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(197,166 posts) Sat Jul 9, 2016, 05:19 PM Jul 2016

Snopes refutes two Philando Castile stories - wanted for armed robbery and no concealed permit [View all]

I've seen both of these on my Facebook feed. In case anyone else runs into them I thought I would post this.

Something called Conservative Treehouse totally manufactured two stories about Philando Castile:
We was wanted for armed robbery
And
The sheriff of Ramsey MN tweeted that he didn't have a concealed carry permit

Snopes link

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Snopes refutes two Philando Castile stories - wanted for armed robbery and no concealed permit [View all] underpants Jul 2016 OP

I gotta give the Ramsey sherrif credit for not letting other people misrepresent them arcane1 Jul 2016 #1

Very true underpants Jul 2016 #7

Pulled over for racial profiling. no_hypocrisy Jul 2016 #2

Thank you, I just shared this with an aging relative on Facebook. uppityperson Jul 2016 #3

How ridiculous - she had Newports and Newports were stolen underpants Jul 2016 #5

K&R MohRokTah Jul 2016 #4

When I googled for it it was posted on all the normal RW sites underpants Jul 2016 #6

K&R sheshe2 Jul 2016 #8

I looked to Snopes today Cirque du So-What Jul 2016 #9

The claim is that he looked like someone who committed armed robbery (from the less insane websites) oberliner Jul 2016 #10

Unfortunately, to many non-african-americans, a-a look a lot alike. Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2016 #14

The racists are digging for an excuse for his murder. George II Jul 2016 #11

The RWing trolls cannot stand the fact he had a CCP. Rex Jul 2016 #12

the police are spreading this. puffy socks Jul 2016 #13

Thank you for your research underpants Jul 2016 #15

Yes it is. puffy socks Jul 2016 #16

Doesn't matter, conservatives already believe it and will continue to do so. MillennialDem Jul 2016 #17