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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,757 posts)
Fri May 24, 2019, 02:33 PM May 2019

Pelosi's daughter responds to fake videos: 'Madam Speaker doesn't even drink alcohol!'

Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) daughter reacted Thursday afternoon to reports of conservative social media accounts sharing falsely edited videos of Pelosi made to appear as if the speaker was intoxicated by stating that her mother does not drink.

In a tweet, Christine Pelosi called an edited video that circulated to more than 1.3 million Facebook users after being taken down by YouTube "despicable," slamming attempts by conservatives to question the sobriety and mental health of her mother.

"Republicans and their conservative allies have been pumping this despicable fake meme for years! Now they are caught," she wrote, adding: "#FactCheck: Madam Speaker doesn't even drink alcohol!"

n a second message, Pelosi's daughter shared a hateful message received from a supporter of President Trump who accused the speaker of hating America while questioning her alcohol use.

"This is the cr*p I'm talking about - reported to @Facebook - which like @Twitter will not suspend the account that clearly violated Terms Of Service. Obviously this doesn't stop ME but others are affected by the "voter depression" strategy that Trump allies are perpetuating," Christine Pelosi wrote, attaching a screenshot of the message.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/pelosis-daughter-responds-to-fake-videos-madam-speaker-doesnt-even-drink-alcohol/ar-AABRclg?li=BBnb7Kz

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Pelosi's daughter responds to fake videos: 'Madam Speaker doesn't even drink alcohol!' (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2019 OP
Christine..please update your statement Fresh_Start May 2019 #1
This is a very concerning turn in the level of discourse brought about by "Trumpism" Dennis Donovan May 2019 #2
We're already at that point. maxsolomon May 2019 #3
+1 lunasun May 2019 #5
Putin's gnomes will have to do better than that. lpbk2713 May 2019 #4
Somebody who gets hit with one of these out and out lies Stonepounder May 2019 #6
I cannot believe how low they will stoop. smirkymonkey May 2019 #7

Fresh_Start

(11,330 posts)
1. Christine..please update your statement
Fri May 24, 2019, 02:37 PM
May 2019

Madam Speaker doesn't drink alcohol or do drugs unlike the leader of the GOP

Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)
2. This is a very concerning turn in the level of discourse brought about by "Trumpism"
Fri May 24, 2019, 02:41 PM
May 2019

Sheer dishonesty, insults, calls to the lesser intellects saying that flat-out lying is acceptable as normal discourse.

The next step for this new discourse is, probably, violence.

Stonepounder

(4,033 posts)
6. Somebody who gets hit with one of these out and out lies
Fri May 24, 2019, 04:41 PM
May 2019

need to sue @Facebook and/or @Twitter for slander.

Note: IANAL


https://www.alllaw.com/articles/nolo/civil-litigation/filing-lawsuit-slander.html

Can You Sue?
Before you run off to court, make sure you have a legitimate claim. Your two biggest hurdles are:

1. showing that the statement was defamatory and not privileged, and

2. proving you were actually harmed.

If you meet the legal requirements, then you can file your lawsuit.
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