Hey I'm just noticing how popular this fake news is without saying it's fake. CNN FTWhttps://t.co/urOQAMNfzO
— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) December 21, 2016
As we reported earlier, a Muslim YouTube star named Adam Saleh who was busted for staging a hoax Islamophobia video in 2014 posted a video alleging that he, along with people he was traveling with, were kicked off a Delta flight for speaking Arabic.
Brian Stelter, host of CNN’s “Reliable Sources,” has been among members of the media slamming “fake news,” as evidenced by this tweet from October:
Right now on @ReliableSources: my essay about the plague of FAKE news all over social media…
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) October 30, 2016
However, Stelter couldn’t help but be impressed by how fast Saleh’s unproven allegation made the social media rounds:
75,000 retweets of this video in under 2 hours, and gaining fast https://t.co/AYpfBhTrEY
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) December 21, 2016
Stelter was informed that the person making the allegation has been caught in hoaxes before, and here’s how he responded:
it's a hoax
— Ryan (@chasinghumility) December 21, 2016
that's not known. it's a possibility.
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) December 21, 2016
it's obvious but you and the 87 reporters in my timeline who expressed horror should correct when you figure it out. thanks.
— Ryan (@chasinghumility) December 21, 2016
I didn't express horror, or any emotion.
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) December 21, 2016
@omgAdamSaleh @Delta Might want to fully understand the context here before you go spreading fake news, Brian.
— Dave (@davesopinions) December 21, 2016
I'm not "spreading fake news." I'm noting that a video is going viral to a degree that rarely happens
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) December 21, 2016
Not sure I buy that @brianstelter. You shared it b/c it fits the narrative of Muslim victimization, now your just CYA
— Dave (@davesopinions) December 21, 2016
sounds like you know what's going on inside my brain. arrogant?
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) December 21, 2016
he’s a youtube prankster
— BroDeals (@BroBibleDeals) December 21, 2016
I know. I'm noting the virality of the video
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) December 21, 2016
In any case, so much for lamenting the viral spread of possible “fake news.”
So I'll just spread it without noting the author is a confessed hoaxer. Later today on CNN, I'll talk about the problem of "fake news." https://t.co/Lg87h2c8sj
— RICO chart hat (@NonWhiteHat) December 21, 2016
https://twitter.com/qb_ramirez/status/811598036157632512
.@brianstelter spreads #FakeNews hoax; how #FakeNews spreads. https://t.co/BCYrDycSHz
— David Morgan (@StarCoreOne02) December 21, 2016
FAKE NEWS (but you knew that before you decided it's FUN to fan the flames)
— Sandy 〽️ (@RightGlockMom) December 21, 2016
I'm sure he appreciates the help.
— ?It's?Almost ⛄️Christmas? (@jtLOL) December 21, 2016
More details here, including his past pranks, so it's worth getting Delta's story https://t.co/lYQ6FCCrkL https://t.co/Ch9Sa5pfUB
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) December 21, 2016
https://twitter.com/JammieWF/status/811584580134273026
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