Please share and comment if you think the MSM is guilty of spreading fake news!
The New York Times and Newsmax had both reported on a Michael Flynn comment that came from a fake Twitter account, which at least two top democrats cited later on.
Way to fact check! ntknetwork.com reports: During a press briefing held by House Democrats regarding the resignation of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi cited a tweet from a phony Michael Flynn Twitter account that claimed Flynn viewed himself as the “sole scapegoat” of the controversy surrounding his resignation.
It’s not surprising that Pelosi viewed the tweet in question as factual as both The New York Times and Newsmax had reported on it as such earlier in the day.
DC Examiner’s Gabby Morrongiello pointed out that Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) had also fallen victim to the fake tweet in his prepared remarks:
.@RepCummings sends out his own remarks from this AM, fails to note that it was a fake Mike Flynn account that sent the “scapegoat” tweet pic.twitter.com/abRcG5XHW4
— Gabby Morrongiello (@gabriellahope_) February 14, 2017