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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
debunk .
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Examples
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Hoodathunk (sponsored by Scroomall Health Corp) says: debunked is the natural state of trolls.
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President Obama has once again debunked the obviously trumped up deceptive, manipulative, fear driven tactics of the opponents of health care reform.
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For example, the second myth debunked is about euthanasia. the only people talking about euthanasia are the proponents of the bill.
White House launches health care 'reality check' Web site 2009
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President Obama has once again debunked the obviously trumped up deceptive, manipulative, fear driven tactics of the opponents of health care reform.
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Then our righties go for the classic strawman, claiming the issue of who sent Wlison & why (again debunked) and finally, trying to change the threads issue and lastly lashing out by claiming future electoral bashing.
Think Progress » White House Responds To Criticism of Bush’s Leak With More Leaks 2006
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But then again, if you could actually think clearly enough to realize this – you’d probably also realize that your constant reposting of the same lies that were previously debunked is clearly a psychosis as well …
Think Progress » Bush Gives Saudi Sex Slaves the A-Okay 2005
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And you’re right to use the word debunked, better than my trashed.
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"In the aftermath of 'Himalayagate,' we glaciologists are hypersensitive to egregious errors in supposedly authoritative sources," Graham Cogley of Trent University in Canada told the BBC, referring to a debunked claim that the world's glaciers were melting so fast that those in the Himalayas could vanish by 2035.
FOXNews.com foxnewsonline@foxnews.com 2011
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Sorry left-handers, report of iPhone 4 recall debunked
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Evidence that hasn't already been thoroughly debunked, that is.
RealClimate 2009
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