'Real' journalism: AP claims Obama tweeted 'playful' 'House of Cards' endorsement; Spoiler: 'IT'S. NOT. POTUS.'

What is it that “House of Cards” actress Kate Mara thinks “just happened”?

Tomorrow: @HouseOfCards. No spoilers, please.

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) February 13, 2014

She seems awfully excited about an Organizing for Action tweet. HOC creator Beau Willimon and actress Constance Zimmer are pretty pumped, too.

WOW. The coolest thing ever in my very biased opinion. NO SPOLIERS. Do what Prez @BarackObama tells u! @HouseofCards pic.twitter.com/B0IfMTDvi8

— Beau Willimon (@BeauWillimon) February 14, 2014

Oh em gee “@_KateMara: This just happened!!!!!!
“@BarackObama: Tomorrow: @HouseOfCards. No spoilers, please.” #listentotheprez”

— Constance Zimmer (@ConstanceZimmer) February 14, 2014

Sorry, guys, that’s not Barack Obama.

We’ll give them a pass for not realizing that tweet came from OFA, the “independent” group that took over the @BarackObama Twitter account.

For a year, Twitchy has reported on OFA’s use of the @BarackObama handle. For some reason, the “independent” organization still includes “Tweets from the President are signed -bo” in its Twitter bio. But there’s no “-bo” at the end of that tweet.

The “real” journalists at the Associated Press haven’t quite figured that out yet. Reading is hard, apparently. Pitiful:

Obama reveals he's a "House of Cards" fan http://t.co/qewSLoGqb7

— The Associated Press (@AP) February 14, 2014

'House of Cards' cast accepts Obama's endorsement (from @AP) http://t.co/feajCiwOgR

— AP Entertainment (@APEntertainment) February 14, 2014

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Here’s a screenshot of the AP headline as it appears at Politico:

The article kicks off with this gem:

President Barack Obama’s latest playful executive order is a tweeted effort to limit “House of Cards” plot spoilers.

Playful. Executive. Order.

The article also quotes giddy reactions to the “Obama” tweet from HOC cast members Kate Mara and Robin Wright. Apparently the OFA tweet made quite the splash at the premiere.

https://twitter.com/THRMattBelloni/status/434170882957664256

Come on, guys. You’ve had a year to figure this out.

https://twitter.com/SladeHV/status/434319427027214337

Yes. Stop it.

No, President Obama did not tweet about Season 2 of 'House of Cards -> http://t.co/ngDhN0SVeT

— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) February 14, 2014

Basically, @BarackObama is a parody Twitter account http://t.co/DJsS6GVCVl

— The Atlantic: Ideas (@TheAtlIdeas) February 14, 2014