Many people are upset that Presient Trump has pardoned the people who have been in jail as a result of the awful demonstrations gone awry on 6 January 2021. Their reasoning is that he supposedly instigated, even encouraged, their actions. Used for justification for this view is this quote that was endlessly repeatedly by the media, “And we fight. We fight like hell. And if you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore.” It should be clear to the average reader that he said this in the context of political discourse in which “fighting” is used by basically all politicians, everywhere.
With that he also said, “I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard.” That part was purposely omitted by Trump’s opponents. His entire speech is available here.
The same people who want us to beleve he called for violence on that occasion also want us to believe that Trump referred to neo-nazis and white nationalists as “fine people.” President Joe Biden even cited that supposed statement as his main reason for deciding to run for the Presidency. As the world turns, however, that hoax was even debunked by Snopes.com, a site that is not known for taking up conversative causes.
So, if Trump did not call for violence on January 6, and he did not call neo-nazis “fine people,” what other lies have perhaps been fed to the American people? One Web site, “The American Debunk” has done an excellent job explaining how many hoaxes such as these have been foisted on the world. The site explains how removing context and selective editing make hoaxes such as these possible.
In fact, the site has already documented the latest hoax, which was started just yesterday, the day of the inauguration. Supposedly, Elon Musk gave a nazi salute at the parade at the Capital One Arena, but as the “The American Debunk” points out, Musk touched his heart and gestured to the crowd saying right afterwards, “My heart goes out to you” It would be well worth it to anyone who cares what is going on to take the two minutes to watch the site’s explanation of the framing of this latest hoax:
While on YouTube, it would be well worth another 3 minutes to watch the debunk of the Fine People Hoax. Here is the link to that one:
