Donald Trump’s tweets following the terrorist attack in London had Associated Press fact checkers saying the president isn’t an accurate source for information:
The Associated Press on the President of the United States https://t.co/fHz1tZNimp pic.twitter.com/y9VxdRPzDX
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) June 5, 2017
https://twitter.com/KT_thomps/status/871718843923787778
That story quickly made the rounds among some in the blue checkmark journo crowd:
Shorter: America can't trust the President https://t.co/XQA7yb6t1q
— Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) June 5, 2017
Today, in AP ledes https://t.co/kLcyxbz6Dj pic.twitter.com/Yv5NPNoFXe
— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) June 5, 2017
This is a must-read @AP fact check https://t.co/s1WVrP8zdb
— Julie Bykowicz (@bykowicz) June 5, 2017
Julie's right. The lede is striking, but don't stop there — the entire fact-check is essential reading. https://t.co/oZKkgb5UfL
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) June 5, 2017
The saying about people in glass houses came to mind when the mainstream media trumpeted the AP story:
This would be quite the burn if, you know, the media didn't get so much wrong in the middle of breaking events like these. https://t.co/VbgP45CY27
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) June 5, 2017
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The AP is correct here: Trump can't be counted on for accurate info *as events are unfolding.* But neither can the AP, Twitter, CNN, etc. pic.twitter.com/w3fYoNNGa2
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) June 5, 2017
https://twitter.com/jonbrodo17/status/871714355007684608
It turned out not to be terrorism. https://t.co/wLMI78QfIG
— ?It's?Almost ⛄️Christmas? (@jtLOL) June 5, 2017
Among the media outlets that had less than stellar weekends were NBC News and CNN.