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  • 2016-11-16 (xsd:date)
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  • Republican Senate Candidate Tells Melania Trump to 'Sterilize' the White House (en)
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  • On 12 November 2016, a self-described news/satire platform called Newslo shared a story claiming that a former Republican Senate candidate from Florida, Carlos Beruff, called on Melania Trump to sterilize the White House after the departure of the Obama family: The story is a riff off legitimate news. In early May 2016, when Beruff, a Florida developer, was running a campaign attempting to replace Marco Rubio as U.S. Senator, he was caught on camera calling the president an animal: However, that is all the truth that story contains; we found no evidence he doubled down on them by suggesting incoming First Lady Melania Trump sterilize the White House due to the presence of the Obama family. The claim that Beruff doubled down on the comment while a guest on radio station KYOT is also not based in reality, as that station is actually in Phoenix, Arizona (the general rule of thumb, with a few exceptions, is that all stations west of the Mississippi River have call letters that begin with K, rather than W) and dedicated to playing easy-listening music, not news. Newslo's sites include a show facts or hide facts button. However, all items are displayed in hide facts mode by default, ensuring new visitors rarely use or are even aware of the option: Newslo, Politicalo and Religionlo articles typically follow the same template, featuring a paragraph consisting of accurate information along with outrageous embellishments. Previous Newslo fabrications included claims that an Alabama politician proposed saliva-based hunger tests for food stamp recipients, Pat Robertson claimed David Bowie was still alive after his death, and the father of Brock Turner lamented the lack of punishment for the victim in his son's case. (en)
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