They'll need the $. https://t.co/Q3F3HnZObO
— Cuffy (@CuffyMeh) January 11, 2017
BuzzFeed’s response to having published a 35-page dossier of unsubstantiated dirt on Donald Trump has been bad enough (editor-in-chief Ben Smith admitted the report contained “explosive but unverified” allegations), but it just got worse.
As a result of the “dossier” story, at Donald Trump’s press conference earlier today, the President-Elect referred to Buzzfeed as a “steaming pile of garbage.” Even though their story proved to be full of holes, BuzzFeed’s not shying away from using Trump’s slam as a money-making opportunity:
After angering many members of the journalistic community, BuzzFeed seeks a profit…. https://t.co/B5Q2s9REoN
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) January 11, 2017
Buzzfeed Is Selling ‘Failing Pile of Garbage’ Shirts Now https://t.co/dyLmX0aQyY pic.twitter.com/0YweybfYrO
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) January 11, 2017
#Facepalm
BuzzFeed is now trying to make money off of what was clearly a complete lapse of any semblance of journalistic standards https://t.co/4BuckrjWkp
— Mike Ciandella ن (@MikeCiandella) January 11, 2017
for fucks sake was this all a marketing ploy https://t.co/FKYuQqIl1A
— Shoshana Weissmann (@senatorshoshana) January 11, 2017
Maybe some of Buzzfeed’s rapid-response t-shirt designers should be reassigned as fact checkers.
@DylanByers is this real?
— ಠ_ಠ (@MikeIsaac) January 11, 2017
This is yet another genius move, @BuzzFeedBen. Keep it up. Gawker is looking for company.@Mediaite https://t.co/y1zsn7uU4h
— The 57th State ℅EF™ (@EF517_V2) January 11, 2017
"Guys we just completely torched the credibility of every journalist that works for us. How should we handle this?"
"I know, T-Shirts"
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) January 11, 2017
Where's the one that says "Publish Without Verifying" https://t.co/JegUU6rpeI
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) January 11, 2017
What? No Buzzfeed #goldenshowers umbrellas for sale yet? https://t.co/wDbjjo82nJ
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 11, 2017
What a great way to know who to avoid without that pesky talking to them business. https://t.co/5pj3EjiLPg
— Cranky Gordon (@CrankyGordon) January 11, 2017
(this is going to be an exhibit in Michael Cohen's lawsuit) https://t.co/5h7s7IGYUt
— Matt Berry (@mttbry) January 11, 2017
