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highplainsdem

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16. marble falls, since you know now that's a fake quote, which makes your OP misleading, please delete

Sun Dec 21, 2025, 12:38 PM

Dec 21

it or edit it, including in the subject line, to make it clear you'd been tricked by another fake.

I've seen OPs with deepfakes and fake stories hidden when the DUer didn't correct or delete them after being made aware they weren't real.

I'm not alerting on this and I hope others won't, either, but IMO you owe it to DUers to correct or delete something as misleading as that OP. As it stands, you're tricking DUers who might not see the replies and might copy that fake story elsewhere, making them look like fools.

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How Cher could have responded to Caroline Leavitt (Cher did not say this!!!) ... [View all] marble falls Dec 21 OP

Are you sure it wasn't Bob Dylan? WhiskeyGrinder Dec 21 #1

Or Barbra Streisand? mcar Dec 21 #5

Yes, I saw the Streisand claim. hamsterjill Dec 21 #6

Too bad it's not true- mwmisses4289 Dec 21 #2

I just deleted a thread I had going on this. It's a fake story. Liberal In Texas Dec 21 #3

Meh. marble falls Dec 21 #7

Known false information SCantiGOP Dec 21 #11

meh. marble falls Dec 21 #17

Please correct or delete the OP. A "meh" response comes across as your not caring about truth or whether highplainsdem Dec 21 #18

meh. If you think this post breaks any ToS, alert on it. 55 other on this OP disagree with you. That's a lot of meh. marble falls Dec 21 #20

It's okay to love getting likes and recs. At the cost of spreading misinformation, though? WhiskeyGrinder Dec 21 #22

meh. marble falls Dec 21 #23

The odds are those 55 recs are from people who didn't know it was fake. You're making it clear you highplainsdem Dec 21 #25

meh. marble falls Dec 21 #26

Have it your way SCantiGOP Dec 21 #34

The information linked to in your OP is fake. Cher did not say the quote in the image you linked to. EarlG Dec 21 #27

With all due respect, I'll leave taking it down in your hands. marble falls Dec 21 #28

I've posted in Community Help recommending a change in the TOS to deal with the sort of problem you're highplainsdem Dec 21 #29

My policy is that fake information should be repudiated by replies within the thread EarlG Dec 21 #30

What does that mean? I know what the word means, but not what it means in this context. mahina Dec 21 #33

"Cher" helped us out in a takedown of Trump about five years ago. DFW Dec 21 #4

The story in the OP is fake. highplainsdem Dec 21 #19

I saw, thanks DFW Dec 21 #36

Wow, one tough woman, pure, devastating and appropriately disdainful. Love it. NNadir Dec 21 #8

she didn't say it tho WhiskeyGrinder Dec 21 #10

This is a fake meme. It has been thoroughly debunked by other posters in the thread. Celerity Dec 21 #12

OK. I stand corrected. It would have been nice if true. NNadir Dec 21 #14

All the fraudsters putting fake quotes in real celebrities' mouths, trying to deceive, are showing complete highplainsdem Dec 21 #21

OK. I would imagine there is some difficulty in being a celebrity, but it's something I'll never discover for myself. NNadir Dec 21 #24

Caroline Leavitt is just a nitwit who lies for Trump Jimvanhise Dec 21 #9

Why is this just like Jon Stewart's rant? NH Ethylene Dec 21 #13

Jon Stewart didn't say it, either WhiskeyGrinder Dec 21 #15

marble falls, since you know now that's a fake quote, which makes your OP misleading, please delete highplainsdem Dec 21 #16

Cher's response LetMyPeopleVote Dec 21 #31

That's fake. highplainsdem Dec 21 #32

i've always looked forward to reading your posts. but the fact that you know this is bullshit & keep doing your "meh" orleans Dec 21 #35

No fake posts, no AI, no lies. tavernier Dec 21 #37