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Thread #161422   Message #3836064
Posted By: Steve Shaw
01-Feb-17 - 06:39 AM
Thread Name: BS: Petition to not allow trump into the UK
Subject: RE: BS: Petition to not allow trump into the UK
The Guardian reports that "The British parliament will hold a debate on calls to cancel Donald Trump's state visit, due to be hosted by the Queen this year, after 1.6 million people signed a petition in support of scrapping or downgrading the invitation.The debate will be held in Westminster Hall on 20 February and will also consider a rival petition in support of the US president's visit, which has 114,000 signatures."

These simplistic half-truths fall directly into the lap of so-called 'fake news' stories that have predominantly been whipped up by the same mainstream media who have been complaining about it.


What "half-truths?" As far as I can see, this is a reasonably accurate report of what's going to happen.

As for the rest rest of your "great post," it's mostly good ol' copy 'n' paste. The excellent grammar and punctuation is a dead giveaway. And if you really want to play a silly numbers game over petitions, how come you didn't mention the four million-plus who signed for a second referendum? Ah yes, nothing quite as effective at producing half-truths and fake news as selective information!