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  • 2016-11-23 (xsd:date)
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  • Did Clint Eastwood Refuse the Presidential Medal of Freedom? (en)
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  • On 22 November 2016, the disreputable web site Departed.co published an article that reported that Clint Eastwood had refused to accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Obama. The article consisted of a sensational headline (Clint Eastwood Refuses to Accept Presidential Medal of Freedom From Obama, Says 'He is not my president') and a screenshot of a message allegedly posted by the actor on Twitter: However, the @ClintEastwoodLA Twitter account is not associated with the actor. The bio for this account claims that it is run by Walt Kowalski, Eastwood's character from the movie Gran Torino: Furthermore, we found no record of the Tweet here posted to this parody account, indicating that the message fabricated by Departed.co. The parody Clint Eastwood account confirmed that they never posted the above-displayed message: The White House announced the list of recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 16 November 2016, which did not include Clint Eastwood: That's not to say that Eastwood has not received commendations from Barack Obama in the past. In 2010, the president conferred the National Medal of Arts to twelve recipients, including the actor. While Eastwood did not attend the ceremony, he did not reject the award, and is currently listed on the National Endowments of the Arts web site as an award winner. (en)
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