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Trump seen pocketing FIFA medal before handing Chelsea replica championship trophy (www.the-independent.com)
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[+] -28 points 1 year ago (8 children)

https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2025/07/fact-check-trump-stole-winners-players-medal-club-world-cup.html

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  • [–] 44 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    It was a "gift" because he demanded it and the FIFA head allowed it after the fact.

    The players did not consent and was not aware he was going to steal it.

    This is retconning/gaslighting the situation, something he's known the world over for doing.

    He's fucking embarrassing. Stop simping for him. He doesn't give two shits about you or anyone you care about.

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  • [+] -9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    This is retconning/gaslighting the situation, something he's known the world over for doing.

    I like how you didn't know the word, so you used two wrong words that have the same sort of gist! Haha

    Retconning is only for fiction. As for gaslighting, that would be pretty hard to prove...

    "Misrepresenting" might be a better word there

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    We're under siege by an actual fascist takeover, millions of people are being hurt, detained, starved, bombed, and killed; and you're on here arguing about the colloquial use of retconning and claiming gaslighting is "hard to prove"? That's the line in the sand you're gonna draw?

    Jesus Christ, we're fucking doomed.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Isn't lead stories a right wing propaganda site

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Nah, lead stories is legit. They're just fact checking a different claim than what's made in the independent's article

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