BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 3 months agoI'll make it fifty.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1391arrow-down16
arrow-up1385arrow-down1imageI'll make it fifty.lemmy.worldBonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square22fedilink
minus-squareKusimulkku@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45arrow-down1·3 months agoI think it wasn’t supposed to be taken seriously to begin with. But, you know, internet. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jd-vance-couch-cushions/
minus-squareccunning@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23arrow-down1·3 months agoThe thing that got me was A it was super easy to confirm or debunk with the claim citing the book and page numbers, but B there was no way I was going to buy his book so I just had to find a source online I could trust 😱 (snopes is a good one)
I think it wasn’t supposed to be taken seriously to begin with. But, you know, internet.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jd-vance-couch-cushions/
The thing that got me was A it was super easy to confirm or debunk with the claim citing the book and page numbers, but B there was no way I was going to buy his book so I just had to find a source online I could trust 😱 (snopes is a good one)