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US congressman misrepresents photos purported to show armed IRS recruits
Yahoo! ^ | Aug 18 | Bill MCCARTHY, AFP USA

Posted on 08/18/2022 9:05:50 PM PDT by RandFan

US Congressman Thomas Massie claims in a widely shared tweet that a series of photos shows Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recruits learning to use firearms and make arrests. This is misleading; the pictures show students with toy guns in mock IRS criminal investigations at a university in October 2017 and March 2022, and relatively few agents are authorized to carry guns.

“These are not auditions for the next Police Academy sequel," said Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, in an August 16, 2022 tweet with three photos that show people wearing police vests and holding what appear to be firearms. "This is an actual IRS recruiting program.”

Massie's post, which he also shared on Facebook, racked up tens of thousands of interactions as it spread among conservative figures such as former National Rifle Association spokesperson Dana Loesch, former One America News host Jack Posobiec and Daily Wire host Matt Walsh.

The tweet also circulated on Telegram and internet message boards affiliated with the QAnon conspiracy theory, as well as websites such as RedState and the Western Journal.

(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Kentucky
KEYWORDS: billmccarthy; irs; swillmccarthy
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Massie is NOT happy with the so called Fact checkers. He is saying they're mispresenting HIM and he stands by the tweet.

He is tweeting about this right now.

Check his twitter feed

1 posted on 08/18/2022 9:05:50 PM PDT by RandFan
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To: RandFan

Overreach is met by an equal and opposite over reaction.

Third law of motion applies to political science.


2 posted on 08/18/2022 9:10:15 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: RandFan

Massie is awesome, I dream of him becoming Speaker.


3 posted on 08/18/2022 9:14:21 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: RandFan

Massie is DESTROYING the “Yahoo News” clown on Twitter.


4 posted on 08/18/2022 9:25:26 PM PDT by montag813
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To: RandFan
The Media spearcatchers like Bill McCarthy don't even pretend any more.

All in for the DNC and the Deep State.

5 posted on 08/18/2022 9:28:19 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: montag813

Popcorn!!


6 posted on 08/18/2022 9:28:23 PM PDT by RandFan (For some reason I'm interested in politics, particularly the U.S. Senate)
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To: RandFan

And bill Mccarthy does not allow anyone not following him to reply to any of his Twitter


7 posted on 08/18/2022 9:35:27 PM PDT by markman46 (engage brain before using keyboard!!!you)
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To: montag813

Massie is the true honey badger of the House, he just don’t give a s#it!

Funny origin of the phrase: https://youtu.be/4r7wHMg5Yjg


8 posted on 08/18/2022 10:01:45 PM PDT by bigbob (z)
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That was one educational video! We need more like him in congress!


9 posted on 08/18/2022 11:01:00 PM PDT by Maudeen (https://ThereIsHopeInJesus.com)
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To: RandFan

“Fact Checked” is just another name for Democrat lies and spin and more lies.


10 posted on 08/18/2022 11:24:28 PM PDT by sport
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To: sport

Do they even know that their spin machine has a redline?


11 posted on 08/19/2022 2:43:18 AM PDT by Chad C. Mulligan
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To: bigbob

LOL, such a classic. It’s up to just shy of 100 million views!


12 posted on 08/19/2022 3:17:02 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: RandFan

Read later.


13 posted on 08/19/2022 3:37:06 AM PDT by NetAddicted (Just looking)
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To: RandFan

IRS recruiting at Dixie State University UT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7klDi9ekzc


14 posted on 08/19/2022 4:28:22 AM PDT by Pollard (Worm Free PureBlood)
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relatively few agents are authorized to carry guns.

87000 is not relative few in any mind other than a lying full bliwn Communist tyrant.

/-)


15 posted on 08/19/2022 4:30:18 AM PDT by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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Ben Shapiro, who I really like, was talking about how physically inept and unimpressive they are.

I think he is missing the point on this one. As Colt said firearms are the great equalizer, it’s doesnt take much to point and pull a trigger.


16 posted on 08/19/2022 4:39:16 AM PDT by Phoenix8
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As Colt said firearms are the great equalizer, it’s doesnt take much to point and pull a trigger.

Correct. When Christian Conservatives are rounded up and kneeling next to big open trenches, it will be grinning, amoral, out of shape, purple haired "its" standing behind them pulling the triggers.

17 posted on 08/19/2022 4:42:39 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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A terrifying vision,


18 posted on 08/19/2022 4:59:07 AM PDT by Phoenix8
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it’s doesnt take much to point and pull a trigger./

/\

No wonder Alex Baldwin is being ignored

These are 87000 Baldwin’s in training...

” the trigger pulled itself”

.


19 posted on 08/19/2022 6:27:28 AM PDT by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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