At 8 p.m. Eastern Wednesday, President Trump finally announced the winners of his Fake News Awards:
And the FAKE NEWS winners are…https://t.co/59G6x2f7fD
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 18, 2018
Unfortunately, the ceremony did not go smoothly.
When you send out the Fake News Awards but it’s a broken link pic.twitter.com/B28rgGv4I4
— Jason Schwartz (@JasonSchwartz) January 18, 2018
Fake News indeed. pic.twitter.com/C14lg0Hv0r
— Gregory Korte (@gregorykorte) January 18, 2018
It's a troll inside of a troll wrapped in a troll. pic.twitter.com/zCkOuMHPuX
— Richard Lorant (@richard_lorant) January 18, 2018
"The site is temporarily offline, we are working to bring it back up. Please try back later." https://t.co/omo2UPrX0O
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 18, 2018
Should've hosted the fake news awards on https://t.co/G8iPjrxfXY.
— Jim Antle (@jimantle) January 18, 2018
Ouch.
The GOP website works but this link … doesn’t https://t.co/I5MguYcjQc
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) January 18, 2018
And the link says: "The site is temporarily offline, we are working to bring it back up. Please try back later." https://t.co/0MS8Swbn2K
— Dan Merica (@merica) January 18, 2018
Pres tries to announce his "fake news" award winners but had trouble with the link. https://t.co/iGnl7tit6t
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) January 18, 2018
Is this on a fake server? https://t.co/cvrbmUvj09
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) January 18, 2018
So much traffic, the site crashed! #FakeNewsAwards have BEST RATINGS by any award show EVER! Eat your heart out Oscars, Golden Globes and Emmys…. #MAGA https://t.co/zeAivSwCS5
— Kirk Smith (@SavingAmerica4U) January 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/dmartosko/status/953796555030630401
Apparently the site is down. SAD. https://t.co/csQ4w6VoKT
— Jonathan Pie (@JonathanPieNews) January 18, 2018
The page seems not to be working right now, @GOP #NotFakeNews https://t.co/AdO2QwqVzA
— Celeste Katz Marston (@CelesteKatzNYC) January 18, 2018
Site not loading for everyone else? I need to make sure I'm getting the best #FakeNews I can. https://t.co/bQBthAdVg7
— Julian Gamboa (@JulianGumbo) January 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/JaredBeck/status/953797954728615936
I was hoping for a Fake News Awards ceremony, complete with red carpet, statuettes, and the whole works.
— johnny dollar (@johnnydollar01) January 18, 2018
Us too.
Sad how politicized the Fake News awards have become. Wish it would get back to its roots and focus on the fake news.
— Alex Seitz-Wald (@aseitzwald) January 18, 2018
I almost just clicked on the Fake News Awards pic.twitter.com/TQqkxvhaZi
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) January 18, 2018
It’s funny — even though the page is down, the URL clearly points to the “highly anticipated” 2017 Fake News Awards. There sure are a lot of journalists tweeting about not being able to see the results.
Good job by the RNC handling a traffic onslaught they had like two weeks to prepare for
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) January 18, 2018
Trump should have just gone with the pure Rickroll
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) January 18, 2018
Twenty minutes in and the site is still down, but Twitter still works, so here are a few more words from tonight’s host:
Despite some very corrupt and dishonest media coverage, there are many great reporters I respect and lots of GOOD NEWS for the American people to be proud of!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 18, 2018
ISIS is in retreat, our economy is booming, investments and jobs are pouring back into the country, and so much more! Together there is nothing we can’t overcome–even a very biased media. We ARE Making America Great Again!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 18, 2018
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Update:
So we’ve seen screenshots, and it looks like the winners include The New York Times’ Paul Krugman, who said the markets would never recover after Trump’s election, and ABC News’ Brian Ross, who sent the stock market plummeting with his bogus report that Trump, as a candidate, directed Gen. Michael Flynn to make contact with the Russians.
CNN was also honored for botching the dates regarding the WikiLeaks dump, and TIME won for falsely claiming Trump had removed a bust of Martin Luther King Jr. from the Oval Office.
Fake News Awards tally
CNN: 4
NYT: 2
ABC, Time, WaPo, Newseek: 1 each— Henry J. Gomez (@HenryJGomez) January 18, 2018
Pres Trump's "fake news" award winners:
1 @paulkrugman
2) @ABC
3) @CNN
4) @TIME
5) @washingtonpost
No word of any award ceremony.— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) January 18, 2018
Congrats to CNN on its 4 big Fake News awards! pic.twitter.com/KMfcbMaEu9
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) January 18, 2018
Congratulations!
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