Silke Jasso
The official buzzword of 2017 is “fake news,” and everyone is obsessed with it — so much so that members of the media and politicians have taken the extra precautions to avoid any semblance of it.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi didn’t do that during a Tuesday press conference and paid dearly for it online.
CLIP: @NancyPelosi on scapegoating, stonewalling and tweeting. Full video here: https://t.co/RlFrwdagxY #FlynnResignation pic.twitter.com/799eA1rviR
— CSPAN (@cspan) February 14, 2017
Speaking on the resignation of National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, Pelosi referenced a tweet that he apparently sent.
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There was only one problem. The tweet came from a fake account.
https://twitter.com/dmartosko/status/831560467332087809
The tweet Cummings is citing here did not come from Flynn pic.twitter.com/11X88tukaA
— Colin Jones (@colinjones) February 14, 2017
Pelosi was informed and her reaction was reportedly captured on camera:
Aide tells Pelosi the "scapegoat" Flynn tweet was fake, "what do you mean it's fake?" She says. pic.twitter.com/tLNQswqfpb
— Ema O'Connor (@o_ema) February 14, 2017
https://twitter.com/toddzwillich/status/831566582065270785
In a time where accusations of “fake news” are running rampant, it has become increasingly important to verify information.
(H/T: Conservative Review)
