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  1. FatBack

    FatBack Well-Known Member

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    This meme has been circulating as factual. One must be cautious these days, factual info matters. Here is the fabrication and fantasy being pedaled.

    upload_2020-9-12_18-9-44.jpeg
    the above was a lie being pedaled as "truth" but is a bald faced lie.


    Trump didn't say viral quote about bone spurs and ... - PolitiFact
    www.politifact.com › factchecks › jan › facebook-posts
    Claim: Quotes Trump as saying "would you really want a president who was dumb enough to let himself get drafted?"
    Claimed by: Facebook posts
    Fact check by PolitiFact: Pants on Fire
     
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    Politifact does their job for once? Now if only they will go after Joe for the "fine people" hoax.
     
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    FatBack Well-Known Member

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    Very rare to see a fake and negative Trump meme, "fact checked".
     
    FatBack, Sep 13, 2020
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    cd8ed Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    A meme!
    That isn’t factual!!!
    Stop the presses, this is surely the news story of the year

    Maybe they are taking cues from the president*?
     
    cd8ed, Sep 13, 2020
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    FatBack Well-Known Member

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    But Twumpff!
    (Yes, you actually said that)
     
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    cd8ed Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    The meme is literally about trump...
    Did you miss that?
    It even has his picture right there on it

    So no, bringing in an irrelevant topic to deflect is not what occurred.
    Care to try again?

    Now if I would have said Benghazi or Pelosi’s hair, you would have had a point — but I will leave that to the “uneducated”.
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    FatBack Well-Known Member

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    The meme is literally a lie, did you miss that?
    Thanks for proving my point, what other false canards you have on queue?


    It's time to bust the myth: Most Trump voters were not working ...
    www.washingtonpost.com › monkey-cage › 2017/06/05
    Jun 5, 2017 - During the primaries, Trump supporters were mostly affluent people. AD. The misrepresentation of Trump's working-class support began in the ...
     
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    cd8ed Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I would have figured my remarks of “A meme!, That isn’t factual!!!” would have given away that I knew the meme was ‘literally’ a lie.
    The word factual means accurate or true, so the precursor of ‘not’ means it isn’t accurate or isn’t true.

    Sorry if I made that too confusing for you.

    Thanks for the strawman I guess?
     
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    People who spread propaganda so usefully, ought get some pittance of some salary. Many in the MSM make high caliber careers of it!
     
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    Double like.
    But I think they will miss the point.
     
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    FatBack Well-Known Member

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    cd8ed Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    They really should be paying some of you for your contributions.
    I understand your anger. Who knew being an internet troll wasn’t a viable career option...

    Is that what they teach at conservative colleges in place of social justice warrior classes seen at liberal ones?
     
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    cd8ed Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Seems to be sailing right over their heads in the limited sample study.
     
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    done so much for black voters.
    [​IMG]
     
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    :banana: Here's one that is real :smile:
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    :applause::applause::applause:
     
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    Yeah, that's a real head-scratcher there.
     
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    cd8ed Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I'm confused - why is there a debate or push back on a meme with modified information when that's the purpose of a meme? Am I missing something......

    The definition of a Meme: a humorous image, video, piece of text, etc., that is copied (often with slight variations) and spread rapidly by Internet users.
     
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    Why do you believe a meme is being circulated as factual? It’s a meme....everyone over the age of three knows memes aren’t to be taken seriously.
     
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    ~ It appears to be a case of one meme making fun of another meme ... ? :confuse:´
     
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    https://www.militarytimes.com/news/...or-presidents-medical-deferment-from-vietnam/
     
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    Ah......I haven't posted for a while. I'll have to get back up to speed on the silliness that occurs.
     
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    trumplicans have issues with fact vs fiction.
    They get all of their confirmation biases met through memes — so it is confusing when they see one that goes against their narrative.
     
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