Trump Rips ‘Fake News’ Media Again Ahead of Florida Rally
President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Saturday morning to take another shot at reporters ahead of his planned campaign-style rally Saturday afternoon in Florida, by calling on his followers not to believe “the main stream (fake news) media.” Trump traveled to Florida on Friday to stay at his Mar-a-Lago resort for the weekend. Some […]
CNN’s Don Lemon shut an interview down when a panelist made “fake news” complaints
Lately it seems like two little words are dominating the media and social media feeds: fake news. Ever since President Donald Trump accused CNN of being fake news during a press conference in January, no media outlet has been spared from covering the topic. Fake news became a huge deal during the 2016 election, when […]
Geert Wilders tweets fake picture of rival
Dutch far-right MP Geert Wilders, know for his comments targeting Islam and Muslims, has triggered a row over fake news, after posting a Twitter message showing a digitally altered picture of another party leader at a rally. Some five weeks ahead of key elections in The Netherlands, Wilders on Monday posted the fake picture of […]
Kellyanne Conway Throws Gutter Ball, Massacres Facts
Kellyanne Conway, a senior advisor to President Donald Trump, wants the press and the public to stop commenting on her citation of the fictitious “Bowling Green Massacre” to justify the travel ban from seven majority-Muslim countries. No. In fact, the most important piece of the Conway statement has been lost amid the ridicule and jaw-dropping […]
Trump blasts US spy agencies over Russia claims
In his first press conference since winning the White House, Donald Trump has blasted America’s spy agencies and the media, accusing them of leaking salacious allegations about him. Accusing them of practices reminiscent of Nazi Germany, the president-elect denied both the claims and that he was vulnerable to blackmail by Russia. Trump has said the […]
‘Fake News’ Cries Follow Malware Discovery at Utility
The response to news that a Vermont electric utility found malware associated with Russian hacking on a utility laptop has been fairly predictable: forceful denunciations from local and federal officials and support for President Obama’s sanctions against the Vladimir Putin regime. But reactions also have included the now-familiar cry of “fake news” from many incredulous […]