The Hill tweeted this yesterday:
https://twitter.com/thehill/status/915302776057548800
It sparked immediate and plentiful outrage of course, and a LOT of retweets. However, there’s just one problem: The headline tells a different story:
How about you read the story! #fakenews pic.twitter.com/85B0yMGmRL
— Vickie (@fitdeplorable) October 4, 2017
Well isn’t that something.
https://twitter.com/ewerickson/status/915383196623175680
And now over 10,000 retweets.
The comments are hilarious, guessing zero of them actually clicked link and read article
— Jared Mathis (@JaredTMathis) October 4, 2017
I’m convinced this is actually an experiment to see how many people replying actually read the headline & first sentence of this article.
— Nick Short ?? (@PoliticalShort) October 4, 2017
https://twitter.com/PolitiBunny/status/915401107400282112
And they wonder why people don't trust the media.
— Wanda (@wandaoaj) October 4, 2017
The story might have evolved, but days after the waiver was granted The Hill has tweeted that more than once. Here’s another:
Recommended
https://twitter.com/thehill/status/915331409048473601
But later, an update, with the obligatory “not nearly as many retweets as the original” familiar scenario:
They've since sent an updated tweet. But of course not as retweeted….
— Chad Barnett (@SirChadB) October 4, 2017
UPDATE: Trump admin grants waiver allowing Puerto Ricans to use food stamps for fast food https://t.co/wOCO7a5KLR pic.twitter.com/zZ2S0kT2Ae
— The Hill (@thehill) October 4, 2017
Not even 200 retweets vs. over 10,000.
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