A woman accuses Joe Biden of sexual assault, and all hell breaks loose online. Here’s what we know

4. Is Reade that mentally ill woman who was on “Dr. Phil” claiming Putin was going to marry her? Absolutely not.

A few months ago, Dr. Phil interviewed a woman named “Jennifer” and her three adult children about “Jennifer’s” delusional belief that Putin was in love with her and that they were engaged, despite having never met. 

Reade is absolutely not Jennifer, and she does not think she’s engaged to Putin.

Salon tracked down the real identity of the person Dr. Phil interviewed, as well as two of her children. After speaking with the daughter of Jennifer, we can safely say that Jennifer is an entirely different person. (Salon is protecting the identities of these people so they don’t get harassed by either Biden or Sanders partisans — they really, truly have nothing to do with this story.) 

The fact Salon even had to go to the lengths of tracking down this family and pestering them for information speaks to how toxic the narrative around Reade has become, with Biden fans running rampant on Twitter and spreading false rumors painting her as wildly delusional. 
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