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Crowded beaches in Arizona? Coronavirus spoof fools the unwary
PolitiFact ^
| April 27, 2020
| Jon Greenberg
Posted on 04/30/2020 7:27:15 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler
Some people just don’t get a joke.
An April 22 Facebook post had a mock screenshot of beachgoers crammed cheek by jowl to enjoy the waves at Arizona’s ever popular seaside. The image looked as though it was pulled from television news and under the headline, "Crowded beaches in AZ," was the summary "People defying stay-at-home order fill Arizona beaches."
TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: arizona; beach; chat; facebook; morons
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To: Jeff Chandler
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posted on
04/30/2020 7:30:09 AM PDT
by
Magnum44
(My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
To: Jeff Chandler
Where is that ?
Living conditions inland must really suck for that many to be at the shore.
To: Bell Bouy II
> > > Where is that ?
Muizenberg Beach in Cape Town, South Africa
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posted on
04/30/2020 7:32:32 AM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(BLACK LIVES MAGA)
To: Jeff Chandler
Without doing any checking, my guess on the titled picture is the ‘Ipanema Beach’ in Rio de Janeiro Brazil in more festive times!
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posted on
04/30/2020 7:33:51 AM PDT
by
SES1066
(Happiness is a depressed Washington, DC housing market!)
To: SES1066
Oops, I guessed wrong, I guess!
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posted on
04/30/2020 7:34:50 AM PDT
by
SES1066
(Happiness is a depressed Washington, DC housing market!)
To: Jeff Chandler
Well maybe after the BIG one.
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posted on
04/30/2020 7:37:57 AM PDT
by
rktman
( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
To: SES1066
The author was just guessing:
But the surfing is a lot better at Muizenberg Beach in Cape Town, South Africa, which is where this image appears to be from, judging by the row of painted huts on the sand.
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posted on
04/30/2020 7:39:23 AM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(BLACK LIVES MAGA)
To: Jeff Chandler
People are hitting the ski slopes in Florida.
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posted on
04/30/2020 7:40:11 AM PDT
by
Impala64ssa
(Virtue signalling is no virtue)
To: Jeff Chandler
Oceanfront property in Arizona?
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posted on
04/30/2020 7:40:22 AM PDT
by
LukeL
To: Magnum44
I guess SOME disinformation is more equal than others, eh, Suckerberg?
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posted on
04/30/2020 7:42:46 AM PDT
by
Buckeye McFrog
(Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
To: Jeff Chandler
Something you’d expect to see on CNN for sure...
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posted on
04/30/2020 7:43:19 AM PDT
by
RckyRaCoCo
(Please Pray For My Brother Ken)
To: Jeff Chandler
To: LukeL
Waiting for this one to be flagged:
To: Jeff Chandler
Public schools and progressive (mis)education strike again.
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posted on
04/30/2020 7:44:02 AM PDT
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: Jeff Chandler
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posted on
04/30/2020 7:46:00 AM PDT
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: Magnum44
It is funny but I can visualize many going to Rocky Point and/or San Diego.
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posted on
04/30/2020 7:47:17 AM PDT
by
hsmomx3
To: LukeL
Ain't as crazy as it sounds.
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posted on
04/30/2020 7:47:53 AM PDT
by
NohSpinZone
(First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers)
To: Jeff Chandler
The author was just guessing: This is an image of Ipenema Beach with a crowd. Without a wider shot, who can tell?
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posted on
04/30/2020 7:47:56 AM PDT
by
SES1066
(Happiness is a depressed Washington, DC housing market!)
To: Jeff Chandler
Great place for swimming. You might ask why there are so few people in the water.
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