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Fast Forward Did Fake News Have A Big Impact In 2016? Not Really, Research Says
A new study has found that though fake news reached millions of Americans, it had little impact, the New York Times reported. A new study from political scientists at Princeton University, Dartmouth College and the University of Exeter concluded that one in four Americans saw a fake news story on the internet. But even avid…
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News After Alabama Shocker, Will Lee Zeldin Face Music For Embracing Trump — And Bannon?
Taking the stage at the Zionist Organization of America gala, Rep. Lee Zeldin sounded thrilled to introduce the keynote speaker: Steve Bannon. He showered praise on the head of Breitbart News for standing up for Israel against the Palestinians, concluding with a decisive statement that Bannon, accused of turning Breitbart into a platform for the…
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Fast Forward BlackLivesMatter Lawyer Wins Race As Philadelphia Prosecutor
An anti-Trump backlash at the polls this election season has seen a Black Lives Matter lawyer elected as the district attorney of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Magazine reported. Larry Krasner, a longtime civil rights lawyer and thorn in the side of Philly’s City Hall, cruised to victory over Beth Grossman, the Republican candidate. Though a relatively minor…
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Fast Forward ‘Buff Bernie’ Sanders Used By Russians To Hurt Hillary On Social Media
The Russians didn’t only back President Trump to attack Hillary Clinton — they also used social media to back rival Bernie Sanders. And they did it but trying to turn the tousle-haired senior citizen into a cartoon superhero. One such ad attributed to a group called LGBT United, promoted a “Buff Bernie” coloring book, which,…
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Fast Forward Mark Cuban Wants To Run Against Trump — As A Republican
With three years to go to the 2020 elections, Jewish billionaire Mark Cuban is relishing media attention directed at him as a potential contender. The outspoken owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, who made his mark in national politics last year by emerging as Donald Trump’s leading Twitter enemy, is freely spreading rumors he might…
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Fast Forward Right-Wing Host Accuses George Soros Of Causing Financial Crisis To Help Obama
Did Jewish billionaire George Soros intentionally crash the U.S. markets in 2008 in order to help Barack Obama win the presidential election? One right wing talk radio host seems to think so. Sandy Rios told her listeners on American Family Radio Wednesday that Soros may have his “fingerprints” on the financial meltdown. “He manipulates, and…
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Fast Forward Ohio Democrat Wants To Be First Rabbi In Congress
Rabbi Robert Barr has spent the past 37 years as a pulpit rabbi. In fact, he is the longest-serving rabbi in Cincinnati. But now he’s ready for the next phase in his life, one that could take him to Washington and, along the way, have him make history as the first rabbi ever to serve…
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Fast Forward Eric Garcetti Mulls Senate — Or California Governor’s Race
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is considering his next step in politics, and his options, Politico reporterd, are wide open. By the end of the month, Garcetti is expected to decide whether he’ll join the already crowded Democratic race for governor of California, a position that will open next year. He may, alternatively, chose to…
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