Is this fake news?
By The Horse
@TheHorse (205825)
Walnut Creek, California
January 12, 2018 7:19pm CST
A "conservative" friend" just sent me (and some others) an article about an Attorney General candidate being robbed at gunpoint in Chicago.
The Source is "Fox News" and I have no idea whether this is real or a joke. Has anyone closer to Chicago heard about this?
I grew up in Chicago, and know it can be a rough town. But this sounds silly to me.
A Democratic candidate running for Illinois attorney general was robbed at gunpoint Thursday during a campaign photoshoot in Chicago.
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@FourWalls (62180)
• United States
13 Jan 18
It's really real, not really fake.
Illinois Attorney General candidate Aaron Goldstein and a camera crew were robbed at gunpoint Thursday afternoon while filming in the Northwest Side Albany Park neighborhood.
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@TheHorse (205825)
• Walnut Creek, California
13 Jan 18
@DeborahDiane I guess it's one of those "only in Chicago" stories. Trump supporters? White Supremacists? Or just opportunists? I have no idea. I think the guy is a Democrat.
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
13 Jan 18
@TheHorse - If abc reported it, it is probably true. That is pretty awful and scary!
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
13 Jan 18
Nope did not hear about this one.
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@yanzalong (18984)
• Indonesia
13 Jan 18
It might be. We also have similar "hoax" news spread by individuals via WA or social media. But if it is issued by reliable source, I am sure reporters are not brave enough to pull the wool over the eyes of the public.
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@LeaPea2417 (36451)
• Toccoa, Georgia
13 Jan 18
I am not sure as I have not read anything about it.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
13 Jan 18
Well you would think if there were cameras all over the place that someone would have gotten a shot of the 3 crooks wouldn't you @TheHorse ?
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@TheHorse (205825)
• Walnut Creek, California
13 Jan 18
Not if they stole all the cameras. Heh. But some must have mental images of what they looked or sounded like. I read that the neighborhood that it happened in is a true melting pot. Lots of Koreans and other immigrants there.
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
13 Jan 18
@TheHorse - Sadly, it has become almost impossible to know what is fake and what is real. If it isn't mentioned on Snopes, my litmus test for fake news is to see if it is mentioned on both a conservative and a liberal news source ... like Fox and NBC. Then, I assume it is likely to be true, even if they interpret the events differently. Sometimes, it is mind boggling to see how the facts can be twisted to suit a political agenda. It's pretty depressing, actually, that some people justify things, such as the words of our President, because of their political affiliation, not because of what is best for the people who live in our country.
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
13 Jan 18
@TheHorse - I agree that the situation with our President is incredible. I have never known anyone who lied so frequently, and yet millions of people overlooked it. It brings the story, "The Emperor Wore No Clothes," to life!
@lovebuglena (43080)
• Staten Island, New York
13 Jan 18
I'd think that something posted on the Fox News website would not be fake. But these days who knows.
