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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhat was fake on the Internet this week
By Caitlin Dewey
July 17 at 12:09 PM
... A Vermont pastor wasnt sentenced to a year in prison for refusing to officiate a gay wedding ... Michelle Obama did not remove fried food from Navy menus ... A Florida man was not arrested for having sex with an alligator ... The Islamic State didnt tweet a warning about the Chattanooga shooting ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/07/17/what-was-fake-on-the-internet-this-week-alligator-sex-fake-butt-explosions-and-obamas-invasion-of-navy-kitchens/
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What was fake on the Internet this week (Original Post)
struggle4progress
Jul 2015
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Takket
(21,607 posts)1. no way in hell do i believe #3 was fake
unless it is in the context that he was not arrested because police believe he didn't do anything wrong
MADem
(135,425 posts)2. We need MORE of this kind of "refute the bullshit" reporting!!!! nt
Glassunion
(10,201 posts)3. That's easy
Watch Fox, and divide everything by -1
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)4. They didn't arrest that guy who had sex with an alligator!?
"A Florida man was not arrested for having sex with an alligator"
I can't see why they didn't arrest him then.
Dang. Who knew that was legal in Florida?