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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Wed Sep 28, 2016, 05:43 PM Sep 2016

Snopes: "Michael Savage Removed from Air After Discussing Hillary's Health" - FALSE

It's viral all over Facebook.

But not the false part.



http://www.snopes.com/michael-savage-removed/

WHAT'S TRUE: Michael Savage's nationally syndicated radio show was temporarily preempted by one station in favor of live, on-scene coverage of the 26 September 2016 presidential debate.

WHAT'S FALSE: Michael Savage was not fired or removed from the airwaves for discussing Hillary Clinton's health.

Origin: On 26 September 2016 rumors began circulating that popular conservative political commentator Michael Savage had been fired, replaced by a liberal host, or forcibly removed from the radio airwaves by operatives of Hillary Clinton after he published the following tweets:

Michael Savage

@ASavageNation

I'VE BEEN SABOTAGED ON AIR. TO DESTROY SUPPORT FOR TRUMP. MORE LATER
5:04 PM - 26 Sep 2016
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Snopes: "Michael Savage Removed from Air After Discussing Hillary's Health" - FALSE (Original Post) Miles Archer Sep 2016 OP
lol, the Breitbart and Leftbart crowd both bit on this nonsense, unsurprisingly nt geek tragedy Sep 2016 #1
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