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Obama Didn’t Authorize ‘Lying’ by the Media

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Social media posts falsely claim that former President Barack Obama signed a bill that made it permissible for “the media” to get “away with lying.” The bill had no bearing on private media outlets or what they can report.


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A piece of legislation signed into law under the Obama administration didn’t give license to “the media” to get “away with lying,” contrary to what social media posts on Facebook and Twitter claim.

“Have you ever wondered how the media gets away with lying? It’s because on 12/29/2012, Barack Obama

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