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In December 2020, a Tumblr post went viral about actor Misha Collins’ interning at the White House during U.S. President Bill Clinton’s administration and writing of an op-ed article in defense of Monica Lewinsky. This, in turn, led to unfounded, untrue, and silly speculation that the actor had once had an affair with the former president. The “sex scandal” angle of this rumor is simply the result of overactive imaginations, but it is true that Collins once interned at the White House.
The above-displayed screenshot was widely shared on social media, however, the original Tumblr post contained two additional bullet points that attempted to stop the spread of false claims concerning an affair between Collins and Clinton: