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Joe Biden stated on May 27, 2021 in a speech in Cleveland: “Now, 50% of all of America, more than any other country, is fully vaccinated.” The Gateway Pundit stated on May 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: “COVID cases in India plummet after government promotes ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine use.” Tom Tiffany stated on March 29, 2021 in Speech: Says it doesn't make sense for young adults to get the vaccine since they "really are not under that much of a threat as a result of this virus." Scott Fitzgerald stated on February 27, 2021 in a press release: “More than 91% of the spending in this $1.9 trillion package is not used for pandemic relief.” Instagram posts stated on February 11, 2021 in an Instagram post: Due to differing lockdown orders, New York has more COVID-19 cases, deaths, hospitalizations and job losses than Florida, and New York also lags on vaccinations. Facebook posts stated on February 9, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says death reports in federal database show the fatal risk of COVID-19 vaccines. Laura Ingraham stated on February 8, 2021 in a TV segment: “You may not have stayed in a hotel in the past year, but illegals arriving since Biden’s inauguration, they get to stay free of charge.” Facebook posts stated on February 3, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Pfizer and Moderna could share their design with dozens of other pharma companies who stand ready to produce their vaccines and end the pandemic.” Ron Klain stated on January 24, 2021 in an interview on Meet the Press: "The process to distribute the vaccine, particularly outside of nursing homes and hospitals out into the community as a whole, did not really exist when we came into the White House." Facebook posts stated on January 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: The COVID-19 vaccine is dangerous because 23 people died in Norway "within hours” of receiving it. Facebook posts stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Coronavirus vaccinations seem to be causing 50 times the adverse events of flu vaccinations after just the first of two shots.” Facebook posts stated on December 27, 2020 in social media posts: Says a recent study found no asymptomatic or presymptomatic spread of COVID. Facebook posts stated on December 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Nurse passes out on live TV after taking vaccine.” David Perdue stated on December 7, 2020 in an interview: Says Jon Ossoff "wants total, blanket amnesty and he wants a total lockdown." Facebook posts stated on December 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: “40 years of research, and no vaccine for HIV. At least 100 years of research and no vaccine for cancer. Ongoing research and no vaccine for the common cold. Now in less than a year, there's a vaccine for COVID-19?” Bloggers stated on December 6, 2020 in an article on GreenMedInfo.com: "The FDA knows that rushed-to-market COVID-19 vaccines may cause a wide range of life-threatening side effects, including death." Viral image stated on December 3, 2020 in a post on Instagram: “The first randomized controlled trial of more than 6,000 individuals to assess the effectiveness of surgical face masks against SARS-CoV-2 infection found masks did not statistically significantly reduce the incidence of infection." Ron Johnson stated on October 21, 2020 in a presentation: "Generally the deaths are still pretty flat because we've flattened the curve.” Lucy McBath stated on September 28, 2020 in an ad: Says Karen Handel "slashed the Centers for Disease Control's ability to fight diseases, cutting millions in research funding." Donald Trump stated on October 15, 2020 in a town hall on NBC News: “We saved 2 million people” from dying of COVID-19. Van Wanggaard stated on October 7, 2020 in Video interview: No one under 20 has died of COVID-19, and "it has not actually been determined yet" that anyone under 20 can spread it to an older person Donald Trump stated on October 10, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Dr. Anthony Fauci said of Trump’s pandemic response, “I can’t imagine that … anybody could be doing more.” Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on September 8, 2020 in an ad: Says that to help people in need during the coronavirus pandemic, Mike Garcia said: "Everyone should have to figure out how to fend for themselves." Michael Caputo stated on August 17, 2020 in a tweet: “Does the #DemConvention know @NYGovCuomo forced nursing homes across NY to take in COVID positive patients and planted the seeds of infection that killed thousands of grandmothers and grandfathers?” Facebook posts stated on August 5, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Says series of 11 photos are “from the 1918 flu pandemic.” Charles Schumer stated on July 28, 2020 in an MSNBC interview: “You know what’s in this bill? No medical malpractice suits until 2024, even if they’re not COVID related.” Facebook posts stated on July 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Florida is doing over five times better” than New Jersey and New York in COVID-19 deaths per million people. Tucker Carlson stated on July 7, 2020 in a TV segment: “To children and the vast majority of young and middle-aged adults and the vast majority of teachers, (the coronavirus) poses virtually zero threat." Facebook posts stated on July 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says COVID-19 testing could be done with mouth swabs, so maybe deeper swabbing is “implanting something.”
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Instagram posts stated on May 26, 2021 in an Instagram post: "The Lancet peer-reviewed study confirms vaccine efficacy, not as 95% stated by the vaccine companies, but as: AstraZeneca 1.3%; Moderna 1.2%; J&J 1.2%; Pfizer 0.84%." Joe Biden stated on May 27, 2021 in a speech in Cleveland: “Now, 50% of all of America, more than any other country, is fully vaccinated.” The Gateway Pundit stated on May 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: “COVID cases in India plummet after government promotes ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine use.” Tom Tiffany stated on March 29, 2021 in Speech: Says it doesn't make sense for young adults to get the vaccine since they "really are not under that much of a threat as a result of this virus." Scott Fitzgerald stated on February 27, 2021 in a press release: “More than 91% of the spending in this $1.9 trillion package is not used for pandemic relief.” Instagram posts stated on February 11, 2021 in an Instagram post: Due to differing lockdown orders, New York has more COVID-19 cases, deaths, hospitalizations and job losses than Florida, and New York also lags on vaccinations. Facebook posts stated on February 9, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says death reports in federal database show the fatal risk of COVID-19 vaccines. Laura Ingraham stated on February 8, 2021 in a TV segment: “You may not have stayed in a hotel in the past year, but illegals arriving since Biden’s inauguration, they get to stay free of charge.” Facebook posts stated on February 3, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Pfizer and Moderna could share their design with dozens of other pharma companies who stand ready to produce their vaccines and end the pandemic.” Ron Klain stated on January 24, 2021 in an interview on Meet the Press: "The process to distribute the vaccine, particularly outside of nursing homes and hospitals out into the community as a whole, did not really exist when we came into the White House." Facebook posts stated on January 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: The COVID-19 vaccine is dangerous because 23 people died in Norway "within hours” of receiving it. Facebook posts stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Coronavirus vaccinations seem to be causing 50 times the adverse events of flu vaccinations after just the first of two shots.” Facebook posts stated on December 27, 2020 in social media posts: Says a recent study found no asymptomatic or presymptomatic spread of COVID. Facebook posts stated on December 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Nurse passes out on live TV after taking vaccine.” David Perdue stated on December 7, 2020 in an interview: Says Jon Ossoff "wants total, blanket amnesty and he wants a total lockdown." Facebook posts stated on December 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: “40 years of research, and no vaccine for HIV. At least 100 years of research and no vaccine for cancer. Ongoing research and no vaccine for the common cold. Now in less than a year, there's a vaccine for COVID-19?” Bloggers stated on December 6, 2020 in an article on GreenMedInfo.com: "The FDA knows that rushed-to-market COVID-19 vaccines may cause a wide range of life-threatening side effects, including death." Viral image stated on December 3, 2020 in a post on Instagram: “The first randomized controlled trial of more than 6,000 individuals to assess the effectiveness of surgical face masks against SARS-CoV-2 infection found masks did not statistically significantly reduce the incidence of infection." Ron Johnson stated on October 21, 2020 in a presentation: "Generally the deaths are still pretty flat because we've flattened the curve.” Lucy McBath stated on September 28, 2020 in an ad: Says Karen Handel "slashed the Centers for Disease Control's ability to fight diseases, cutting millions in research funding." Donald Trump stated on October 15, 2020 in a town hall on NBC News: “We saved 2 million people” from dying of COVID-19. Van Wanggaard stated on October 7, 2020 in Video interview: No one under 20 has died of COVID-19, and "it has not actually been determined yet" that anyone under 20 can spread it to an older person Donald Trump stated on October 10, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Dr. Anthony Fauci said of Trump’s pandemic response, “I can’t imagine that … anybody could be doing more.” Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on September 8, 2020 in an ad: Says that to help people in need during the coronavirus pandemic, Mike Garcia said: "Everyone should have to figure out how to fend for themselves." Michael Caputo stated on August 17, 2020 in a tweet: “Does the #DemConvention know @NYGovCuomo forced nursing homes across NY to take in COVID positive patients and planted the seeds of infection that killed thousands of grandmothers and grandfathers?” Facebook posts stated on August 5, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Says series of 11 photos are “from the 1918 flu pandemic.” Charles Schumer stated on July 28, 2020 in an MSNBC interview: “You know what’s in this bill? No medical malpractice suits until 2024, even if they’re not COVID related.” Facebook posts stated on July 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Florida is doing over five times better” than New Jersey and New York in COVID-19 deaths per million people. Tucker Carlson stated on July 7, 2020 in a TV segment: “To children and the vast majority of young and middle-aged adults and the vast majority of teachers, (the coronavirus) poses virtually zero threat." Facebook posts stated on July 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says COVID-19 testing could be done with mouth swabs, so maybe deeper swabbing is “implanting something.”
Instagram posts stated on May 26, 2021 in an Instagram post: "The Lancet peer-reviewed study confirms vaccine efficacy, not as 95% stated by the vaccine companies, but as: AstraZeneca 1.3%; Moderna 1.2%; J&J 1.2%; Pfizer 0.84%."
Joe Biden stated on May 27, 2021 in a speech in Cleveland: “Now, 50% of all of America, more than any other country, is fully vaccinated.”
The Gateway Pundit stated on May 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: “COVID cases in India plummet after government promotes ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine use.”
Tom Tiffany stated on March 29, 2021 in Speech: Says it doesn't make sense for young adults to get the vaccine since they "really are not under that much of a threat as a result of this virus."
Scott Fitzgerald stated on February 27, 2021 in a press release: “More than 91% of the spending in this $1.9 trillion package is not used for pandemic relief.”
Instagram posts stated on February 11, 2021 in an Instagram post: Due to differing lockdown orders, New York has more COVID-19 cases, deaths, hospitalizations and job losses than Florida, and New York also lags on vaccinations.
Facebook posts stated on February 9, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says death reports in federal database show the fatal risk of COVID-19 vaccines.
Laura Ingraham stated on February 8, 2021 in a TV segment: “You may not have stayed in a hotel in the past year, but illegals arriving since Biden’s inauguration, they get to stay free of charge.”
Facebook posts stated on February 3, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Pfizer and Moderna could share their design with dozens of other pharma companies who stand ready to produce their vaccines and end the pandemic.”
Ron Klain stated on January 24, 2021 in an interview on Meet the Press: "The process to distribute the vaccine, particularly outside of nursing homes and hospitals out into the community as a whole, did not really exist when we came into the White House."
Facebook posts stated on January 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: The COVID-19 vaccine is dangerous because 23 people died in Norway "within hours” of receiving it.
Facebook posts stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Coronavirus vaccinations seem to be causing 50 times the adverse events of flu vaccinations after just the first of two shots.”
Facebook posts stated on December 27, 2020 in social media posts: Says a recent study found no asymptomatic or presymptomatic spread of COVID.
Facebook posts stated on December 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Nurse passes out on live TV after taking vaccine.”
David Perdue stated on December 7, 2020 in an interview: Says Jon Ossoff "wants total, blanket amnesty and he wants a total lockdown."
Facebook posts stated on December 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: “40 years of research, and no vaccine for HIV. At least 100 years of research and no vaccine for cancer. Ongoing research and no vaccine for the common cold. Now in less than a year, there's a vaccine for COVID-19?”
Bloggers stated on December 6, 2020 in an article on GreenMedInfo.com: "The FDA knows that rushed-to-market COVID-19 vaccines may cause a wide range of life-threatening side effects, including death."
Viral image stated on December 3, 2020 in a post on Instagram: “The first randomized controlled trial of more than 6,000 individuals to assess the effectiveness of surgical face masks against SARS-CoV-2 infection found masks did not statistically significantly reduce the incidence of infection."
Ron Johnson stated on October 21, 2020 in a presentation: "Generally the deaths are still pretty flat because we've flattened the curve.”
Lucy McBath stated on September 28, 2020 in an ad: Says Karen Handel "slashed the Centers for Disease Control's ability to fight diseases, cutting millions in research funding."
Donald Trump stated on October 15, 2020 in a town hall on NBC News: “We saved 2 million people” from dying of COVID-19.
Van Wanggaard stated on October 7, 2020 in Video interview: No one under 20 has died of COVID-19, and "it has not actually been determined yet" that anyone under 20 can spread it to an older person
Donald Trump stated on October 10, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Dr. Anthony Fauci said of Trump’s pandemic response, “I can’t imagine that … anybody could be doing more.”
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on September 8, 2020 in an ad: Says that to help people in need during the coronavirus pandemic, Mike Garcia said: "Everyone should have to figure out how to fend for themselves."
Michael Caputo stated on August 17, 2020 in a tweet: “Does the #DemConvention know @NYGovCuomo forced nursing homes across NY to take in COVID positive patients and planted the seeds of infection that killed thousands of grandmothers and grandfathers?”
Facebook posts stated on August 5, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Says series of 11 photos are “from the 1918 flu pandemic.”
Charles Schumer stated on July 28, 2020 in an MSNBC interview: “You know what’s in this bill? No medical malpractice suits until 2024, even if they’re not COVID related.”
Facebook posts stated on July 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Florida is doing over five times better” than New Jersey and New York in COVID-19 deaths per million people.
Tucker Carlson stated on July 7, 2020 in a TV segment: “To children and the vast majority of young and middle-aged adults and the vast majority of teachers, (the coronavirus) poses virtually zero threat."
Facebook posts stated on July 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says COVID-19 testing could be done with mouth swabs, so maybe deeper swabbing is “implanting something.”
