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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-s-plane-loaded-thugs-rumor-matches-months-old-facebook-n1238962The conspiracy theory that President Donald Trump pushed Monday that a plane almost completely loaded with thugs had been set to disrupt the Republican National Convention was almost identical to a rumor that went viral on Facebook three months ago.
In an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham, Trump claimed that we had somebody get on a plane from a certain city this weekend, and in the plane it was almost completely loaded with thugs, wearing these dark uniforms, black uniforms, with gear and this and that.
He then claimed the matter was under investigation right now.
There is no evidence of any such flight. When Ingraham asked for more information about the flight, the president said, "I'll tell you sometime." He then alleged the people had been headed to Washington to disrupt the RNC.
Before mentioning the uniformed men who allegedly boarded the plane, Trump claimed that there are people that are in the dark shadows and people that you havent heard of controlling Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
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Gee, who needs security briefings when you have......Facebook rumors.
DBoon
(22,286 posts)Bet they can upgrade to first class
Wounded Bear
(58,440 posts)that a friend of a friend knew a gal who was the step sister of Joe's roommate in college, and he said...
fleur-de-lisa
(14,615 posts)underpants
(182,274 posts)This person whom he said today, yes hes still on this, you all know meaning a celebrity.
I put my money on James Woods. He had a pre-9/11 airplane story and Trump May be mixing them all up.
Or Jon Voight.
MerryBlooms
(11,728 posts)underpants
(182,274 posts)The rest of it rang the - Facebook Antifas raiding Walgreens in pigsknuckle wherever - bell.
Laura tried desperately to corral him immediately cutting him off on this and the golf thing. Frankly Im surprised Fox even aired it.
genxlib
(5,506 posts)You can't rent a pickup truck with a "rolling coal" package.
underpants
(182,274 posts)At least in these Facebook posts. Like they wont stick out enough...they have a group of vans rolling into town.
malaise
(267,810 posts)2020 we now have plane loads - this fucker lies non-stop
lapfog_1
(29,166 posts)wearing their black uniforms... and THEN they change into street clothes to harass Ron Paul after he leaves the RNC event at the white house...
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)yesterday there was a U-Tube Video of a C-17 doing a touch and go military troop deployment out in the Mohave Desert.
It that the source of this bullshit?