Fake news post (by Breitbart) says Mueller indicte

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Fake news post (by Breitbart ) says Mueller indicted 4 Democrats in Russia investigation

Breitbart, conservatard asshole serving up bullshit to credulous conservatard asshats.


Source: Politifact

The announcement of indictments stemming from Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election sparked a fake news story that said a Democratic quartet was ensnared in the inquiry.

"Breaking: Breitbart leaks names of four Dems being charged in Mueller’s Russia probe," read the headline on an Oct. 27, 2017, post on FreedomJunkshun.com. Facebook users flagged the story as being potentially fabricated, as part of the social network’s efforts to curb the spread of fake news.

The post came the same day that news broke of a grand jury approving criminal charges in Mueller’s probe. The Special Counsel’s Office did not immediately announce who was being indicted.

The FreedomJunkshun.com post said conservative outlet Breitbart broke the news, posting a fake quote that read:

"While we won’t go to press ourselves until Monday, we can say with some certainty that Senators Hal Lindsay and Mel Shearer along with Representatives Kurt Mishtain and Bob Newfork will face charges of collusionm with the Russian governement to change the outcome of the 2016 election." (sic)


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http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statemen...ocrats-in/

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