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Some people think Barack Obama was faking tears in his gun control speech

Published 11:14 6 Jan 2016 GMT

Tom Victor
Some people think Barack Obama was faking tears in his gun control speech

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Is nothing free from conspiracy theories this days?

Barack Obama delivered an emotional speech calling for new (and eminently reasonable) gun control measures in the United States. The idea of the president shedding a tear when recalling the avoidable deaths of American children ought to be regarded as a natural reaction, but somehow there are plenty who think he was faking it. https://twitter.com/NolteNC/status/684471995015237637

Yes, these people exist.

https://twitter.com/ElunLuna/status/684497470655692800 https://twitter.com/TomlissonDarren/status/684628820410937344

Not everyone's a 'tear truther', though, and for that we ought to be thankful.

https://twitter.com/freitasm/status/684633501354692608 https://twitter.com/MarkHarrisNYC/status/684537395564392448

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Some people think Barack Obama was faking tears in his gun control speech