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    Solitaire Image is Old, Out of Context

    by Angelo Fichera May 17, 2019 2 minutes
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    An image of elected officials playing a computer card game has gone viral on social media. But the photo is from 2009, and it shows state lawmakers in Connecticut, not members of Congress.

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    Deception and poker go hand in hand, but one of the latest viral images to mislead users on social

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