A Fake Paul Ryan Quote
by Sydney Schaedel
Jul 11, 2017
3 minutes
Q: Did House Speaker Paul Ryan say “22 million Americans choose to be poor, so it’s their own problem if they can’t afford to be healthy”?
A: No. That fake quote comes from a satirical news story.
FULL QUESTION
Did Ryan really give the speech that people choose to be poor by not working hard enough? It was on a Newslo site which may or may not be a true site?
FULL ANSWER
Rep. Paul Ryan didn’t say “22 million Americans choose to be poor, so on politicot.com. We believe that’s the story our reader asked about, and skeptical Facebook users also as potentially fake news.
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