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The headline hit like a thunderclap. Within mere hours, the phrase “Bill Clinton tested positive” had erupted across social media, news tickers, and text chains, igniting waves of panic, confusion, and speculation. Screenshots circulated like wildfire, often stripped of any surrounding context, while clips taken from interviews were looped endlessly with dramatic captions. The frenzy didn’t wait for clarification; it didn’t pause for nuance. In the digital age, speed had replaced accuracy, and half-truths were elevated to breaking news. For many, the words alone were enough to trigger fear: a former president, older in age, now suddenly “positive” for something unnamed—what could it mean? What should they do? How severe was it? Every smartphone in the country seemed to buzz with the same urgent, unanswered questions.
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