Abcnews-us
is the perfect example of a known fake news website, and their false
claim of legalized recreational marijuana in Florida is a perfect
example of a story that sounds like it could be true, but isn’t.
The article makes the somewhat believable claim that a vote to
legalize in the state passed; though Snopes confirms that it is
false. Snopes notes that while the democrat Janet
Cruz
is
a real democrat, the quotes “This
bill is so much more than legalizing marijuana—it’s about
legalizing opportunity and prosperity,” and
“The
state budget was due two weeks ago, and Florida simply can’t afford
to wait any longer. We deserve a real plan to create new jobs and
stimulate our lagging economy, and that’s what this bill is.” are
completely false. Using small bits of truthful information is a
common method that fake news sites use to make their stories appear
more legitimate.
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