claim: president obama asked americans not to hold 9/11 victim tributes because they are offensive to muslims.
question: obama asks americans not to hold 9/11 victim tribute because of muslim protesters being ‘offended’
origin: on 5 september 2016, the clickbait departed web site published a baseless “article” reporting that president obama had asked american citizens not to honor those who perished on 11 september 2001 because such events might be offensive to muslims:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  the “article” consisted of an ungrammatical title (“obama asks americans not to hold 9/11 victim tribute because muslim protesters being ‘offended’”) and the above-displayed tweet, but no actual text. departed didn’t provide a source for this alleged statement, a link to a news article reporting it, or a video showing president obama issuing such a request.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  it should also be noted that @dailynewsusa, the twitter account that posted this fabricated claim, is a shill account for departed and not a legitimate news source.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  departed frequently publishes inflammatory and fabricated clickbait material, such as a story claiming that 106 people were killed at an isis-related music festival, or an article reporting that obama was dismantling the statue of liberty because it offends muslims.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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comment: a fake news article reported that president obama asked americans not to hold 9/11 victim tributes because they are offensive to muslims.
summary: on 5 september 2016, the clickbait departed web site published a baseless “article” reporting that president obama had asked american citizens not to honor those who perished on 11 september 2001 because such events might be offensive to muslims. the site didn’t provide a source for this alleged statement, a link to a news article reporting it, or a video showing such a request. it should also be noted that the twitter account that posted this fabricated claim, is a shill account for departs.