Earlier today, a video of Joy Behar reading the now-corrected report from ABC News and Brian Ross on “candidate” Trump went viral as giddy libs cheered on “The View” co-host’s giddy reaction to the “breaking news” report:
This video of Joy Behar cheering the Flynn news this morning is a good case study for how partisans disseminate information. She has only the smallest, most basic idea of what has happened, and she treats it as a game changer anyway. You wonder how "fake news" spreads? Watch: pic.twitter.com/NFVUIMj2K2
— тѕαя вє¢кєт α∂αмѕ (@BecketAdams) December 1, 2017
Behar retweeted the clip to her nearly 900,000 followers twice…
FLYNN PROMISES 'FULL COOPERATION': The co-hosts react to breaking news that Michael Flynn promised "full cooperation," prepared to testify that Donald Trump "directed him to make contact with the Russians" during campaign. pic.twitter.com/KtmDGuyqfy
— The View (@TheView) December 1, 2017
…as well as this GIF with the caption, “Christmas came early. Thank you, Santa!”
Christmas came early. Thank you, Santa! pic.twitter.com/KBsIWpwHyq
— Joy Behar (@JoyVBehar) December 1, 2017
But as we told you earlier, ABC News corrected the report, which relied on a single source:
UPDATE: Brian Ross blames his single source for 'candidate' Trump vs. President-elect Trump confusion https://t.co/8U7vu8bFSZ
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) December 2, 2017
Well, now that ABC News has clarified, Behar and The View should correct the record, too:
This video, which also went viral, shows the View celebrating Brian Ross’ since-corrected faulty reporting. The View has a major audience. Presidential candidates go on it for a reason.
The record on this story is never going to be fully corrected: https://t.co/SP4vbHgxgC
— тѕαя вє¢кєт α∂αмѕ (@BecketAdams) December 2, 2017
As for Brian Ross, his only acknowledgment of the screwup was a retweet of the ABC News correction, which the network called a “clarification” (which is BS):
Is this all he’s going to do to address his massive foul-up here? Merely retweet the correction? Man, this is some embarrassing stuff, @BrianRoss . pic.twitter.com/6n6iAHM0SF
— L (@LilMissRightie) December 2, 2017
Jay Rosen agrees:
Clarification is PR for mistake. https://t.co/qFDUQh4Sgy
— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) December 2, 2017
What a joke.
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Related:
HEADS SHOULD ROLL: ABC News corrects Brian Ross on 'candidate' Trump vs. President-elect Trump https://t.co/8U7vu8bFSZ
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) December 1, 2017
