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2. From Snopes:
Wed May 14, 2025, 09:19 PM
May 2025
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/saudi-arabia-helicopter-bill-clinton/


Bill Clinton didn't receive $17M helicopter from Saudi Arabia as president

A popular meme claims the nation gave the aircraft as a "parting gift" when Clinton's presidency ended.

Nur Ibrahim
Published May 14, 2025

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However, there was no evidence of Clinton ever receiving such a gift from the Saudis. Rather, the rumor about the former president being given the helicopter came from the Facebook page America's Last Line of Defense — an account affiliated with satire news site The Dunning-Kruger Times. The ALLOD page has a history of fabricating stories for shares and comments. As such, this claim is labeled satire.

The meme in question has a "Satire" label on the bottom left. The Facebook page's "Introduction" section says: "The flagship of the ALLOD network of trollery and propaganda for cash. Nothing on this page is real." The Dunning-Kruger Times "About us" page says:

Everything on this website is fiction. It is not a lie and it is not fake news because it is not real. If you believe that it is real, you should have your head examined. Any similarities between this site's pure fantasy and actual people, places, and events are purely coincidental and all images should be considered altered and satirical. See above if you're still having an issue with that satire thing.


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