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OldBoss

(73 posts)
Tue Feb 18, 2025, 06:37 PM Feb 2025

Opinion: Trump Press Secretary Hit With Embarrassing Fact-Check on Fraud Claim

Musk posted repeatedly and Fox viewers (like my 81yo dad) embraced and clinged to the headlines that DOGE uncovered $4T+ SSA fraud and that we’re paying more ‘benefits’ (not entitlements) to dead people than living people. Totally false!!

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-press-secretary-hit-embarrassing-191941730.html

And they want us to prove that their lies are untrue, friggin’ crazy people. I told my dad I was really disappointed with him. That went well.

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Opinion: Trump Press Secretary Hit With Embarrassing Fact-Check on Fraud Claim (Original Post) OldBoss Feb 2025 OP
It's a fire house of falsehoods. yellow dahlia Feb 2025 #1
What's your dad going to think when his social security payments are stopped? hedda_foil Feb 2025 #2
The softball player turned spokesmodel Hassler Feb 2025 #3

yellow dahlia

(5,202 posts)
1. It's a fire house of falsehoods.
Tue Feb 18, 2025, 06:48 PM
Feb 2025

I monitor Fauxnews and notnewsmax, and then I fact check on social media. It is painful to watch. They are so creepy and good at their brainwashing - sorry about your dad.

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