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DISINFO: Confidential report: In a letter to Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump...
DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS
  • Outlet: whatdoesitmean.com (archived)*
  • Date of publication: February 14, 2016
  • Outlet language(s): English
  • Reported in: Issue 16
  • Countries / regions discussed: US, Russia
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Judge Scalia Donald Trump Conspiracy theory Vladimir Putin

DISINFO: Confidential report: In a letter to Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump...

SUMMARY

Confidential report: In a letter to Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump predicted the death of US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. This death was politically motivated murder.

RESPONSE

The "confidential report" is not to be found anywhere else and probably does not exist. Antonin Scalia died at the age of 79 in his sleep from natural causes; his doctor confirmed previous health problems: cnn.it/1WAtu31,

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