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  • Fake News: Michael Jordan Did NOT Rip Up His Democrat Party Card

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    Did Michael Jordan rip up his Democrat Party Card, saying 'I Just Can't Do It Anymore'? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that often fools Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made up stories that are clearly marked as satire when you actually click through to them. Stories from the site are frequently…

    • Jul 10, 2019
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Michael Jordan Did NOT Rip Up His Democrat Party Card
  • Fake News: Michael Jordan Did NOT Say 'I Won't Release Another Shoe Until Black People Unite'

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    Did Michael Jordan say he won't release another shoe until black people unite? No, that's not true: an old story from 2016 went viral again in 2019 (despite having been debunked in 2016 already) and despite the fact that Michael Jordan has released many, many new sneakers since then. The story that went viral again was an article (archived here)…

    • Jun 19, 2019
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Michael Jordan Did NOT Say 'I Won't Release Another Shoe Until Black People Unite'
  • Fake News: Jussie Smollett NOT Offered Job At CNN

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    Was actor Jussie Smollett offered a job at CNN after fabricating a news story out of thin air? No, that's not true: the story about the new job for the Empire actor was made up by a Christian-themed satire website after reports emerged Smollett was the victim of a hate crime which according to later reports appeared to have been…

    • Feb 19, 2019
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Jussie Smollett NOT Offered Job At CNN
  • Fake News: Nike Did NOT Fire Colin Kaepernick After Arrest (Which Did NOT Happen Either)

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    Was Colin Kaepernick fired by Nike after being arrested earlier today? No, that's not true: the story of his arrest was fake and the update about his firing is made up as well. Both stories originated on a liberal satire website that takes pleasure in fooling Trump supporters and conservatives into sharing fake news so fans of the site can…

    • Sep 9, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Nike Did NOT Fire Colin Kaepernick After Arrest (Which Did NOT Happen Either)
  • Fake News: Benghazi Wife Did NOT File Wrongful Death Suit Against Clinton

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    Did the wife of a Benghazi survivor just file a wrongful death lawsuit against Hillary Clinton? No, that's not true: a story with that headline appeared on a liberal satire website that tries to trick republicans and Trump supporters into sharing wildly over the top fake news so fans of the site can mock them for their limited intellect and…

    • Sep 9, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Benghazi Wife Did NOT File Wrongful Death Suit Against Clinton
  • Fake News: President Trump NOT To Receive Golden Star of David In Jerusalem

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    Is Donald Trump set to receive Judaism's greates honor, the "Golden Star of David" in Jerusalem? No, that's not true: there is no such an award and the "news" about it was made up by a satirical liberal website that puts out false stories in the hope that conservatives and Trump supporters will share them as real news. When that…

    • Sep 7, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: President Trump NOT To Receive Golden Star of David In Jerusalem
  • Fake News: Nike Did NOT Lay Off 13,000 Employees In Wake Of Kaepernick Disaster

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    Did Nike lay off 13,000 employees after the controversy involving the sponsorship of Colin Kaepernick by the brand? No, that's not true: the "news" was invented by a liberal website that tries to get conservatives and Trump supporters to share fake news so other people can mock them for being out of touch with the real word. None of it…

    • Sep 7, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Nike Did NOT Lay Off 13,000 Employees In Wake Of Kaepernick Disaster
  • Fake News: Nike CEO Did NOT Resign After Massive Kaepernick Blunder

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    Did Nike CEO "John Regale" resign after the controversy that erupted around Nike's sponsorship of Colin Kaepernick? No, that's not true: that's not even the real name of Nike's CEO. The hoax was created by a liberal website that likes to invent stories labeled as satire in order to trick conservatives and Trump supporters into sharing fake news so fans…

    • Sep 5, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Nike CEO Did NOT Resign After Massive Kaepernick Blunder
  • Fake News: Michael Jordan Did NOT Resign From The Board At Nike- Did NOT Take 'Air Jordans' With Him

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    Did Michael Jordan resign from the board at Nike and did he take his "Air Jordans" brand with him? No, that's not real, it was made up by a site that pretends to be satirical and tries to trick conservatives and Trump supporters into liking and sharing fake news so the fans of the site can mock them for it.…

    • Sep 5, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Michael Jordan Did NOT Resign From The Board At Nike- Did NOT Take 'Air Jordans' With Him
  • Fake News: Cast of Black Panther NOT Added to FBI Watch List

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    No, the FBI did not take a break from missing important clues about impending school shootings and chasing Russian bots to accidentally add Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan and Lupita Nyong'o to a watch list just because they played in a superhero movie called "Black Panther" that happens to sound similar to the "Black Panther Party", a revolutionary socialist organisation…

    • Feb 20, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
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