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Miles Archer

(19,175 posts)
Wed May 14, 2025, 08:53 PM 13 hrs ago

MAGAts are hooked on "WHATABOUTISM" like it's the last crack pipe on Earth, even when they have to make it up.

I don't want to post the details here, because it WOULD be a violation of DU's T.O.S. (Republican lies and talking points).

I'll give you the summary. It was actually re-tweeted by Rick Wilson, with his comment "This is a lie, showing the "Reader Added Content" on the original tweet.

It was about the Saudis and a "gift" to Bill Clinton that never happened, as the "WHATABOUTISM" MAGAt response to Trump and the Flying Whorehouse "gift."

I think I can share the "Community Notes" on the post, without violating any rules here:

Readers added context

The claim originates from a satirical page called 'America's Last Line of Defense" (ALLOD).

The helicopter in the photo is owned by a California-based helicopter services company.

Clinton did not receive a helicopter as a gift
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MAGAts are hooked on "WHATABOUTISM" like it's the last crack pipe on Earth, even when they have to make it up. (Original Post) Miles Archer 13 hrs ago OP
I've been playing on Governor Murphy's JustAnotherGen 13 hrs ago #1
From Snopes: sl8 13 hrs ago #2

JustAnotherGen

(34,960 posts)
1. I've been playing on Governor Murphy's
Wed May 14, 2025, 08:58 PM
13 hrs ago

Facebook page tonight. He posted about Tom Jean Jr voting to cut Medicare and Medicaid today (I think in committee).

What about how you killed all of those Senior Citizens?
What about the 'illegals'?
What about sanctuary cities?


They are pathetic.

I actually told a racist white woman on Medicaid to get a job. You're a racist? I'm gonna be mean to you!

sl8

(16,416 posts)
2. From Snopes:
Wed May 14, 2025, 09:19 PM
13 hrs ago
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/saudi-arabia-helicopter-bill-clinton/


Bill Clinton didn't receive $17M helicopter from Saudi Arabia as president

A popular meme claims the nation gave the aircraft as a "parting gift" when Clinton's presidency ended.

Nur Ibrahim
Published May 14, 2025

[...]

However, there was no evidence of Clinton ever receiving such a gift from the Saudis. Rather, the rumor about the former president being given the helicopter came from the Facebook page America's Last Line of Defense — an account affiliated with satire news site The Dunning-Kruger Times. The ALLOD page has a history of fabricating stories for shares and comments. As such, this claim is labeled satire.

The meme in question has a "Satire" label on the bottom left. The Facebook page's "Introduction" section says: "The flagship of the ALLOD network of trollery and propaganda for cash. Nothing on this page is real." The Dunning-Kruger Times "About us" page says:

Everything on this website is fiction. It is not a lie and it is not fake news because it is not real. If you believe that it is real, you should have your head examined. Any similarities between this site's pure fantasy and actual people, places, and events are purely coincidental and all images should be considered altered and satirical. See above if you're still having an issue with that satire thing.


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