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Is Hunter Biden Teaching a ‘Fake News’ Class at Tulane?

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30 April 2021

Is Hunter Biden Teaching a ‘Fake News’ Class at Tulane?

In late April 2021, various partisan websites and social media personalities shared articles about Hunter Biden, U.S. President Joe Biden’s son. For example, The Federalist's headline read: "Hunter Biden To Teach Class On 'Fake News' At Tulane University."

The story was first reported by the British tabloid Daily Mail, which in 2017 was deemed so "unreliable" by Wikipedia that the website prohibited its usage as a reference.

Our reporter Bethania Palma read past the misleading headlines.

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