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  • Hoax Alert: Obama DID NOT Nominate Abortion Doctor to Replace Scalia on Supreme Court

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    After Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died recently, speculation immediately started about his replacement. Conservatives fear that a new Obama appointee will tip the previous 5-4 balance between justices considered conservative vs. considered liberal. This latest hoax story seemed to play right into their fears: President Obama was said to have already announced his pick, Dr. Jacob Jones - a…

    • Feb 15, 2016
    • by: Maarten Schenk
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