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    Trump Didn’t Fire Muslim Judge

    by Alexandra Tolhurst Jun 19, 2018 2 minutes

    Q: Did President Trump fire Judge Salam al Alsawatha Malallahafa?

    A: No. The claim originated on a satire website.

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    A story published online claims that President Donald Trump fired Muslim Judge Salam al Alsawatha Malallahafa. He didn’t.

    “BREAKING: President Trump Fires Muslim Judge (DETAILS),” reads the June 10 headline on americaslastlineofdefense.org. The website’s “” page describes it as “a whimsical playland of conservative satire” and says “everything on this website is fiction.” Included at the bottom of each page is a “site rating” that reads “S” for satire.

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