Earlier today, @RealDonaldTrump retweeted a meme called “Best Eclipse Ever” showing President Trump moving in front of Barack Obama until the former president was no longer visible. People either laughed or were offended, but does the science check out? Buzzfeed was on it:
I asked the guy who Trump retweeted about the science of his Obama eclipse meme: https://t.co/QWgbpmbyD8
— Amber Jamieson (@ambiej) August 24, 2017
We’ll wait for a ruling on Politifact before drawing any final conclusions on the scientific validity of the meme Trump retweeted.
Great. Now they're going to pat themselves on the back. "Trump ignited debate on the scientific implications of the meme he retweeted." https://t.co/XWQRXoThbG
— Patrick (@TrickFreee) August 24, 2017
#Journalism2017 https://t.co/JjbBtXDAOo
— Ashe Schow (@AsheSchow) August 24, 2017
Will Trump’s retweet eventually be found to have somehow contributed to climate change? Stay tuned!
What's sad about this is they tried to pretend like they weren't biased and preferential towards Obama yet they're still doing his bidding. https://t.co/f5pDrF8evT
— Fiscal Therapist (@BigLifeMark) August 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/NathanaelCLove/status/900735232646762497
Journalism at its bravest. https://t.co/GvzllvmLvP
— bropundit (@bropundit) August 24, 2017
It's just a meme you dip https://t.co/2gdGurnLFd
— Zidan Lianciel (@Zidan_Lianciel) August 24, 2017
"Look at me! I'm 'Journalisming!'" https://t.co/Roe39S7Oph
— That's LIEUTENANT COMMANDER Crapplefratz! (@Crapplefratz) August 24, 2017
Buzzfeed’s deputy news director defended the story in the name of science:
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Go get him guys! https://t.co/9zUnTkEpUS
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) August 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/TomNamako/status/900734564544499712
No seriously glad you found him. I love me some sweet science meme fact checking. https://t.co/oDaBb5DGfi
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) August 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/TomNamako/status/900735242146807809
This is important work you're doing and anyone the President retweets should be made to feel newsworthy. Especially with memes. https://t.co/3DKvYAuFA1
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) August 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/TomNamako/status/900736092764295168
we're all better for reading it. I certainly learned a lot about this person on the internet who made a meme. https://t.co/LB5LNFBy8k
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) August 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/TomNamako/status/900736742566879233
Is the science settled yet?
You tracked down a guy who created a funny meme.
ATTENTION: @PulitzerPrize https://t.co/JorW8Bd7wN— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) August 24, 2017
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