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Washington Post Shreds Democrats’ Claim That Mike Brown Was ‘Murdered’

John Bickley
Washington Post Shreds Democrats’ Claim That Mike Brown Was ‘Murdered’
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On Friday, the fifth anniversary of the death of Michael Brown, Democratic presidential candidates Sens. Kamala Harris (CA) and Elizabeth Warren (MA) promoted the Department of Justice-debunked narrative that Michael Brown was “murdered” by white police officer Darren Wilson.

Most mainstream media outlets failed to correct the Democrats — a trend that didn’t go unnoticed by many conservative pundits, including Rush Limbaugh — but early Tuesday morning, The Washington Post published a much-welcome fact-check on the candidates’ statements. In his analysis, fact-checker Glenn Kessler determined that both Harris and Warren deserved the Post’s worst rating: Four Pinocchios, which it defines as a full-fledged “whopper.”

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