It’s no secret that we live in an age of disinformation. For many years now America has been under the influence of a charismatic manipulator, whose constant stream of lies divide us and warp our sense of reality. We’re referring of course to The National’s Matt Berninger.

Berninger is no stranger to outrageous claims, which his most ardent defenders casually dismiss as “hyperbole,” Over the years the baritone indie darling has boasted of being “a perfect piece of ass,” to be “put together beautifully,” and to be incapable of fucking us over because he’s “Mr. November.” There is one claim, however, that quite literally takes the cake — in a track off of 2005’s “Alligator,” Berninger claims to be “A birthday candle in a circle of black girls.”

Make no mistake, this is not an instance of h

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