By Reuters Staff
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A post circulating on social media allegedly lists family ties of prominent democrats to claim that the “media is rigged” or in cahoots with political democrats. Among those included are Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff.
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The list is an assortment of fabricated or inaccurate family links with some relationships that were once authentic during the Obama administration. Some segments of this claim have been circulating since at least 2014.
Some iterations of the lengthy posts include a text that reads: “This is what you call a ‘Stacked deck’. If you had a hunch the media was somewhat rigged and you couldn’t put your finger on it, this might help you solve the puzzle”.