Fact check: Fake Nancy Pelosi quote insulting Americans was satirical
The claim: Pelosi caught on hot mic saying Americans are the 'dumbest people on Earth' House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has become a frequent target of false claims and fabricated quotes on social media. One viral Facebook post claims Pelosi was caught on a hot microphone calling Americans dumb. "Pelosi caught on hot Mike (sic) saying, 'Americans are (the) dumbest people on Earth,'" the post reads. The text post was shared on March 11 and has over 817 shares and 50 reactions. Some users have recently sharedsimilar versions of the claim in the form a screenshot that purports to...
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