Whoopi Goldberg Confronted Tim Scott on ‘The View,’ Walked Out Crying?
“She’s blinded by her far left policies,” someone commented on the Facebook post.
Image courtesy of Facebook/The Patriots Network
Claim:
“The View” host Whoopi Goldberg confronted South Carolina U.S. Sen. Tim Scott on set and walked out crying.
Rating:
Labeled Satire
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On July 17, 2024, a Facebook page named The Patriots Network published an image positing that actress and “The View” host Whoopi Goldberg challenged U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, from South Carolina, about his stance on several political issues and had walked off of the set, upset by his response:
(Facebook/The Patriots Network)
As of this writing, 9,300 people had reacted to the post, and 3,000 had commented on it. “Well she would know disrespect because she is the queen of hatred and disrespect. You get what you give regardless of who you are,” said one. “It’s a well-known fact that nobody respects Whoopi Goldberg anymore,” another added.
The pinned comment under the post added a link to an article on SpacexMania.com that posited the same thing:
Breaking: Whoopi Goldberg Confronts Tim Scott on The View, Walks Out Crying “He Disrespected Me”
In an episode of “The View” that viewers won’t soon forget, long-time host Whoopi Goldberg found herself in a heated confrontation with Senator Tim Scott, leading to an unexpected and emotional conclusion. The clash of ideologies between the outspoken liberal co-host and the conservative senator resulted in a dramatic exit that left the audience in shock and the panel in disarray.
However, this item was not a factual recounting of real-life events. SpacexMania.com describes its output as being humorous or satirical in nature, as follows:
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In addition, the Facebook page where the post appeared also had a disclaimer, which read:
The Patriots Network is a Network of Satire and Parody affiliated with SpacexMania.com
Further, we ran the text of the article through online tools that help detect content produced by artificial intelligence, including ZeroGPT, QuillBot and CopyLeaks, all of which found with 100% certainty that the text of the article had been AI-generated. More and more articles that pass as satire on such sites are created the same way.
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