 vaccine.”

By Sofia Ahmed • January 30, 2025

Doug Mastriano stated on December 16, 2024 in an X post:

Photo shows a downed drone

By Jeff Cercone • December 17, 2024

Kamala Harris stated on October 7, 2024 in an interview on "60 Minutes":

"Teachers and nurses and firefighters are paying a higher tax rate than billionaires and the biggest corporations."

By Louis Jacobson • October 10, 2024

X posts stated on April 24, 2024 in an X post:

Photo shows “Palestinian activists” blocking “Jewish students from entering Columbia University.”

By Sofia Ahmed • April 30, 2024

Linda Rosenthal stated on February 6, 2024 in a quote in a news article:

“Each year, more than $1 billion is stolen from” workers in New York state through wage theft.

By Jefrey Canova, Ciaran Conneely • February 21, 2024

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