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Vol. VIII
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The Mind Shield

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John Fetterman gets fact-checked by Fox News.

John Fetterman gets fact-checked by Fox News.
Sen. John Fetterman on June 2 in Boston. Photo: Scott Eisen/Getty Images

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman (Pa.) was fact-checked by the network forced to pay over $700 million for lying.

In one of his nightly appearances on Fox News, Fetterman received some pushback from host Laura Ingraham as he attacked Maine Democratic Senate hopeful Graham Platner.

“He’s been sending d*ck pics on Kik for a decade,” Fetterman said of Platner.

“And even when he was just newlywed, just last year, he was sending these kinds of pictures and engaging in these kinds of conversations with—” the Pennsylvania Democrat continued before he was interrupted by Ingraham clarifying that Fox News’ reporting hasn’t confirmed Fetterman’s account.

“Senator, we haven’t confirmed that. Yeah, we haven’t confirmed, Fox has not confirmed, just to be clear, that he sent these pictures,” Ingraham said.

Platner has been embroiled in a scandal over reports that he sent sexual text messages to women who were not his wife on the site Kik.

Fetterman referred to Platner as a “creep” over the scandal and vowed to wear a suit if he releases the messages.

“What kind of a creep? What kind of a creeper has been on … a platform like Kik, and send a dozen explicit kinds of messages and who knows what else?” he said.

“Whether he sent those pictures or not, I’m saying, though, let’s just clear it up, “Fetterman added on Fox News. “You know, I made him the deal. I mean, he’s angry at how I dress, so I’m saying I’ll wear a suit and just release those conversations, you know?”