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President Trump said five people have been arrested for vandalizing the Reflecting Pool, but no evidence of the 300-foot-long "gash" has been released so far.
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30 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
77/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.
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President Trump said five people have been arrested for vandalizing the Reflecting Pool, but no evidence of the 300-foot-long "gash" has been released so far.
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President Trump said five people have been arrested for vandalizing the Reflecting Pool, but no evidence of the 300-foot-long "gash" has been released so far.
President Trump said five people have been arrested for vandalizing the Reflecting Pool, but no evidence of the 300-foot-long "gash" has been released so far.
President Trump said five people have been arrested for vandalizing the Reflecting Pool, but no evidence of the 300-foot-long "gash" has been released so far.
President Trump said five people have been arrested for vandalizing the Reflecting Pool, but no evidence of the 300-foot-long "gash" has been released so far.
President Trump said five people have been arrested for vandalizing the Reflecting Pool, but no evidence of the 300-foot-long "gash" has been released so far.
President Trump said five people have been arrested for vandalizing the Reflecting Pool, but no evidence of the 300-foot-long "gash" has been released so far.
President Trump said five people have been arrested for vandalizing the Reflecting Pool, but no evidence of the 300-foot-long "gash" has been released so far.
President Trump said five people have been arrested for vandalizing the Reflecting Pool, but no evidence of the 300-foot-long "gash" has been released so far.
President Trump said five people have been arrested for vandalizing the Reflecting Pool, but no evidence of the 300-foot-long "gash" has been released so far.
President Trump said five people have been arrested for vandalizing the Reflecting Pool, but no evidence of the 300-foot-long "gash" has been released so far.
President Trump said five people have been arrested for vandalizing the Reflecting Pool, but no evidence of the 300-foot-long "gash" has been released so far.
President Trump said five people have been arrested for vandalizing the Reflecting Pool, but no evidence of the 300-foot-long "gash" has been released so far.
President Trump said five people have been arrested for vandalizing the Reflecting Pool, but no evidence of the 300-foot-long "gash" has been released so far.
President Trump said five people have been arrested for vandalizing the Reflecting Pool, but no evidence of the 300-foot-long "gash" has been released so far.
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