Things got seriously awkward for this ambassador when his 'fake news' claim was debunked by his own words - Independent.ie
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CNN on Twitter: ""I didn't call that fake news." The new US ambassador to the Netherlands lied twice to a Dutch news crew: first, he denied comments he made on video in
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