‘Is Hillary Dying’ Hoax Started By Pal of Alex Jones

[DonViejo]

No, Hillary does not have Parkinson’s…or syphilis…or autism. Not unless you believe this wingnut who cites Martin Shkreli as his only medical source.

Hillary Clinton supposedly has Parkinson’s disease, syphilis, brain damage, a brain tumor, autism, a degenerative disease that is giving her seizures and/or strokes, and a blood clot, according to InfoWars writer Paul Joseph Watson. Oh, and he says she has a drug problem. All of these diagnoses—save for Parkinson’s, which commanded a separate full-length article—came in a single one of Watson’s YouTube videos released on Thursday. It now has over 1.6 million views at press time.

“Weird seizures. Psychotic facial tics. Over-exaggerated reactions. Coughing fits. Strange lesions on her tongue. Is Hillary on the verge of a mental breakdown due to stress, or are her strange outbursts linked to a medical condition?” Watson posits.

Watson’s compendium of illnesses began on the fringe and quickly made its way into the talking points of Trump surrogates over the weekend. The Drudge Report posted a photo of Clinton tripping up the stairs above the tagline “2016: Hillary Conquers the Stairs,” along with references to a blood clot in 2012 and a broken elbow in 2009. The photo, which went unnoticed at the time, was taken in February.

The National Enquirer posted a story dubbed “Hillary Clinton’s Secret Health Crisis” on Monday. Donald Trump said in March that “you can’t knock the National Enquirer” when the tabloid aimed to tie Ted Cruz’s father to the JFK assassination, and the GOP candidate has written op-eds for the paper in the past. By midday on Monday, the No. 2 trending Google search about Hillary Clinton was: “Is Hillary having health problems?”

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http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/08/09/is-hillary-dying-hoax-started-by-pal-of-alex-jones.html

[Hortensis]

1. Lol. Wish I were "dying" that well. One very long day

of her life would put me in bed. I'm not conditioned for that. Even on the trail she apparently attends meetings fully prepared, having read everything. God!

[Demsrule86]

2. JPR and the freepers are really on this fake story...pitiful. nt