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On 11 May 2017, a slew of disreputable web sites posted an article alleging that a massive number of contraband items were discovered during a customs raid on a container ship belonging to the Clinton Foundation: The article continues with a list of more illegal items allegedly discovered aboard the Chelsea: Without exception, all the above claims were fabricated, however. No such raid was reported in any legitimate news sources. CNN, specifically, did not run an interview with the Port of Baltimore harbor master in connection with this or any similar raid. We have found no evidence that the Clinton Foundation owns or operates any kind of cargo ship called the Chelsea. In addition, the article originated on a web site known as The Last Line of Defense (about which we have written many times), a satirical venue that cranks out false clickbait stories on a daily basis. As the site's administrators note on in a disclaimer on their About Us page:
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