The SPLC unleashed a tweetstorm this morning after releasing a report detailing “Harassment and Intimidation in the Aftermath of the Election.”
Of the many tweets, however, this one caught our eye. Focus on the word “confirmed”:
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In the ten days following Donald Trump’s victory (Nov 9-19), we’ve confirmed 867 incidents of harassment, intimidation and even violence pic.twitter.com/4KXG6LNCzi
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) November 29, 2016
But when you click through and actually read the report, you quickly find that those 867 “confirmed” reports are no such thing:
In other word, this is “fake news.” Why can’t they just be honest?
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