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Celerity

(52,311 posts)
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 06:28 PM 4 hrs ago

debunking a fake news rumour flying around Bluesky:

Here is the false claim:



Here is the actual quoted tweet, with a working video:




That Watters correction had nothing to do with a smear made about Diane Schafer Goodstein.
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debunking a fake news rumour flying around Bluesky: (Original Post) Celerity 4 hrs ago OP
Thank you for the summary, and for vigilance. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz 4 hrs ago #1
I thought it might be the false rumor about how Putin blocked Trump's nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize ... eppur_se_muova 4 hrs ago #2
Thanks for posting. It's crazy how fast random bullshit spreads, regardless of ideology. demmiblue 4 hrs ago #3

eppur_se_muova

(40,239 posts)
2. I thought it might be the false rumor about how Putin blocked Trump's nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize ...
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 06:52 PM
4 hrs ago

I've been reading a lot about that one lately.

demmiblue

(38,785 posts)
3. Thanks for posting. It's crazy how fast random bullshit spreads, regardless of ideology.
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 07:10 PM
4 hrs ago

It even happens here… far too often.

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