Rand Paul Eats Up Hoax That John McCain Met With ISIS

The libertarian senator claims John McCain was pictured with the jihadists, even though that's been proven false.

Published Sep. 17 2014 5:55AM EDT

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In an interview with The Daily Beast on Tuesday, Sen. Rand Paul discussed the war against ISIS—and in doing so, repeated a thoroughly debunked rumor about John McCain palling around with the Islamic extremist group.

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Rand Paul Eats Up Hoax That John McCain Met With ISIS

The libertarian senator claims John McCain was pictured with the jihadists, even though that's been proven false.

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Olivia Nuzzi