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TexasTowelie

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Mon Jan 23, 2017, 10:20 AM Jan 2017

Twitter users accuse Sen. Cam Ward of 'fake news' after he tweeted about protesters (SFW) [View all]

Alabama Sen. Cam Ward (R-Alabaster) kicked up a tweetstorm Sunday after posting on Twitter about this weekend's protests with a photo that was several years old and showed multiple women in revealing clothing.

Cam Ward @SenCamWard

I totally respect the 1st Amendment. Just glad to hear how liberals call conservatives "extreme". This photo says it all #NotMyFolks
12:43 PM - 22 Jan 2017 · Arlington, VA


The photo was from an event in 2013 called SlutWalk Chicago, an annual parade that protests sexual assault and violence.

Ward's tweet soon attracted dozens of angry tweets, many pointing out that the photo was not taken at a women's march, and accusing Ward of spreading "fake news" or "alternative facts."

Ward stood by his statement, tweeting "Never said it was from yesterday. Pointing out how 'civil protests' have been anything but lately. Both right & left have discarded civility".

Read more: http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2017/01/twitter_users_accuse_sen_cam_w.html
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