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Trump’s 'Very Fine People' Remark: Snopes Misses the Mark on Dangerous Doublespeak

How Snopes overlooked the context and impact of Trump's Charlottesville comments.

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Parker Molloy
Jun 25, 2024
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Nearly seven years after Donald Trump infamously stated that there were “very fine people on both sides” of the deadly Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville, Va., internet fact-checkers Snopes have published a piece declaring it “false” that Trump was referring to neo-Nazis and white supremacists.

This conclusion, however, fails to recognize the intri…

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