Right-wing rumor: Hillary Clinton wants to shut down the Breitbart website.

[Eric J in MN]

The right-wing "Daily Caller" published an article on Thursday which twisted the words of a Clinton campaign fundraising email.

The email is by Clinton Deputy Communications Director Christina Reynolds. She wrote on Thursday that with most right-wing media...

I respect their role and their right to exist.

Breitbart is something different. They make Fox News look like a Democratic Party pamphlet. They're a different breed altogether -- not just conservative but radical, bigoted, anti-Muslim, anti-Semitic conspiracy peddlers who never have been and never should be anywhere near the levers of power in this country.

The Daily Caller article twists that to say HRC doesn't think Breitbart News has a "right to exist."

Dozens of right-wing websites are promoting that bogus article. If you come across someone tricked by it, you can give that person a link to the full text:

[RandySF]

1. That's a rumor I wish to come true

[area51]

2. So if someone trips over the server's power cord

and the site goes offline, they'll do a Reichstag.

https://searchdns.netcraft.com/?host=breitbart.com&x=0&y=0

[bluestateguy]

3. I respect their right to exist too, BUT

if the site is promoting violence, and violence results due to the message the site is spreading, then it at least needs to be monitored by government (but not shut down).

[Lance Bass esquire]

4. She is,so freakin powerful HRC can also

Manipulate the weather and create tornados.
Cause Steelers running backs to fumble balls.
Make kittens steal baby's breath and of course turn catholic priest's gay.

All before breakfast.