Snopes has weighed in on The Great Milkshake Controversy. There was never any cement in those Portland vegan shakes.
It was a fake story. I’m not allowed to post this in the Facebook LGC Member’s Lounge because the subject is too controversial and potentially divisive, so I’m posting it here in the LGC’s wild and woolly last frontier.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/milks ... -portland/
Re: Milkshakes Debunked
2Not just a lie, but a police lie with specific intent. It’s what they could do after their outright coordination with fascists was made public.
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3Media Matters also investigated and how the right wing exploited it.
https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2019/ ... eme/224103
https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2019/ ... eme/224103
"Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts." - Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Milkshakes Debunked
4Not a first for the PPB (For those that wonder why it’s a “B” instead of a “D,” Portland calls departments “bureaus” for some silly reason).Marlene wrote:Not just a lie, but a police lie with specific intent. It’s what they could do after their outright coordination with fascists was made public.
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5PPB is blatantly aligned with these right wing groups, having coordinated with them at previous demonstrations among other things.pdxirishgoodbye wrote:Not a first for the PPB (For those that wonder why it’s a “B” instead of a “D,” Portland calls departments “bureaus” for some silly reason).Marlene wrote:Not just a lie, but a police lie with specific intent. It’s what they could do after their outright coordination with fascists was made public.
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