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A Fake Sean Spicer Quote

Q: Did White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer say President Donald Trump has the “legal ability and right to cancel and disband” the Supreme Court?

A: No. That’s a made-up quote from a satirical story.

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Facebook users flagged a story posted on USPOLN about White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer as potentially fake. It is.

USPOLN (short for U.S. Political News) copied the story — “Spicer: ‘Trump Has The Legal Right To Cancel SCOTUS Because They Serve” — from , a satirical website.

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