Did former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick lobby to remove the National Anthem from football? No, that's not true: This story was published on a satirical site called Be Best.website which describes itself as "a subsidiary of the "America's Last Line of Defense" network of parody, satire, and tomfoolery." Kaepernick never made such an effort, and the story has…
Did LeBron James tell the NBA in a letter from his lawyer that he will quit playing if the National Anthem continues to be played? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made up stories that are clearly marked as satire when you actually…
Did Dallas Cowboys player Lyle Stroman kneel during the National Anthem before a game against the Detroit Lions and was he ejected for it by the referee after which players Mo Burns, Damian Blackman, and Gene Johnson quit on the spot in protest? No, all of that is not true: the story was made up by a liberal satire weblog…
Did coach Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots just fine rookie lineman Tyrone Blackman a million dollars for kneeling during the National Anthem? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a liberal satire website that gets its traffic by riling up conservatives and Trump supporters into liking and sharing fake news so fans of the site…
Were three kneeling players from the Denver Broncos fired on the spot by VP of Football Operations John Elway? No, that's not true: the entire incident was made up by a liberal satire website that loves to create content conservatives and Trump supporters will get excited by, so much that they will like and share it without reading the full…
Did the referee named Jerry Noonan eject four players at a Miami Dolphins game for kneeling during the national anthem? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a liberal satire website that specifically designs its articles to cause conservatives and Trump supporters to become angry so they will share them without checking if they are actually real.…
Did Colin Kaepernick immediately lose his Nike endorsement after being caught delivering an anti-white rant? No, that's not true: this story has been made up by a liberal satire website that likes to tempt conservatives and Trump supporters into sharing fake news so other people can then laugh at them for being misinformed and gullible. None of it is real.…
Did you hear the one about Rosa Parks' granddaughter "Muriel Fairbanks-Gouldman" giving a speech at historically black Moorehouse College? Where she supposedly said Rosa Parks would have stood up in that bus if the national anthem had started playing? None of it is true, mostly because Rosa Parks never had any children so it would be problematic for her to…
An article titled "BREAKING: Atlanta Falcons Player Injures Knee While Kneeling For Anthem, Out For The Season" was posted on fake/satire website Freedum Junkshun this weekend. The story opened: Oh, this is priceless! The Atlanta Falcons are now down a player not because of an injury he acquired at a game. This wasn't a normal "someone just got hurt playing…
Famous fake/satire website Freedum Junkshun posted an article titled "Four Airmen Suspended For Participating In Anti-American Display At Black University" which opened: On Thursday, black Howard University cheerleaders showed how much they hate America by kneeling during the National Anthem, and they were joined by some special guests: four members of the Air Force R.O.T.C. "We ask that you please…
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