Looks like we have yet another reporter who is eating another big ol’ piece of humble pie.
There have many in the media falsely stated that Trump called COVID-19 a “hoax.”
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Of course, we all know that’s a HOAX, but yet many are still pushing this fake news.
A WaPo reporter actually recently posted a tweet where she falsely stated that Trump called the coronavirus at a hoax at a rally.
Surprisingly, she had the good sense to check herself for this lie and quickly deleted and apologized for the tweet.
A Washington Post reporter has apologized for and deleted a tweet in which she falsely claimed President Trump called the coronavirus a “hoax” during a recent campaign rally.
“My apologies for quoting the president out of context,” said Amber Phillips, a reporter for the Post’s “The Fix” political blogging team. “As The Washington Post’s Fact Checker makes clear, he called Democrats politicizing coronavirus a hoax. I have deleted the incorrect tweet.”
My apologies for quoting the president out of context. As The Washington Post’s Fact Checker makes clear, he called Democrats politicizing coronavirus a hoax. I have deleted the incorrect tweet. https://t.co/R38kPEdBG3 [2]
— Amber Phillips (@byamberphillips) March 21, 2020 [3]
Phillips shared a link [4] to the Post’s recent fact check of a new ad for Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden, which accuses Trump of downplaying the dangers of the virus.
The fact check found the ad was selectively edited to show Trump at a campaign rally in South Carolina saying the word “coronavirus” and then cut to him saying, “This is their new hoax.” [Washington Examiner [5]]
What a hack!
It’s reporters who spread misinformation willy nilly like this that further prove Trump’s claim that they’re all FAKE NEWS.
This piece was written by Sophie O’Hara on March 22, 2020. It originally appeared in WayneDupree.com [6] and is used by permission.
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