Little late on this one AP https://t.co/oPhgP9durX
— Heath Weber (@hweber92) April 19, 2017
Yesterday the Associated Press was slammed for their Fresno shooting spin in a tweet:
‘Why are you lying’? AP slammed for this flagrant spin after deadly Fresno shooting https://t.co/i8Cd7KluK4
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 18, 2017
AP translates Allahu Akbar to soften the blow, and cover up. pic.twitter.com/mBEsAZbUbR
— Márta Lisle? (@UrUnpaidPundit) April 18, 2017
Many, many hours later on the following day, the AP deleted the above tweet with this explanation:
We deleted a tweet about a Fresno slaying suspect shouting "God is great." It failed to note he said it in Arabic. A new tweet is upcoming.
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 19, 2017
Well, that took… a long time:
1. Probably the right call, but
2. Why'd this take nearly 20 hours?https://t.co/FJu66LDEKj
— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) April 19, 2017
Too late, you've made your point. https://t.co/1dluUpTLrO
— TheRightWingM ?? (@TheRightWingM) April 19, 2017
https://twitter.com/333thirty3/status/854717036492197888
https://twitter.com/CuffyMeh/status/854718827686506497
Just say "Allahu Akbar," you assholes. https://t.co/oTaJtGBmO1
— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) April 19, 2017
This took a full day to correct… https://t.co/Y5VNGpJ6Vl
— Jared Dvorsky (@TheyGoToJared) April 19, 2017
"failed to note" is a good one. https://t.co/3H2hOF71nX
— Sarah (@mamaswati) April 19, 2017
https://twitter.com/KurtAnglo/status/854716907496386565
https://twitter.com/pradeephenry/status/854725470688092161
and you wonder why we all scream #fakenews
— CjC7487 (@curtcovill) April 19, 2017
In their updated tweet, the AP still couldn’t bring themselves to repeat the exact words:
Fresno police: Slaying suspect told them he hates white people, shouted "God is great" in Arabic before killings. https://t.co/H6KVWddkev
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 19, 2017
Back almost to square one:
Why can't you say he yelled Allahu Akbar? Doesn't fit your narrative?
— carlin (@DailyBrainGame) April 19, 2017
I thought the correction was going to actually CORRECT your mistake? ? translated, you're STILL wrong ?
— Antoniette P (@AntonietteFit) April 19, 2017
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/854725971055968258
https://twitter.com/deploraphil/status/854729402931916801
https://twitter.com/TheRedRag/status/854720350172610560
https://twitter.com/RealJeremyNolt/status/854722773431844864