Is this Fake News?

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Is this Fake News?

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Who is this R.G. West?

His "X" profile says he is from South Knoxville. Is that a town? Or is that also fake.


If what West is reporting is true, it seems as though it would be all over vucommodores.com, vandymania, and The Tennessean. Well, probably not The Tennessean. It doesn't cover Vanderbilt very well.

The good news would be the answer to questions about whether we will have a scoreboard. Pearl-Cohn probably has a scoreboard in place. Don't know about video replays, however.


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Re: Is this Fake News?

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Come on man! No offense to you, but this is absolutely fake. This guy does this kind of thing often.

These 2 tweets just a few down from the one you posted should give you a clue:

Breaking News: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signs executive order this morning pertaining to weddings.

https://twitter.com/RGW_News/status/167 ... 80226?s=20

Besides, that photo is old. The south end zone stands have been gone for months.
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See “So fact or fiction?” thread from 8/4
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Complete troll. The worst part of this is that the tweet was retweeted by a fair number of media "professionals" and taken as gospel.
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