Politics

Fake News: 117-Year-Old Story of Pittsburgh ‘Lynching’ Busted

The tale of the lynching of a black man in Pittsburgh back in 1899 has been used for decades to illustrate how bad the area was for minorities. But new research into the incident found that the story is a 117-year-old example of “fake news,” as it appears this famous “lynching” never actually occurred.

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Texas Bill Will Remove ‘Faithless Elector’ and Void Their Vote

A bill pre-filed in the Texas Legislature on December 28 would put teeth into circumventing a “faithless elector.” Any attempt by an elector to cast a vote for anyone other than the candidates that received the popular vote in the Lone Star State would be void. Moreover, casting the void vote would immediately create a vacancy in the elector’s position.

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Daily Mail: Trump Chief Strategist Stephen K. Bannon Says ‘Deplorables’ Need to Hold Administration Accountable

Donald Trump’s senior counselor and chief strategist Stephen K.Bannon appeared on Breitbart News Saturday on Sirius XMRadio channel 125 and told Breitbart’s Washington Political Editor Matthew Boyle “this whole movement is really in the top of the first inning.” Bannon who currently is on leave from his role as Executive Chairman for Breitbart created the Breitbart radio shows with Sirius and formerly hosted the daily show, which airs Monday through Friday at 6 to 9 AM EST.

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Seven Ways Obama Is Trying to Sabotage the Trump Administration

President Barack Obama’s final weeks in office seem dedicated to setting foreign and domestic policy on fire to make life as difficult as possible on his successor, Donald Trump. Here are some of the biggest mousetraps Obama scattered across the White House floor on his way out:

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Faked News: Your Guide to 22 Post-Election Hate Hoaxes

There’s been a virtual Klan rally of hate hoaxes since the 2016 presidential election, as a mob of frustrated Social Justice Warriors, bored youths, and resentful liberals hide under hoods of lies while trying to tar and stigmatize Donald Trump and his ordinary American supporters.

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