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CNN’s Sanchez Retracts His Claim of a 400 Percent Increase in Presidential Death Threats

By Michael Bates
Friday, December 4, 2009

On August 28, CNN Newsroom anchor Rick Sanchez shared disturbing information with his viewers:

A CNN source with very close to the U.S. Secret Service confirmed to me today that threats on the life of the president of the United States have now risen by as much as 400 percent since his inauguration, 400 percent death threats against Barack Obama—quote—“in this environmentâ€