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  • 2016-02-15 (xsd:date)
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  • Ted Cruz Didn't Say He Was Skeptical About the Timing of Scalia's Death (en)
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  • On 14 February 2016, the entertainment web site Politicalo published a fake news article reporting that Senator Ted Cruz had questioned the timing of Justice Antonin Scalia's death because God would have never allowed the Supreme Court judge to pass away at such a perilous time for our country: Justice Scalia's death on 13 February 2016 immediately became a hot political talking point, as several candidates argued that President Obama should not be the one to pick the next Justice of the Supreme Court. The timing of Scalia's death also became the subject of numerous conspiracy theories almost immediately, but Cruz wasn't championing any of those. While Cruz did say that he would filibuster anyone that President Obama nominates, the Republican Presidential candidate did not question the timing of Scalia's death, nor did Cruz accuse the Democrats of having him assassinated. Politicalo is a hybrid outlet that publishes stories which are a mixture of fact and fiction, embellishing news with outlandish and untrue details. In this case, it's true that Justice Scalia passed away and that many Republicans are arguing against Obama nominating the next Supreme Court Justice. It's false that Ted Cruz either questioned the timing of Scalia's death or accused Obama of having him assassinated. (en)
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