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    • Apr 11, 2018
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    • Apr 11, 2018
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    • Apr 10, 2018
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  • Fake News: Pope Francis Did NOT Cancel The Bible, Did NOT Propose To Create New Book

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    • Apr 10, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Pope Francis Did NOT Cancel The Bible, Did NOT Propose To Create New Book
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    Did Dr. Timothy Cunningham, a CDC doctor whose body was found in the Chattahoochee River in Atlanta last tuesday, "expose" that this year's flu shot actually caused a flu epidemic? No, he did not, that is fake news made up by a website with a very dubious reputation. YourNewsWire posted an article on April 5, 2018 titled "Body Of CDC…

    • Apr 6, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: CDC Doctor Found Floating In River Did NOT Expose Flu Shot
  • Reporter Baxter Dimitri Kidnapped By Russian Deep State Aliens On Orders From Pope Francis

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    Reports indicate intrepid reporter and truth-teller Baxter Dimitri from the always reliable legitimate news website YourNewsWire was kidnapped today by Russian Deep State Aliens on direct orders from the Vatican. According to these reports Pope Francis has ordered a secret cabal of big pharma supporting doctors to make sure Dimitri is injected with a mind control vaccine to stop him…

    • Apr 1, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Reporter Baxter Dimitri Kidnapped By Russian Deep State Aliens On Orders From Pope Francis
  • Fake News: Russia And China Did NOT Roll Out 100% Gold-Backed Currency

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    Did Russia and China just roll out a new currency that is 100% backed by gold? You would expect they did if you saw a news article titled "Russia And China Roll Out 100% Gold-Backed Currency" but you would be wrong. In fact an article was published by YourNewsWire with just that title on March 25, 2018 (archived here) which…

    • Mar 26, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Russia And China Did NOT Roll Out 100% Gold-Backed Currency
  • Fake News: NOT Busted, Soros Did NOT Pay March For Our Lives Protestors $300 Each

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    Were protesters really paid $300 each by George Soros to attend the "March For Our Lives" event and was he "busted" for doing this? Not really. The claim is being pushed by an unreliable website based on a few tweets and a Craigslist ad. The story originated from an article published on March 25, 2018 on YourNewsWire titled "Busted: Soros…

    • Mar 25, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: NOT Busted, Soros Did NOT Pay March For Our Lives Protestors $300 Each
  • Fake News: Pope Francis Did NOT Forgive 4,444 Pedophile Priests In Australia

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    An article on YourNewsWire claims Pope Francis has "forgiven" the oddly specific number of 4,444 pedophile priests in Australia. As usual with articles on that site the headline "Pope Francis Forgives 4,444 Pedophile Priests In Australia" bears only limited resemblance to what really happened. It was published originally on February 27th 2018 (archived here) and opened: An inquiry in Sydney…

    • Feb 28, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
  • BREAKING: Pope Breaks Irony Record on Twitter

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    The pope has redefined the meaning of the word 'ironic' with this tweet: Do not underestimate the value of example, for it is more powerful than a thousand words, a thousand "likes", retweets or YouTube videos. -- Pope Francis (@Pontifex) February 23, 2017 Here is a screenshot of the tweet, with the ironic part highlighted: He certainly sets a great…

    • Feb 23, 2017
    • by: Maarten Schenk
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