After Clinton 'cleared' by FBI, Washington Post fact checker downgrades her claims to 'whoppers'

Some people more than others are clinging to the myth that the FBI “cleared” Hillary Clinton of all wrongdoing by recommending Tuesday that no charges be filed. Essentially, FBI director James Comey determined that despite her actions, Clinton’s intentions were not criminal.

What’s not in question for anyone paying attention is that Clinton lied repeatedly about both her actions and her intentions. So while some argue that Comey cleared Clinton today, the remarks he made in doing so inspired the Washington Post’s fact checker to rethink the “two Pinocchio” rating he had awarded Clinton last August.

WaPo fact-checker retroactively adds Pinocchios to Clinton e-mail statements: from 2 ("half true") to 4 ("whopper"): https://t.co/m8bQykFSbJ

— Carlos Lozada (@CarlosLozadaWP) July 5, 2016

@washingtonpost @GlennKesslerWP PANTSUIT ON FIRE!!!

— Kathy O'Bryan (@getthescoop) July 5, 2016

Before announcing that the FBI would not recommend an indictment, Comey announced that Clinton had, indeed, sent and received classified emails and should have known what was classified whether or not it was marked.

UPDATED: We've upgraded to 4 Pinocchios Clinton's previous claims about receiving/sending 'classified material.' https://t.co/MKR87auBDy

— Michelle Ye Hee Lee (@myhlee) July 5, 2016

https://twitter.com/ibdkc/status/750444919026749441

Recommended

CODEPINK Tries Picking a Fight with DataRepublican for Calling Them Out Over China, and WOW That Was DUMB

Sam J.

Advertisement

@lachlan you didn't need Comey's BS today for this to be downgraded.

— Mark Ripollone (@MarkRipollone) July 5, 2016

@washingtonpost and people will still vote for her and she thinks she still did nothing wrong wake up America

— Hutch (@starkyhutch0855) July 5, 2016

@washingtonpost @GlennKesslerWP only 4? Why not make it 6? Lol

— Timi (@timidaniel) July 5, 2016

https://twitter.com/matth0dge/status/750449695139520512

https://twitter.com/TimPeebles/status/750471961516576768

https://twitter.com/Bullet4urBurqa/status/750455787605024769

.@myhlee Pinocchio Upgrade on @HillaryClinton's emails…. how about a Pinocchio Upgrade on her entire career? @washingtonpost

— J.M. Hamilton (@jmhamiltonblog) July 5, 2016

https://twitter.com/tedsienna/status/750455588136464385

Fact check: True.