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Ted Lieu hates ‘disinformation’ —except his own

Years ago, Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) demanded that “Facebook should do more internally to regulate fake news and point out fake news.” Recently, Lieu finally made a case for such private censorship — with some fake news of his own.

Lieu is known for sensational claims like claiming that “Trump is broke.” In an age of rage, Lieu knows that you must go louder and bigger to be heard above the mob. Facts are now passé.

At a recent House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Jeffrey Epstein files, Lieu went full conspiracy theorist, winning the race to the bottom with his colleagues in making outrageous, unsupported claims.

He suggested that Trump not only abused a minor, but that she was later murdered to keep her from speaking. What Lieu omitted was that his blockbuster disclosure was based on the unverified account of an anonymous man who worked as a limo driver in 1995.

The bizarre account claimed the driver picked up Trump and overheard him on the phone with someone called “Jeffrey” and made references to “abusing some girl.”

Driver Dan Ferree has self-identified as the source referenced by Lieu.

Ferree reportedly has posted hundreds of politically anti-Trump and extreme memes to his Facebook account, including a recent image of Trump in what appears to be a casket. He has also reportedly claimed that he was stalked by Trump associates.

In a defamation case, Ferree would be difficult to pass off as a credible source for a publication. The use of such sources is a familiar tactic in Washington.

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