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In October 2013, The Duffel Blog published an article positing that conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh had insulted U.S. service members: This item was not a factual recounting of real-life events. The article originated with a website that describes its output as being humorous or satirical in nature, as follows: Although this satirical story was originally published in 2013, it received new attention in February 2020 after Limbaugh was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Donald Trump during the commander in chief's February 2020 State of the Union address. Many criticized Trump's decision to give Limbaugh the highest civilian award and noted that the radio host has a history of making racist and controversial comments. This sparked an increase in queries about what Limbaugh has said (or hasn't said) over the years. For instance, we previously investigated claims that Limbaugh once mocked Michael J. Fox for exaggerating the symptoms of his Parkinson's disease (True), that the Medal of Freedom had been tarnished by Rosa Parks (False), and various other racist remarks that Limbaugh ostensibly uttered over the years (Mixture). For background, here is why we sometimes write about satire/humor.
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