Buttigieg Deletes Tweet Decrying ‘Nostalgia for the Revolutionary Politics of the 1960s’
The Democratic Party presidential candidate also made the remark during the debate, deleting a tweet in which he quoted himself.
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Rep. James Clyburn: Black People Were ‘Fully Employed During Slavery’ Controversy
In February 2020, a number of social media and blog posts claimed that House Majority Whip James Clyburn “refused to give credit” to United States President Donald Trump for low Black unemployment numbers, because Black Americans were “fully employed during slavery”: In the second post above, a February 19 2020 post on the site Chicks On …
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‘The One Video Bernie Sanders Doesn’t Want You to See’
Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders did say breadlines were a “good thing,” but within the context of a binary choice of standing in line for bread or starving to death.
Did an MSNBC Reporter Contradict His Network on the Nevada Caucus Tiebreaker?
Gadi Schwartz told viewers workers at a Reno site “decided that ace is the low card.”
Does Bernie Sanders’ Plan Tax People Making $29,000 at 52 Percent?
A super-viral text meme claimed that a plan from the presidential candidate would raise taxes “52% on anybody making over $29,000 per year.”
Did Someone Edit Michael Bloomberg’s Wikipedia Page to Say He ‘Died’ of Wounds Inflicted by Elizabeth Warren?
A number of articles reported a humorous claim of Wikipedia vandalism, but only a few screenshots circulated.
Did Michael Bloomberg and Jeffrey Epstein ‘Collab’ on a Charter School Funding Plan?
Social media users brought attention to a 2013 statement from an Epstein group “welcoming” one of Bloomberg’s charitable initiatives.
Bloomberg on ‘Some Guy in a Dress’ and ‘He, She, or It’ in 2019
Remarks made by presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg in 2019 circulated virally less than a year later.
‘Can We Brainstorm Ways to Make This Sound Less Racist’ Michael Bloomberg Subreddit Post
A video post involving the New York City mayor turned Democratic presidential candidate and stop-and-frisk alongside a request to “brainstorm ways” to downplay racism was real, but possibly not sincere.
Did North Dakota Republicans ‘Block Native Americans From Voting’?
The legal fight over the state’s 2013 voter ID law continued in February 2020.