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Televangelist Pat Robertson has pooh-poohed climate change on many occasions (dismissing it as idiocy in one memorable instance), so when it was reported that he said God is protecting America from global warming because of President Trump, some people were ready to believe it. Social media users shared a 26 December 2018 article published on the website Business Standard News that gave the following account of remarks Robertson made on his television show, The 700 Club: Now, it is a fact that in addition to being a climate change denier Robertson is an enthusiastic Trump supporter (so enthusiastic that he said those who oppose the president are revolting against God's plan for America), but the statement attributed to him above was pure fiction. Its source, Business Standard News, is not a real news outlet but rather a satirical website that publishes junk news articles spoofing current events. A disclaimer on the site states that The Business Standard News is a satirical site designed to parody the 24-hour news cycle. The stories are outlandish, but reality is so strange nowadays they could be true. Previous Business Standard News articles we've had occasion to debunk claimed that female conservative pundit Ann Coulter was arrested for using a women's bathroom, and that televangelist Paula White was hawking prayer flags blessed by President Trump himself.
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