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Ok let& #39;s rock n roll.
1. Articles & memes based on the first of these tweets are spreading a torqued narrative on Joe Biden and an inspection of an earpiece.
Stories are posted across socials, esp Facebook. Biden campaign didn& #39;t clarify, called q& #39;s "ridiculous."
1. Articles & memes based on the first of these tweets are spreading a torqued narrative on Joe Biden and an inspection of an earpiece.
Stories are posted across socials, esp Facebook. Biden campaign didn& #39;t clarify, called q& #39;s "ridiculous."
Biden camp. told reporters on a call: It is completely absurd, of course he& #39;s not wearing an earpiece, and we never asked for breaks.
2. As Will points out, another false narrative about Biden getting debate questions ahead of time is making rounds.
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3. Nah. The document Don Jr. tweeted clearly states, in point one:
"The [Intelligence Community] does not know the accuracy of this allegation or the extent to which the Russian intelligence analysis may reflect exaggeration or fabrication."
"The [Intelligence Community] does not know the accuracy of this allegation or the extent to which the Russian intelligence analysis may reflect exaggeration or fabrication."
4. Trump& #39;s lawyer Rudy Giuliani made baseless health claims about Biden. Giuliani falsely said Biden, who has a speech impediment, has dementia and takes Adderall.