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BREAKING: @FOXNashville retracts report accusing @JohnCooper4Nash of a cover-up in reporting #COVID19 numbers for Nashville bars. "We don't have evidence of a cover-up and apologize for the error." This after @DonaldJTrumpJr and @TuckerCarlson made the story go viral.
Now, when you go to the original story online, this is what you get:
And, people, STOP asking me: "what about the emails?" As I posted here repeatedly, they took them out of context. The story was clearly bogus. It is now time to admit it.
And please stop with the emails suggesting that I need to go to prison for not reporting the original story. 🙄
And now some people are mad at me for posting video of the retraction - because they wanted it to be true? #America2020
.@seanhannity, @IngrahamAngle and @MarshaBlackburn also magnified the story. Any comment?

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Well, the conspiracy theorists are at it again -- SHOCK! - alleging that I must be in cahoots with @TBInvestigation because the Bureau granted my public records request, but did not grant their requests. Learn the law, people! A lesson: 1/
Documents related to administrative functions - such as communications with lawmakers - ARE subject to the Tennessee Public Records Act. Documents directly involving TBI investigations are NOT subject to the Act. 2/
Finally, there were no shenanigans with my making the request. When Shawn Taylor starts telling people that he has the support of some state lawmakers, I am going to go looking for evidence of that support! If he doesn't want me to find such, maybe he shouldn't talk so much. 3/
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“Frankly, you should be shaken too!”
And @JohnMoralesTV should NOT need to apologize for being emotional. I cried once on air, but it was because I was witnessing real trauma at the scene from where I was broadcasting. This trauma is also very real!
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This post referencing Gen. Funk was discovered by @supertrashcity 3/ Image
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🧵 Here's how our Millersville #ConspiracyCop investigation has unfolded: 🧵
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