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Posts Make Baseless Claim About Deadly Iowa School Shooting

Posts Make Baseless Claim About Deadly Iowa School Shooting

A sixth-grade student was killed, five people were injured and the 17-year-old gunman took his own life during a school shooting in Perry, Iowa, on Jan. 4. Social media posts baselessly labeled the incident a “false flag” event timed to draw attention away from the release of documents related to sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein’s associates.

Pass the Torch USA

A super PAC supporting Rep. Dean Phillips for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Americans for Prosperity

A conservative nonprofit, along with a related foundation and hybrid PAC, heavily financed by Koch Industries.

American Values 2024

A hybrid PAC supporting independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Pro-Haley PAC Misattributes Quote to DeSantis

Pro-Haley PAC Misattributes Quote to DeSantis

A TV ad from a political action committee that supports Nikki Haley, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, accuses Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis of “lying” — but then the ad goes on to make one false and another exaggerated claim about him.

SFA Fund Inc.

A super PAC that supports former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.