that's not really the pertinent q tho: it was fact checked 1st time he used it. how about why is advocating for war crimes against muslims
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Pershing sprinkled Muslim prisoners with pig’s blood
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Urban legend.
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Nope. Reported in the Chicago Daily Tribune in 1927. Read the Snopes entry.
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Most of the story was incorrect in 1927, just as it is today...
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Where's your evidence that it was incorrect?
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Check out The New York Times, December 23, 1903 - that describes the actual event on which the Pershing-myth is based...
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If you think FrontPage is reliable when it comes to matters of Muslims, let alone historical research, I say go for it...
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It wasn't proven false. It simply wasn't proven true.
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1) didn't happen under Pershing, but in 1903, 2) didn't involve bullets, but did involve pig's blood and 3) provoked a rebellion...
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