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No, Jim Jordan didn’t blame Biden and Obama for 9/11

It’s hard to believe people even fell for this.

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There may be no more strident Obama-hater in Congress than Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), who spent the entirety of Robert Mueller’s testimony to Congress essentially demanding the former president be locked up for his crimes against the state.

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So it wouldn’t be surprising for people to see a quote about Jordan bashing Barack Obama going viral on social. But he isn’t blaming the former president for his inaction during 9/11.

However, a fake quote of Jordan’s blaming Obama is all over Twitter.

https://twitter.com/realdanlyons/status/1155956845132914689

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The tweet was made by author Dan Lyons, who was apparently joking.

https://twitter.com/realdanlyons/status/1156223237518442497

And yet, people bought it. It was even shared by prominent Trump-hating author Kevin Kruse.

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Others tried to fact-check the fake quote, upset that it would spread fake slander.

https://twitter.com/bmangh/status/1156195097941331969

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However, this accusation is not that absurd. While Jordan didn’t blame Obama for 9/11, a Trump supporter infamously blamed Obama for being on vacation during 9/11 in a Daily Show bit in 2016.

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