Facebook posts misquote New Zealand opposition leader's remarks about Trump
Copyright AFP 2017-2021. All rights reserved. Multiple Facebook posts shared in January 2021 purport to show a quote from New Zealand’s opposition leader Judith Collins, suggesting it shows she heaped praise on former US President Donald Trump. The posts, however, misquote Collins. Her original remarks were made during a debate in September 2020, in reference to Trump’s policies in the Middle East, not his general performance as US president. One of the misleading posts was published here on Facebook on January 8, 2021. It has been shared more than 100 times. A screenshot of the...
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