GOP Rep Sued For Falsely Claiming Man Was Chiefs’ Parade Shooter, ‘Illegal Alien’

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GOP Rep Sued For Falsely Claiming Man Was Chiefs’ Parade Shooter, ‘Illegal Alien’
thedailybeast.com
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When did we decide that politicians can say whatever the fuck they want without consequences? Same goes for “news channels”

'We' didn't. Hence his being sued for it.

When their feet are held to the fire the copypasta response is "I was merely stating my opinion, no reasonable person would think it a fact"

Daily beast... why didn't you word the title

GOP Rep Sued For Falsely Claiming 'Illegal Alien' Was Chiefs’ Parade Shooter

Because they are two separate claims, both equally incorrect

fucking horrible sentence

police sued as they claimed person stole things, arsonist

In headlines, a comma is often used in place of "and", so it should be read as "GOP Rep sued for falsely claiming man was Chiefs' parade shooter and illegal alien"