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While the inflammatory title merely describes the law, and does not endorse it, further in the article the authors describe Operation Choke Point deceptively, writing: "An Obama administration program, Operation Choke Point, cracked down on bank accounts for some payday lenders and gun-related businesses."

This is a lie by omission - the full list of legal businesses targeted is longer, and includes "things such as ammunition sales, escort services, get-quick-rich schemes, on-line gambling, “racist materials” and payday loans." [1,2]. On the other hand, the government explicitly forbade banks from discriminating against illegal immigrants [3].

[1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/201...

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Choke_Point#Details

[3] https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsroom/cfpb-and-j...