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Laura Ingraham stated on May 4, 2020 in a TV segment: "There was no real scientific basis for believing that" social distancing would be necessary, "since it had never been studied." Bloggers stated on April 27, 2020 in an article: Dr. Anthony Fauci "has known for 15 years that chloroquine and … hydroxychloroquine will not only treat a current case of coronavirus but prevent future cases.” Viral image stated on April 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Governor Andy Beshear has authorized Kentucky teachers to make in-home visits. With parental approval, teachers will inspect the bedroom of each student currently enrolled in K-8.” Nate McMurray stated on April 8, 2020 in a tweet: Congressional candidate Chris Jacobs “voted against paid leave for COVID-19.” Facebook posts stated on April 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The flu killed 80,000 people in the U.S. last year” Bloggers stated on April 25, 2020 in a blog post: “First volunteer in UK coronavirus vaccine trial has died.” Andrew Cuomo stated on April 23, 2020 in a news conference: “At the end of the year, we put into that federal pot $116 billion more than we take out,” while Kentucky “takes out $148 billion more than they put in.” Cindy O’Laughlin stated on March 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “I see no time in the history of this country when perfectly healthy people have been basically confined to their homes or only able to do essential things as in Kansas City or St. Louis.” Facebook posts stated on April 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: “New York Times editor admits Biden sexual assault story was censored at behest of Biden campaign.” Tucker Carlson stated on April 27, 2020 in a TV segment: “The (corona)virus just isn’t nearly as deadly as we thought it was.” Donald Trump stated on May 3, 2020 in a Fox News virtual town hall: Says Joe Biden has “written a letter of apology” for calling Trump’s travel restrictions from China “xenophobic.” Rudy Giuliani stated on April 26, 2020 in a tweet: "Why did the US (NIH) in 2017 give $3.7m to the Wuhan Lab in China? Such grants were prohibited in 2014. Did Pres. Obama grant an exception?" Facebook posts stated on April 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says President Donald Trump is selling coronavirus-themed commemorative coins through the White House Gift Shop. Viral image stated on April 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: Walmart, Amazon, Kroger, Target and Costco “have not had any reported (coronavirus) cases in the news.” Tony Evers stated on April 21, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Wisconsin measures have "prevented the death of at least 300 Wisconsinites, and perhaps as many as 1,400 lives." Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: The existence of a canine coronavirus vaccine casts doubt on statements that there isn’t one for humans. Facebook posts stated on April 23, 2020 in a viral image circulating on social media attributing comments to Barack Obama: Says President Barack Obama "signed the medical appliance tax bill that forced companies to outsource manufacturing of masks, gowns, gloves and ventilaors [sic] to China, Europe and Russia to avoid the tax.” Facebook posts stated on April 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: The CDC recommends that only people with COVID-19 symptoms should wear masks. Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Pelosi was in (Wuhan) China 6 days after the impeachment HOAX failed.” Bloggers stated on April 22, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “President Trump just announced that the ‘biological’ lab in Wuhan where the COVID-19 virus was created was ‘funded’ by President Barak (sp) Hussein Obama in 2015 to the tune of $3,800,000 American dollars!” Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2020 in comments made during a White House briefing: “We’ve tested more than every country combined.” Facebook posts stated on April 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Trump and McConnell are blocking stimulus checks for Americans married to immigrants.” Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: COVID-19 is “here to stay” and “we need to accept that and be prepared to deal with COVID long term.” Instagram posts stated on April 27, 2020 in a screenshot: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer “has just been stripped of her emergency coronavirus powers by her state legislature.” Andrew Cuomo stated on April 12, 2020 in a tweet: “Some states, like Montana and Nebraska, are getting more than $300,000 in federal stimulus money per reported COVID-19 case. New York is the hardest-hit state and yet we are getting only about $12,000 per case.” Donald Trump stated on April 23, 2020 in comments made during a White House media briefing on the coronavirus: “We’re also using a sterilization process ― some great equipment that will sterilize masks up to 20 times per mask. So that’s like ordering 20 times more masks.”
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Facebook posts stated on May 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Gas is under $1 in 13 states, but $2.27 in Pennsylvania, because of the governor. Lincoln Project stated on May 5, 2020 in an ad: "Trump bailed out Wall Street, but not Main Street." Donald Trump stated on May 5, 2020 in an interview on ABC: Models projecting COVID-19 deaths “are talking about without mitigation.” Dan Forest stated on April 24, 2020 in an interview: "We’ve still had more deaths to the flu this year than we've had COVID-19." Laura Ingraham stated on May 4, 2020 in a TV segment: "There was no real scientific basis for believing that" social distancing would be necessary, "since it had never been studied." Bloggers stated on April 27, 2020 in an article: Dr. Anthony Fauci "has known for 15 years that chloroquine and … hydroxychloroquine will not only treat a current case of coronavirus but prevent future cases.” Viral image stated on April 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Governor Andy Beshear has authorized Kentucky teachers to make in-home visits. With parental approval, teachers will inspect the bedroom of each student currently enrolled in K-8.” Nate McMurray stated on April 8, 2020 in a tweet: Congressional candidate Chris Jacobs “voted against paid leave for COVID-19.” Facebook posts stated on April 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The flu killed 80,000 people in the U.S. last year” Bloggers stated on April 25, 2020 in a blog post: “First volunteer in UK coronavirus vaccine trial has died.” Andrew Cuomo stated on April 23, 2020 in a news conference: “At the end of the year, we put into that federal pot $116 billion more than we take out,” while Kentucky “takes out $148 billion more than they put in.” Cindy O’Laughlin stated on March 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “I see no time in the history of this country when perfectly healthy people have been basically confined to their homes or only able to do essential things as in Kansas City or St. Louis.” Facebook posts stated on April 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: “New York Times editor admits Biden sexual assault story was censored at behest of Biden campaign.” Tucker Carlson stated on April 27, 2020 in a TV segment: “The (corona)virus just isn’t nearly as deadly as we thought it was.” Donald Trump stated on May 3, 2020 in a Fox News virtual town hall: Says Joe Biden has “written a letter of apology” for calling Trump’s travel restrictions from China “xenophobic.” Rudy Giuliani stated on April 26, 2020 in a tweet: "Why did the US (NIH) in 2017 give $3.7m to the Wuhan Lab in China? Such grants were prohibited in 2014. Did Pres. Obama grant an exception?" Facebook posts stated on April 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says President Donald Trump is selling coronavirus-themed commemorative coins through the White House Gift Shop. Viral image stated on April 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: Walmart, Amazon, Kroger, Target and Costco “have not had any reported (coronavirus) cases in the news.” Tony Evers stated on April 21, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Wisconsin measures have "prevented the death of at least 300 Wisconsinites, and perhaps as many as 1,400 lives." Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: The existence of a canine coronavirus vaccine casts doubt on statements that there isn’t one for humans. Facebook posts stated on April 23, 2020 in a viral image circulating on social media attributing comments to Barack Obama: Says President Barack Obama "signed the medical appliance tax bill that forced companies to outsource manufacturing of masks, gowns, gloves and ventilaors [sic] to China, Europe and Russia to avoid the tax.” Facebook posts stated on April 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: The CDC recommends that only people with COVID-19 symptoms should wear masks. Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Pelosi was in (Wuhan) China 6 days after the impeachment HOAX failed.” Bloggers stated on April 22, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “President Trump just announced that the ‘biological’ lab in Wuhan where the COVID-19 virus was created was ‘funded’ by President Barak (sp) Hussein Obama in 2015 to the tune of $3,800,000 American dollars!” Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2020 in comments made during a White House briefing: “We’ve tested more than every country combined.” Facebook posts stated on April 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Trump and McConnell are blocking stimulus checks for Americans married to immigrants.” Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: COVID-19 is “here to stay” and “we need to accept that and be prepared to deal with COVID long term.” Instagram posts stated on April 27, 2020 in a screenshot: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer “has just been stripped of her emergency coronavirus powers by her state legislature.” Andrew Cuomo stated on April 12, 2020 in a tweet: “Some states, like Montana and Nebraska, are getting more than $300,000 in federal stimulus money per reported COVID-19 case. New York is the hardest-hit state and yet we are getting only about $12,000 per case.” Donald Trump stated on April 23, 2020 in comments made during a White House media briefing on the coronavirus: “We’re also using a sterilization process ― some great equipment that will sterilize masks up to 20 times per mask. So that’s like ordering 20 times more masks.”
Facebook posts stated on May 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Gas is under $1 in 13 states, but $2.27 in Pennsylvania, because of the governor.
Donald Trump stated on May 5, 2020 in an interview on ABC: Models projecting COVID-19 deaths “are talking about without mitigation.”
Dan Forest stated on April 24, 2020 in an interview: "We’ve still had more deaths to the flu this year than we've had COVID-19."
Laura Ingraham stated on May 4, 2020 in a TV segment: "There was no real scientific basis for believing that" social distancing would be necessary, "since it had never been studied."
Bloggers stated on April 27, 2020 in an article: Dr. Anthony Fauci "has known for 15 years that chloroquine and … hydroxychloroquine will not only treat a current case of coronavirus but prevent future cases.”
Viral image stated on April 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Governor Andy Beshear has authorized Kentucky teachers to make in-home visits. With parental approval, teachers will inspect the bedroom of each student currently enrolled in K-8.”
Nate McMurray stated on April 8, 2020 in a tweet: Congressional candidate Chris Jacobs “voted against paid leave for COVID-19.”
Facebook posts stated on April 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The flu killed 80,000 people in the U.S. last year”
Bloggers stated on April 25, 2020 in a blog post: “First volunteer in UK coronavirus vaccine trial has died.”
Andrew Cuomo stated on April 23, 2020 in a news conference: “At the end of the year, we put into that federal pot $116 billion more than we take out,” while Kentucky “takes out $148 billion more than they put in.”
Cindy O’Laughlin stated on March 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “I see no time in the history of this country when perfectly healthy people have been basically confined to their homes or only able to do essential things as in Kansas City or St. Louis.”
Facebook posts stated on April 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: “New York Times editor admits Biden sexual assault story was censored at behest of Biden campaign.”
Tucker Carlson stated on April 27, 2020 in a TV segment: “The (corona)virus just isn’t nearly as deadly as we thought it was.”
Donald Trump stated on May 3, 2020 in a Fox News virtual town hall: Says Joe Biden has “written a letter of apology” for calling Trump’s travel restrictions from China “xenophobic.”
Rudy Giuliani stated on April 26, 2020 in a tweet: "Why did the US (NIH) in 2017 give $3.7m to the Wuhan Lab in China? Such grants were prohibited in 2014. Did Pres. Obama grant an exception?"
Facebook posts stated on April 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says President Donald Trump is selling coronavirus-themed commemorative coins through the White House Gift Shop.
Viral image stated on April 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: Walmart, Amazon, Kroger, Target and Costco “have not had any reported (coronavirus) cases in the news.”
Tony Evers stated on April 21, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Wisconsin measures have "prevented the death of at least 300 Wisconsinites, and perhaps as many as 1,400 lives."
Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: The existence of a canine coronavirus vaccine casts doubt on statements that there isn’t one for humans.
Facebook posts stated on April 23, 2020 in a viral image circulating on social media attributing comments to Barack Obama: Says President Barack Obama "signed the medical appliance tax bill that forced companies to outsource manufacturing of masks, gowns, gloves and ventilaors [sic] to China, Europe and Russia to avoid the tax.”
Facebook posts stated on April 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: The CDC recommends that only people with COVID-19 symptoms should wear masks.
Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Pelosi was in (Wuhan) China 6 days after the impeachment HOAX failed.”
Bloggers stated on April 22, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “President Trump just announced that the ‘biological’ lab in Wuhan where the COVID-19 virus was created was ‘funded’ by President Barak (sp) Hussein Obama in 2015 to the tune of $3,800,000 American dollars!”
Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2020 in comments made during a White House briefing: “We’ve tested more than every country combined.”
Facebook posts stated on April 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Trump and McConnell are blocking stimulus checks for Americans married to immigrants.”
Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: COVID-19 is “here to stay” and “we need to accept that and be prepared to deal with COVID long term.”
Instagram posts stated on April 27, 2020 in a screenshot: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer “has just been stripped of her emergency coronavirus powers by her state legislature.”
Andrew Cuomo stated on April 12, 2020 in a tweet: “Some states, like Montana and Nebraska, are getting more than $300,000 in federal stimulus money per reported COVID-19 case. New York is the hardest-hit state and yet we are getting only about $12,000 per case.”
Donald Trump stated on April 23, 2020 in comments made during a White House media briefing on the coronavirus: “We’re also using a sterilization process ― some great equipment that will sterilize masks up to 20 times per mask. So that’s like ordering 20 times more masks.”
