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    Weinstein Wasn’t a Medal of Freedom Recipient

    by Angelo Fichera Feb 25, 2020 2 minutes
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    A doctored image spread on Facebook erroneously shows former President Barack Obama giving Harvey Weinstein the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The actual photo showed Obama bestowing the honor upon former Vice President Joe Biden.

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    Amid the of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein — and his on sexual assault and rape charges — a doctored image circulated on Facebook, falsely suggesting that Weinstein was a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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