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Bio1590
04/26/21 10:54:52 PM
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https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/04/republicans-red-meat-fake-news

Last Thursday, President Joe Biden pledged at a virtual climate summit that the United States will cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 50%52%, from their 2005 levels, by 2030. Among the efforts cited by Biden and the White House that will help the country meet such a target were cutting-edge tools to make American soil the next frontier in carbon innovation, retrofitting buildings, and improving vehicle efficiency. At no time during his speech, before his speech, or after his speech, did the president make any mention, direct or indirect, of requiring Americans to change their diets. Nor did the West Wing, or anyone employed by the U.S. government, say one single thing about mandating that anyone stop eating anything. Not! One! Single! Thing! You might be wondering why were taking such pains to note the absence of Biden saying, again, literally anything about forcing people to stop eating certain foods, and the reason is because in the days since his pledge, numerous Republican members of Congress, Fox News hosts, and Donald Trump Jr. have lost their minds over the extremely fake news that Biden is going to pass a law saying they can only eat four pounds of red meat a year.

As CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale notes, the origins of this not-at-all-real story appear to have begun, ironically, with an article by the British tabloid The Daily Mail, which, per CNN, baselessly connected Bidens climate proposal to a 2020 academic paper estimating how greenhouse gas emissions would be affected if Americans, in theory, change their diets in a variety of ways, one of them being reducing their consumption of red meat to four pounds a year. Crucially, the paper was (1) published before Biden won the Democratic nomination (2) does not mention Biden at all (3) has never been publicly mentioned by Biden and (4) says nothing about the government imposing dietary limits. In other words, it could have been about Miley Cyruss quarantine mullet and The Daily Mail would have linked it to Bidens climate proposal. And people like Don Jr., Lauren Boebert, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Larry Kudlow would still have had an epic meltdown over the fake news because they collectively make up Americas biggest imbeciles.

Per CNN:

Joe Biden's climate plan includes cutting 90% of red meat from our diets by 2030. They want to limit us to about four pounds a year. Why doesnt Joe stay out of my kitchen? Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert wrote on Twitter on Saturday. No fewer than five Fox News or Fox Business personalities told versions of the scare story on the air since Friday morning. For example, Fox News host Jesse Watters said Saturday that Americans are going to have to cut their red meat consumption by 90% in order to reduce emissions to hit Bidens target. That means youre only allowed to eat four pounds of red meat a year. That adds up to a burger a month. Thats it.

In a particularly odd moment on Twitter on Sunday, two Republican governors, Greg Abbott of Texas and Brad Little of Idaho, tweeted their opposition to the Biden red meat policy that doesnt existand cited a Fox News graphic that listed the supposed elements of the nonexistent policy.


Others chiming in to proudly display how easily duped they are included Taylor Greene:
https://twitter.com/mtgreenee/status/1386378888465485830

Rep. Madison Cawthorn:
https://twitter.com/CawthornforNC/status/1386352153892048897

Right-wing radio host Todd Starnes:
https://twitter.com/toddstarnes/status/1386076095850688515

And, of course, Donald Trumps not very bright son, who should probably have his arteries checked sooner rather than later:
https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1385991099299377159

Perhaps the biggest WTF moment though came from Kudlow, the 45th presidents former National Economic Council director, who, in his haste to jump on the not-real news seemed to suggest that, at present, most beer people drink is meat-based:
https://twitter.com/MollyJongFast/status/1385696338780647427

Speaking of stupid, he said on his show over the weekend, America has to, get this, America has to stop eating meat, stop eating poultry, fish, seafood, eggs, dairy, and animal-based fats. Okay, you got that? No burgers on July Fourth. No steaks on the barbie. So get ready. You can throw back a plant-based beer with your grilled brussels sprouts and wave your American flag.

As many have since noted, most beer, at present, is plant based, so its not clear what Kudlow has been drinking or, for that matter, smoking. (On the other hand, Kudlow has been famously wrong about everything for most of his career, so theres that.)

In a statement to CNN, one of the coauthors of the academic paper that, again, has nothing to do with any real government proposal said: Our goal is simply to illuminate through research the potential impacts that various behavioral changes can make on greenhouse gas emissions. It is up to individuals to then choose their own behaviors that can address the drastic environmental situation in which we find ourselves. And it is up to society, all of us collectively, to incentivize those behaviors. He added: I think the right-wing media is fear-mongering about our scientific studies as a way to score 'red meat' points with their base.

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YourLovelyTina
04/26/21 10:56:48 PM
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I love how right-wingers are the ones who swallow fake news hook, line and sinker while bitching about actual news being fake

It's a weird world

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Heineken14
04/26/21 10:58:58 PM
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AND Fox News has already "apologized" for their blatant lie.
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Tired-Insomniac
04/26/21 11:01:52 PM
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Oh god

is this how Dems are gonna take your guns! started? Are we gonna have the National Beef Association making horrible looks-like-a-parody-but-isnt-a-parody advertisements about liberals robbing a McDonalds in 20 years?

How many Republican politicians have heavy investments in beef producing companies that are about to balloon in share price because of dumbasses buying into this

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DarkRoast
04/26/21 11:06:26 PM
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It was a good fake story until someone asked "where's the beef?"

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LightHawKnight
04/27/21 8:13:15 AM
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Sad that their idiot followers will believe them.

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AtelierRyza3462
04/27/21 8:14:20 AM
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Ok then it better not happen

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gunplagirl
04/27/21 8:16:05 AM
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As long as Biden doesn't make it so we can't have bussy or fembois anymore. I don't know why but I need 3 a week, minimum.

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gatorsPENSbucs
04/27/21 8:16:52 AM
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YourLovelyTina posted...
I love how right-wingers are the ones who swallow fake news hook, line and sinker while bitching about actual news being fake

It's a weird world
You should go into that topic about the guy assaulting a New York cop. Whole lot of people
swallowing fake news and spoiler alert they arent right wingers.

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Balrog0
04/27/21 8:19:27 AM
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Yeah I saw the typical suspects from highschool posting about it on Facebook

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TheRealDill2000
04/27/21 8:20:09 AM
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This topic title offends me
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eston
04/27/21 9:02:54 AM
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My favorite part is where Don Jr. casually claims to have eaten more than 4 lbs. of red meat on a normal day

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brestugo
04/27/21 9:06:48 AM
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Heineken14 posted...
AND Fox News has already "apologized" for their blatant lie.

Beat me to it. It gets worse though. FOX took the story from the Daily Mail.

https://news.yahoo.com/daily-mail-fox-news-pushed-023952580.html

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brestugo
04/27/21 9:07:53 AM
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gatorsPENSbucs posted...
You should go into that topic about the guy assaulting a New York cop. Whole lot of people
swallowing fake news and spoiler alert they arent right wingers.

whataboutism

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ScazarMeltex
04/27/21 9:08:57 AM
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Conservatives aren't very bright.

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brestugo
04/27/21 9:09:09 AM
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DuranOfForcena posted...
lmao, great headline
Agreed.

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pinky0926
04/27/21 9:10:28 AM
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This story is perfect in how it summarises how the right are terrified and misinformed all in one breath

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hockeybub89
04/27/21 9:10:29 AM
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Nazi Cawthorn literally turning into Randy Marsh in his tweet.

"I'm sorry. I thought this was America!"

Also, where did banning the 4th of July come from? Is this about the pandemic? Doesn't that mean Trump banned it last year too since a lot of celebrations were canceled?

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Doom_Art
04/27/21 9:13:09 AM
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Newsflash: Conservatives are really fucking stupid

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DarkRoast
04/27/21 9:13:12 AM
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I'm sorry, I thought insurrection was illegal in America

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hockeybub89
04/27/21 9:42:12 AM
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Soon:

Joe Biden: "Hello. Let's fix America, bucko. Who are you?"

News: "President Biden Announces Beginning of American Holocaust. In a horrifying new interview, Biden announced to a crowd of media lackeys that he would soon start placing Americans that disagree with his communist agenda into concentration camps. His calls to build a better America were eerily reminiscent of Adolf Hitler's speeches that announced he would make Germany great again. Hitler's 'final solution' was to round up his political enemies and gas them to death. He committed suicide when brave Americans fought back against his global agenda and destroyed his loyal army."

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Shablagoo
04/27/21 9:45:34 AM
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eston posted...
My favorite part is where Don Jr. casually claims to have eaten more than 4 lbs. of red meat on a normal day

LOL, Jesus.

For reference, the average American eats 0.6 lbs. of meat per day.

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LightHawKnight
04/27/21 11:50:30 AM
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16-BITTER posted...
What... uh... does this guy think beer is made from

Clearly beer is meat based.

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Callimbmachus
04/27/21 12:27:04 PM
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gunplagirl posted...
As long as Biden doesn't make it so we can't have bussy or fembois anymore. I don't know why but I need 3 a week, minimum.
gotta pump those numbers up
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gunplagirl
04/27/21 4:47:42 PM
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Callimbmachus posted...
gotta pump those numbers up
In this pandemic I have to carefully screen each bussy as the opportunity presents itself.

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Callimbmachus
04/27/21 4:52:59 PM
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damn do you really get 3 a week then >_>

i love really fem guys but the pool for them here feels really small
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Kingbuffet
04/27/21 4:53:58 PM
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This is some boomer type shit lmao
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Darmik
04/27/21 4:56:26 PM
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This is getting increasingly common from conservative reporting and they do it on purpose.

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Machete
04/27/21 4:57:53 PM
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trump supporters believing in fake news? Must be a minute ending in a number..
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DMX_Forever_DMX
04/27/21 4:58:25 PM
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Vegans are pissed again
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mustachedmystic
04/27/21 4:59:07 PM
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How fucking stupid can someone be? I mean, to actually think the President, or any other American politician can dictate what people eat, it's mind boggling.

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Tyranthraxus
04/27/21 4:59:36 PM
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16-BITTER posted...
What... uh... does this guy think beer is made from
Deer blood like pure Jagermeister*

*Jagermeister contains 0% anything from animals

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Kingbuffet
04/27/21 5:01:47 PM
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Sadly this is how Republicans steal elderly people social security money using tactics like this; they'll get phone calls from Conversative PACs and groups and ask for funding from elderly people and say "you like eating hamburger don't you, well did you hear in the news that..." then ask for a donation to fight Democrats
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FlameTurtle
04/27/21 5:09:33 PM
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gunplagirl posted...
In this pandemic I have to carefully screen each bussy as the opportunity presents itself.
hang on wait a second

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Duncanwii
04/27/21 5:14:18 PM
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Dad was just telling me Sunday (I made was topic about it) that the elimination of fossil fuels will make it so people will have to ration electricity and that I'd only be able to play games three days a week because power would be so expensive.
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Duncanwii
04/27/21 5:15:43 PM
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He said "Your life is going to get a lot less comfy now that Biden's in charge.
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Bio1590
04/27/21 5:17:40 PM
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And it's well-established your parents are fucking morons and we'd all like to stop hearing about them.
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IShall_Run_Amok
04/27/21 5:20:29 PM
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Tbh these people should have a lot of things taken away from them.

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NightRender
04/27/21 5:29:36 PM
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I do appreciate the recursiveness of posting a Vanity Fair article summarizing CNN's fact check of a Fox News report based on a Daily Mail article about a research paper.

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