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  • 2019-04-18 (xsd:date)
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  • Did Pat Robertson Say the Notre Dame Fire Was the Result of 'Hell Bubbling over with Homosexuals'? (en)
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  • Televangelist Pat Robertson has a history of making controversial remarks in the wake of both human-made and natural disasters. In October 2017, for example, he placed some of the blame for a mass shooting in Las Vegas on Americans who, in Robertson's view, showed disrespect to law enforcement, U.S. President Donald Trump, and the American flag. The televangelist has also blamed the sinful for provoking God's anger after natural disasters, such as the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti in 2010. So when social media users came across an article in April 2019 that claimed Robertson had said the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris was the result of Hell bubbling over with homosexuals, some readers found the headline plausible: This text did not originate with a genuine news report, and this quote was not actually spoken by Robertson. This item was originally published on the satirical website Brown Valley Observer. The website explains the nature of the content in the About Us page: The Brown Valley Observer wasn't the only satirical outlet to target Robertson after the fire at Notre Dame. The website alternative-science.com published a similar jape claiming that Robertson said the fire never would have occurred if Notre Dame Cathedral had been built in Donald Trump’s America. Again, this was a fake quote. (en)
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