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Old 05-10-2015, 07:49 PM
 
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From Ted Cruz's Communication's Director.

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Please note that USAToday is a fake news site not sanctioned by USA TODAY: Latest World and US News - USATODAY.com.

For the record–satirists are ripping off USA Today website as a dot-co to issue a fake report about Ted Cruz and veterans. It's a lie!
David Nelson

@DavidNelsonNews KWQC-TV news anchor refusing to back down on the lie and apologize.

Ted Cruz says veterans should sell cookies for funding like Girl Scouts: Ted Cruz: Vets Should Sell Cookies For Funding, Like Girl Scouts | USAToday pic.twitter.com/Vl8ZWqdBrt
— David Nelson (@DavidNelsonNews) May 10, 2015
Not true!! You were duped by a fake news site. Check the link dot-co!! https://t.co/81Y5GT0uyN
— Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) May 11, 2015
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Old 05-10-2015, 08:07 PM
 
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Finally the apology comes after being pressed for it.

David Nelson ‏@DavidNelsonNews 10m10 minutes ago Earlier tweet appearing to be a USA Today story about Ted Cruz was false & not a real story. Apologies.
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Old 05-10-2015, 08:37 PM
 
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Just wondering why if the story is false did you start a thread to say it is false, no one else has started a thread on this so far as I know, except for you. Damage control?
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Old 05-10-2015, 09:01 PM
 
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Just wondering why if the story is false did you start a thread to say it is false, no one else has started a thread on this so far as I know, except for you. Damage control?
Thank you for the question. Yes, damage control. I have understood, from several posters, this story is being passed around Facebook, and I have seen it being passed along on Twitter. It appears quite a few people are not checking the source nor correcting their posts or tweets.

So, just not wanting the lie to hang around if I can offer up the correction. Especially because it concerns our VETS.

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Old 05-10-2015, 09:06 PM
 
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Just wondering why if the story is false did you start a thread to say it is false, no one else has started a thread on this so far as I know, except for you. Damage control?
Because the truth is important to some people and making sure that false information is flushed out is just something honest people do.
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Old 05-10-2015, 09:11 PM
 
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Thank you for the question. Yes, damage control. I have understood, from several posters, this story is being passed around Facebook, and I have seen it being passed along on Twitter. It appears quite a few people are not checking the source nor correcting their posts or tweets.

So, just not wanting the lie to hang around if I can offer up the correction. Especially because it concerns our VETS.

Ok, fair enough, I had not heard any such story, but now I have, no need to make things up about Cruz there is plenty of real stuff to point to.
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Old 05-10-2015, 09:13 PM
 
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Ok, fair enough, I had not heard any such story, but now I have, no need to make things up about Cruz there is plenty of real stuff to point to.
In your eyes.

Basically, I am tired of the media playing us for fools.
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Old 05-10-2015, 09:14 PM
 
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Because the truth is important to some people and making sure that false information is flushed out is just something honest people do.
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Old 05-10-2015, 09:23 PM
 
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Ok, fair enough, I had not heard any such story, but now I have, no need to make things up about Cruz there is plenty of real stuff to point to.
If that were actually true the left wouldn't be making stuff up like this story.
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Old 05-10-2015, 09:45 PM
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Because the truth is important to some people and making sure that false information is flushed out is just something honest people do.
That logic would work if we were talking about a lie that was widely circulating like the Hillary Clinton "what does it matter" quote, but not something like this that no one has ever heard about.

i mean, imagine if someone started a thread for every time info wars lied.
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