'Hilarious'! AP fact-checkers tackle Trump's opinion of 'decorated star' Meryl Streep

I can't stop laughing……so ridiculous….. https://t.co/GGDgnsgBLC

— Dawn D (@celestialclocks) January 9, 2017

As you know, last night actress Meryl Streep directed some harsh criticism at Donald Trump, and this morning the President-Elect responded this way:

Meryl Streep, one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood, doesn't know me but attacked last night at the Golden Globes. She is a…..

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 9, 2017

Is Streep “over-rated”? The Associated Press is ON IT:

The @AP just “fact-checked” whether Meryl Streep is overrated.

??‍♂️ https://t.co/oG6fQSRSVU

— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) January 9, 2017

This is hilarious. AP “fact checks” Trump’s claim that Streep’s overrated, and does so by noting she’s highly rated. https://t.co/1F7e3TxcIa

— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) January 9, 2017

This is why "fact-checking" is bad. The AP did a "fact check" of the claim that Meryl Streep is "overrated." https://t.co/DsMLc0aBOu

— Josh Barro (@jbarro) January 9, 2017

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Most unintentionally hilarious “fact check” ever? Possibly:

https://twitter.com/EF517_V2/status/818533343264460800

Fact-checking an opinion, even a dumb opinion, is a category error. https://t.co/8JaNbLwpTR

— [JOE]vember (@joegehret) January 9, 2017

https://twitter.com/BotchedLobotomy/status/818537097258762246

I think it's possible they aren't being 100% serious. https://t.co/teeNuOBbhK

— Alex Parker (@AlexParkerDC) January 9, 2017