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The New York Times / Jeremy W. Peters / Jun 12, 2017
“Pro-Trump conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec wrote on May 17 that James Comey, the recently ousted F.B.I. director, had ‘said under oath that Trump did not ask him to halt any investigation.’ It mattered little that Mr. Comey had said no such thing. The tweet quickly ricocheted through the ecosystem of fake news and disinformation on the far right.”
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