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CNN falls for fake GOP lawmaker who claimed Mitch McConnell won ‘staring contest’ from hospital
CNN mistakenly aired a fake Republican congressman's fabricated account of a phone call with hospitalized Sen. Mitch McConnell. The incident involved a claim about a 'staring contest' from the hospital, as noted in the title.
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