As Twitchy reported Wednesday, ABC News had a hot scoop that an intelligence report by the Defense Intelligence Agency’s National Center for Medical Intelligence warned of a possible coronavirus crisis emerging from China as early as November. That report prompted the director of the National Center for Medical Intelligence to issue a rare statement confirming that media reports were incorrect and no such report exists.
JUST IN: Director of DIA’s National Center for Medical Intelligence issues rare, unrequested statement regarding COVID. pic.twitter.com/tCw0GRchJ6
— W.J. Hennigan (@wjhenn) April 9, 2020
That statement didn’t resonate with George Stephanopolous, Bill Kristol, or Joe Scarborough, all of whose tweets about the November report are still up. Now CNN has picked up the story, and this time, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence has stepped forward to call fake news.
As we told CNN earlier today, this story contains inaccurate information. https://t.co/cFb2q1Cvr4
— Office of the DNI (@ODNIgov) April 9, 2020
Explain what’s inaccurate.
— ChunkWhiteTuna (@chunkwhitetuna) April 9, 2020
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They already did: The whole thing’s inaccurate.
@CNN … inaccurate reporting!?!?!?
I’m shocked. SHOCKED I TELL YOU!!! pic.twitter.com/Q26WQssapw
— LeoTrollstoy (@SpaceForThePapa) April 10, 2020
Which CNN story doesn't?
— Mark Dice (@MarkDice) April 9, 2020
They don't care. Ban them from press conferences
— Bryan (@RavensFreak00) April 9, 2020
It’s @CNN, they don’t care about accuracy, facts or truth. Orange man bad
— Scott Yocum (@YocumScott) April 9, 2020
Yikes! Flagging for you @mdornic
— Arthur Schwartz (@ArthurSchwartz) April 9, 2020
Who needs facts when you have a narrative?
— NH (@TwoQuoque) April 10, 2020
Why is CNN not banned for spreading false information?
— Steve B (@StephenFBatres) April 10, 2020
It’s funny how many people are tweeting, “We don’t believe you,” seeing as they’re the same people who said it was unpatriotic to question the intelligence community just a few months ago and to do so was an insult to all public servants in intelligence.
Hey @oliverdarcy you used this phrase in regard to Fox contributors – “Appalled by your reckless disregard for the truth and promotion of dangerous misinformation during a pandemic.”
Now that @CNN has done the same thing can we expect you to do something about it?
— Uncovered (@UncoverFacts) April 9, 2020
We all know @CNN is fake news.
They are no more trustworthy than the National Enquirer. Actually, I’d trust them before I believe CNN and their hacks. #EnemyOfThePeople
— China is asshoe? (@1stStJunkology) April 9, 2020
Hey @CNN, what do you have to say?
— Electro Delecto ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@ElectricMonk69) April 9, 2020
So those questioning ‘what is inaccurate…’ spooky. Define exactly what in the story IS accurate to begin with? Douche bags
— B-rian (@brian33774196) April 10, 2020
Another leaker going down. These people are sick.
— Double D (@Buckhunter77) April 10, 2020
I literally had to stop watching CNN after the Russia collusion hoax. I thought their lies with that were their low point but their coronavirus propaganda is probably their low. Fake news CNN strikes again!
— Mike Zarkou (@MikeZarkou1) April 10, 2020
@CNN reporting inaccurate information? Knock me over with a feather…
— Theo Ford (@ChimayBlue) April 10, 2020
@jack how is this on twitter still?
— Lorraine E (@Happiness11Lori) April 10, 2020
And @CNN ran the fake story anyway? Well, of course they did. This is CNN. It’s what they do. ?
— Name Redacted Hand Washer ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@Purrcival1) April 10, 2020
CNN ran it even after ABC News updated its story with the denial by the Pentagon, and CNN’s source was ABC’s report, which was based on unnamed sources. Where’s a brave whistleblower to step forward and produce this intelligence report? We could get another impeachment effort going.
Related:
‘More fake news’! Pentagon officials issue rare statement calling BS on ABC News report about early coronavirus warnings https://t.co/Dvlkz6ppDc
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 9, 2020
