An image graphic featuring a picture of HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson along with a quote ostensibly uttered by him about a portion of the brain called the "nut of the mind" where "hated memories" are stored was circulated on social media in March 2017:
This image does not reflect a genuine statement made by Dr. Carson. It originated with an article published by the entertainment web site Cafe.com on 8 March 2017 which featured six other faux "quotes" from Ben Carson:
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Cafe.com is an entertainment web site that does not traffic in genuine news items. Although the web site does not carry a disclaimer explicitly labeling its content as fiction, they do drop a few not-so-subtle hints about their humorous nature:
CAFE is the only place where people read and watch things on the internet. The pieces we’ve created about news & politics have changed the very nature of our existence as a species.
The web site, which used the slogan "The news ... Roasted," also released a video explaining "What is Cafe?" The video doesn't offer much of an explanation, however, and simply showed various politicians laughing: