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Please Explain creator says it's his job to 'pick on' public figures

1 source1 article First seen 2 days ago Updated 2 days ago Australia Truth score 45

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The creator of Pauline Hanson's Please Explain cartoons has told 7.30 it's his job "to pick on people who are in the public realm", and has refused to apologise to senator Jacqui Lambie for an episode that mocked her medical condition. Subscribe: https://ab.co/3yqPOZ5 Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNewsIndepth #ABCNewsAustralia

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ABC News (Australia) Please Explain creator says it's his job to 'pick on' public figures | 7.30

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45/100Limited corroboration

Independent outlets: 1
Source reliability: 86/100
Sides of the spectrum covering it: 1/3
Propaganda risk: 0/100

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Average reliability: 86/100 (Very high)
Low-credibility outlets: 0%
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Please Explain Pauline Hanson's Please Explain Jacqui Lambie