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SATURDAY EDITION

This Week: Rumors about Paul Pelosi's attacker, the #TrumpIsDead hoax, and gas prices under Biden
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False Rumor Claims Paul Pelosi Brought Attacker Home from Gay Bar

Last week, a man broke into the San Francisco residence of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Only her 82-year-old husband, Paul, was home. Police said that the intruder severely beat Paul Pelosi with a hammer. The incident soon spawned a false conspiracy theory claiming that Pelosi had brought the man who attacked him home from a gay bar.

Jordan Liles has the report.

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