To debunk the "fine people" in Charlottesville hoax, I put together the following resources in this thread for you to retweet as needed.
First, to describe the fake news in context, two articles:
@CortesSteve - https://bit.ly/2Yc9ZFS
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@joelpollak -https://bit.ly/2F53Hz7
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Video of Trump specifically excluding the racists in Charlottesville from the “fine people” category and saying they should be “condemned totally” Video: https://bit.ly/2ujQSvD
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This New York Times article interviews one of the "gun-loving defenders of free speech" at Charlottesville who also hate racists.https://nyti.ms/2FdSb4h
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The one time CNN reported the "fine people" quote correctly before reporting it incorrectly from that point on: https://cnn.it/2BGMpV6
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The transcript from Trump's Charlottesville speech in which he specifically excludes the racists from the "fine people" category and says they should be "condemned totally."pic.twitter.com/cdxL4GbZ7J
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Do you carry a portrait of a racist in your pocket at all times? Check your wallet. People can attend events for different reasons. I oppose the statues, but the free speech advocates who were there are not really about the statues so much as the point about free speech.
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