Alert: This Week's Bomb Scares Are a Perfect Misinformation Storm

A cascade of explosive devices and suspicious packages targeting the homes of prominent Democrats and the New York offices of CNN were intercepted Wednesday morning, sending the internet's misinformation machine into a tailspin. Two packages were intercepted en route to the homes of President Barack Obama and former President and First Lady Bill and Hillary Clinton. Another, containing a pipe bomb and an envelope of white powder, was discovered in the CNN building mailroom.

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