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cbabe

(4,085 posts)
Tue Mar 29, 2022, 12:50 PM Mar 2022

Bostelman (r): Littter boxes, furries, schools.

Republican retracts false claim schools placing litter boxes for ‘furry’ students

Nebraska’s Bruce Bostelman apologises for repeating rumor that schools accommodating children who self-identify as cats

Nebraska state senator Bruce Bostelman in 2019.
Associated Press
Tue 29 Mar 2022 10.47 EDT

A Nebraska state lawmaker apologized on Monday after he publicly cited a persistent but debunked rumor alleging that schools are placing litter boxes in school bathrooms to accommodate children who self-identify as cats.

State senator Bruce Bostelman, a conservative Republican, repeated the false claim during a public, televised debate on a bill intended to help school children who have behavioral problems. His comments quickly went viral, with one Twitter video garnering more than 300,000 views as of Monday afternoon, and drew an onslaught of online criticism and ridicule.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/29/nebraska-lawmaker-litter-boxes-claim-debunked

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cbabe

(4,085 posts)
3. I think he actually believed the story. Which
Tue Mar 29, 2022, 12:57 PM
Mar 2022

makes him even worse.

Suggestion: entertain fav politicians with Easter bunny costumes and the bunny hop.

keithbvadu2

(39,829 posts)
5. they'll post everything, believe anything.
Tue Mar 29, 2022, 01:00 PM
Mar 2022

"Paul Horner, whose fake news stories often go viral on Facebook and Twitter, told The Intersect, a Washington Post blog, that Trump supporters were especially susceptible to being fooled.
My sites were picked up by Trump supporters all the time,” Horner said. “I think Trump is in the White House because of me. "

“His followers don’t fact-check anything - they’ll post everything, believe anything. His campaign manager posted my story about a protester getting paid $3,500 as fact. Like, I made that up. I posted a fake ad on Craigslist.”

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/306524-fake-news-writer-i-think-trump-is-in-the-white-house-because-of

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