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Sun Jul 31, 2016, 11:10 PM Jul 2016

KCRG: Ernst is full of it on ISIS claims [View all]

As usual Senator Pig Nuts was full of it about her claims on ISIS in the US. This time KCRG called her on it;

“According to the FBI, ISIS is present in all 50 states. Think about it for a moment — terrorists from ISIS are in every one of our 50 states.”

There have been ISIS-related arrests in 25 states, which means those investigations had enough evidence to bring criminal charges.

“She’s inferring that an investigation means there is a terrorist,” Shortland said. “It’s a little bit of fear mongering.”

Because of Ernst’s exaggerations on both counts, we give her claim an F.



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