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politics1d ago
Tommy Robinson was fact checked til he farted and Piers Morgan's final word had everyone cheering (even if you don't like Piers Morgan)
- Robinson posted a claim about a fatal car crash at a Christmas market, sparking online debate.
- Initial posts claimed deaths and French media silence, which were later contradicted by police updates.
- Piers Morgan publicly countered Robinson’s claims, praising factual accuracy.
- Morgan’s subsequent replies included acknowledgment of the corrected facts.
- The thread underscored how misinformation spreads without verification.
- Robinson issued a correction later, but kept the original tweet visible.
- The incident was later clarified as non-fatal and not situated in France.
- The coverage drew reactions from observers noting the speed of misinformation online.
- The Poke notes the episode as an example of how disinformation spreads on social platforms.
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