'What a joke'! AP hammered (again) for ongoing Fresno shooting spin

Little late on this one AP https://t.co/oPhgP9durX

— Heath Weber (@hweber92) April 19, 2017

Yesterday the Associated Press was slammed for their Fresno shooting spin in a tweet:

‘Why are you lying’? AP slammed for this flagrant spin after deadly Fresno shooting https://t.co/i8Cd7KluK4

— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 18, 2017

AP translates Allahu Akbar to soften the blow, and cover up. pic.twitter.com/mBEsAZbUbR

— Márta Lisle? (@UrUnpaidPundit) April 18, 2017

Many, many hours later on the following day, the AP deleted the above tweet with this explanation:

We deleted a tweet about a Fresno slaying suspect shouting "God is great." It failed to note he said it in Arabic. A new tweet is upcoming.

— The Associated Press (@AP) April 19, 2017

Well, that took… a long time:

1. Probably the right call, but

2. Why'd this take nearly 20 hours?https://t.co/FJu66LDEKj

— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) April 19, 2017

Too late, you've made your point. https://t.co/1dluUpTLrO

— TheRightWingM ?? (@TheRightWingM) April 19, 2017

https://twitter.com/333thirty3/status/854717036492197888
https://twitter.com/CuffyMeh/status/854718827686506497

Just say "Allahu Akbar," you assholes. https://t.co/oTaJtGBmO1

— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) April 19, 2017

This took a full day to correct… https://t.co/Y5VNGpJ6Vl

— Jared Dvorsky (@TheyGoToJared) April 19, 2017

"failed to note" is a good one. https://t.co/3H2hOF71nX

— Sarah (@mamaswati) April 19, 2017

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— CjC7487 (@curtcovill) April 19, 2017

In their updated tweet, the AP still couldn’t bring themselves to repeat the exact words:

Fresno police: Slaying suspect told them he hates white people, shouted "God is great" in Arabic before killings. https://t.co/H6KVWddkev

— The Associated Press (@AP) April 19, 2017

Back almost to square one:

Why can't you say he yelled Allahu Akbar? Doesn't fit your narrative?

— carlin (@DailyBrainGame) April 19, 2017

I thought the correction was going to actually CORRECT your mistake? ? translated, you're STILL wrong ?

— Antoniette P (@AntonietteFit) April 19, 2017

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