Fake Dig at ‘Dumb’ Scientists
Q: Did a potential nominee for “chief scientist” at the U.S. Department of Agriculture call scientists “dumb, regular people” who “think dinosaurs actually existed and the Earth is somehow getting warmer”?
A: No. That’s a bogus quote in a fake story by a “News/Satire” website.
FULL ANSWER
Sam Clovis, who President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to nominate as the Department of Agriculture’s “chief scientist,” did not call scientists “dumb, regular people.” That quote, and others, were attributed to Clovis in a satirical news story.
Facebook users flagged a version of the bogus story published on USPoln.com with the.'” The article includes fake quotes that Clovis purportedly made in an interview with “KYXL Radio,” which is also .
