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?:datePublished	2017-06-07 (xsd:date)
?:headline	Did Ted Cruz Say Southern States Should Build Nuclear Weapons to Protect Their Beliefs? (en)
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?:reviewBody	In early June 2017, social media users shared an article reporting that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Southern states should build their own nuclear weapons in order to protect their beliefs: The claim came from a 6 June 2017 USPOLN item, which read: There was no truth to the claim, or any other published by USPOLN. The site's disclaimer explained: (en)
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?:url	<https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ted-cruz-southern-states-nuclear-weapons-protect-beliefs/>