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Why 'I was just being sarcastic' can be such a convenient excuse

  • Written by Roger J. Kreuz, Associate Dean and Professor of Psychology, University of Memphis
imageOh come on, you could tell it was sarcasm ... right?AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki

After President Donald Trump said during his June 20 rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that increased testing was responsible for the surging number of infections, the condemnation of the inaccurate claimwas swift.

Six days later, during a Fox News town hall, Sean Hannity asked Trump...

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