https://twitter.com/winningatmylife/status/826895099376369666
Another hoax. https://t.co/IkMI64OMzu
— Jason (@jasonelevation) February 1, 2017
Hope you’ve got your shocked faces handy … you’re gonna need ’em for this:
Man who claimed mom died in Iraq after Trump's ban lied, Imam confirms https://t.co/yZGlXXCmCp
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) February 1, 2017
More from FOX 2 in Detroit:
The leader of a mosque in Dearborn has confirmed to FOX 2 that a man who claimed his mother died in Iraq after being barred from returning to the United States under a ban instituted by President Trump this weekend, lied to FOX 2 about when her death occurred.
Imam Husham Al-Hussainy, leader of the Karbalaa Islamic Educational Center in Dearborn, says Mike Hager’s mom did not pass away this weekend after being barred from traveling to the United States. The Imam confirms that Hager’s mother died before the ban was put in place.
Whoopsie! Oh well. Good thing media didn’t run with the bogus story or anything:
Another magical update. Sideshow Bob rake .gif pic.twitter.com/zmSCUlr79r
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) February 1, 2017
An Iraq war vet's elderly mom died after Trump's travel ban kept her out — despite having a green card https://t.co/LwHmOjsh1S
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) February 1, 2017
This US citizen served his country and we do this to him? https://t.co/l6CdHM8LTC
— Ron Fournier (@ron_fournier) February 1, 2017
Mike Hager was shot twice in Iraq helping U.S. forces. Says Trump's Muslim ban killed his mom, a green card holder. https://t.co/cUOmJ40vb3
— lvl 45 PAYOFFS POTUS (@thetomzone) February 1, 2017
Unfortunately, one of the stories we highlighted earlier appears to have been fabricated. We've updated accordingly: https://t.co/biZInrvxpc
— Zack Ford (@ZackFord) February 1, 2017
Take a bow guys! pic.twitter.com/o9fhB8jb5P
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) February 1, 2017
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, we’re just gonna say it: They. Never. Learn.
https://twitter.com/HawkinsUSA/status/826886737662189568
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/826900799825571841
You should have this process down to a science by now. https://t.co/0g9166y7iN
— BT (@back_ttys) February 1, 2017
Again and again: By the time I learn enough about a story to realize I don't care, it turns out to be fake anyway. https://t.co/pIv8aFcTCc
— ?It's?Almost ⛄️Christmas? (@jtLOL) February 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/Gkelly20/status/826888815935680512
This in infuriating. We lose all credibility when someone lies and the press repeats the lie. How can we believe anything?
— joan o'reilly (@joan8904) February 1, 2017
Journalism is dead, or if not dead, severely wounded.
— Cheryl B (@Cheryl707) February 1, 2017
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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Update:
For what it’s worth:
Ugh. I apologize for repeating that story.
Maybe needed some fact-checking before being published?
But yeah, my bad also. https://t.co/E0JL8V8Q0d
— Cathy Young (@CathyYoung63) February 1, 2017
That’s refreshing these days.
https://twitter.com/TheRoadbeer/status/826928843378225152
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