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[–] swemg@sh.itjust.works 105 points 1 week ago (50 children)
[–] assaultpotato@sh.itjust.works 102 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (13 children)

Real tweet, fake text... no way any NATO leader would say "Europe is going to pay BIG" it's just too Trump. Same with the incessant comma splices.

But big congrats to Trump for ruining the information space so completely that I genuinely cannot tell what's real anymore.

[–] SGforce@lemmy.ca 52 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I'm sure EVERY European politician randomly CAPITALISES words like some LUNATIC

[–] folaht@lemmy.ml 10 points 6 days ago

It's Mark Rutte. He certainly would write it like this.

[–] jimjam5@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

@BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz

This user is great when it comes to mimicking this.

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

He's a true American PATRIOT who loves America BIGLY

[–] assaultpotato@sh.itjust.works 28 points 1 week ago

And signs their essay texts with their name. Very common as we all know.

[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago

I don't believe this is real, but the all caps words aren't random. They're clearly for emphasis, the same kinds of words I might capitalize for effect. That is not really the unbelievable aspect of this scenario.

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