UPDATE: The fake Cormac McCarthy account is no longer verified. *** Cormac McCarthy’s agent confirmed that a verified Twitter account claiming to belong to the novelist is fake. “I can confirm that this is definitely not a genuine Cormac McCarthy account,” McCarthy’s agent said. New Republic journalist Alex Shephard confirmed …
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Both Facebook and Twitter have been hammered this week because both platforms have refused to take down doctored videos of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi that were distorted to make her appear either unwell or under the influence of a substance that would cause slurred speech. On Friday, CNN’s …
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