“If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck… Fact checkers say it’s a squirrel”

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Entry from March 06, 2021

“If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck… Fact checkers say it’s a squirrel”

“If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s a duck” is an old saying.

“If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, quacks like a duck…. False information. Fact checkers say it’s a squirrel” was posted on Facebook by Denise Winter Turbyfill Knizek on January 10, 2021.

Facebook
Denise Winter Turbyfill Knizek
January 10, 2021 at 9:59 PM ·
If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, quacks like a duck….
False information. Fact checkers say it’s a squirrel.

Facebook
Ron Farrell
February 7, 2021 at 2:17 PM ·
If it looks like a duck,
walks like a duck, quacks
like a duck….
False information. Fact
checkers say it’s a
squirrel.

Twitter
VJR Alabama
@ValRobinson12
If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, quacks like a duck…wrong. Twitter and Facebook fact checkers say it’s a squirrel
1:38 PM · Feb 8, 2021·Twitter for Android

Facebook
George Nichols
February 11, 2021 at 8;58 PM ·
If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, quacks like a duck…
False information. Fact checkers say it’s a squirrel.

Twitter
JB Kingsland
@jbkingsland
@SenTedCruz remember good sir the proverb of the media today: If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, quacks like a duck….
False information. Fact checkers say it’s a squirrel.
6:06 PM · Feb 13, 2021·Twitter for iPhone

Twitter
Animal
@animal_600
If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, quacks like a duck….
False information. Fact checkers say it’s a squirrel.
4:21 PM · Feb 14, 2021·Twitter for iPad

Twitter
MJ Howell
@mrspeckles2
If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, quacks like a duck….
False information. Fact checkers say it’s a squirrel.
1:28 AM · Feb 15, 2021·Twitter Web App

Twitter
Matt Price
@mattprice266
If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, quacks like a duck….
False information. Fact checkers say it’s a squirrel.
11:03 AM · Feb 15, 2021·Twitter for Android

Facebook
Crazy World
March 6, 2021 at 8:00 AM ·
Ikr.
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
If it looks like a duck,
walks like a duck,
quacks like a duck…
Fact checkers say it’s
a squirrel.

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