claim: Televangelist Paula White sold American flags that were personally blessed by President Donald Trump.
origin: On 10 May 2017, theÂ Business Standard NewsÂ (which also goes by BS News) published an article appearing to reportÂ that televangelist Paula White was selling American flags that had been personally blessed by both herself and President Donald Trump: < Televangelist Paula White, a close confidant of President Donald Trump, is capitalizing on their friendship. White, a notorious proponent of the prosperity gospel, is now hawking â€œprayer flags,â€ for $100 a piece. â€œThese flags will enhance your prayer request, since they have been prayed over by both the president and I,â€ said White in a message on her website. > This article is not a genuine news item. TheÂ Business Standard NewsÂ (which also goes by BS News) is an entertainment web site that does not publish factual stories. The siteâ€™s â€œAboutâ€ page clearly notes the satirical nature of its articles:Â < The Business Standard News is a satirical site designed to parody the 24-hour news cycle. The stories are outlandish, but reality is so strange nowadays they could beÂ true. > We checked Paula Whiteâ€™s web site to see if there was any overlap between satire and the real world, Â but found no sign of her selling American flags blessed by President Trump.Â Business Standard NewsÂ has also published fake news articles reportingÂ thatÂ Pat BuchananÂ saying that â€œeverything was betterâ€ in the 1950s, when people knew their place, thatÂ Ann CoulterÂ was arrested for using the womenâ€™s restroom, and thatÂ Stacey DashÂ was only hired by Fox News to attract â€œold, horny menâ€.Â