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On Nov. 8, 2019, the Halfway Post published an article positing that a Russian copper company had purchased 70,000 copies of Donald Trump, Jr.'s new book Triggered: 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: The Halfway Post's satirical article was commenting on recent news reports of bulk purchases of the book. The book reached the top of the New York Times best-seller list in November 2019, but readers noted that the listing for Triggered was accompanied by a small dagger symbol. The New York Times explains the purpose of the dagger symbol on a FAQ page about the best-sellers list: While some individual or group made bulk purchases of the book, the claim that these purchases were made by a Russian company originated with a satire article. For background, here is why we sometimes write about satire/humor.
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