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On Nov. 18, 2019, the Duffel Blog published an article positing that U.S. President Donald Trump had issued a pardon to Nidal Hasan, the former Army major who was convicted of killing 13 people during a mass shooting at Fort Hood in November 2009: 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 Duffel Blog's satirical piece was commenting on a pair of pardons issued by Trump in November 2019 that some people found worrisome. The president pardoned two former military officials, Green Beret Maj. Mathew Golsteyn and Army 1st Lt. Clint Lorance, who had both been accused of war crimes. From the New York Post: For background, here is why we sometimes write about satire/humor.
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