I really don't believe [that Pat Tillman opposed the war in Iraq and was going to meet Noam Chomsky], and I think you got it from one of those documents Mary Mapes handed to Dan Rather. --Ann Coulter, September 27, 2005 [251]
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker doubts a claim that Pat Tillman opposed the Iraq war and planned to meet Chomsky, suggesting it came from disputed documents.
- In plain terms
- I don't believe Tillman was against the war or going to see Chomsky.
- What can you take from it?
- Be skeptical of stories based on unverified documents or hearsay.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you verify claims about public figures?
- What makes a source credible?
Another view
The quote does not provide evidence for why the documents are unreliable.
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