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    Meme Misleads on Russia Sanctions

    by Angelo Fichera Mar 29, 2019 3 minutes
    Quick Take

    A social media post falsely claims that President Donald Trump “immediately dropped our sanctions against Russia” after his election.

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    Days after Attorney General William P. Barr issued a summary of Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s concluded investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, a meme appeared on Facebook purporting to offer “what we know” about relations between Russia and President Donald Trump.

    But the popular meme offers a misleading take on Trump’s actions

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