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Snopes versus Abraham Lincoln

21 December 2020

10:46 PM

21 December 2020

10:46 PM

One of the most dreadful developments of the Donald Trump era has been the rise of the fact-check mafia. Every time a story threatens to be interesting, the checkers are ready to swoop in, push up their glasses, and explain that, ackshually, that story is missing context and is a total misrepresentation of blah blah blah blah blah.

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