Hoax Backfires Politically

The debunked Ohio mental-hospital claim becomes a durable example in Talarico's argument about the 'rage economy.' His campaign uses the record $60.2M haul and the Guardian reporting to frame him as a target of extremist misinformation rather than as damaged by the original allegation.

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