Denver Broncos GM and former NFL quarterback John Elway dismissed some football-related reports today by using a term well known in politics these days:
Rumor of us being interested in anyone other than the QBs we have is another example of irresponsible, fake news!!
— John Elway (@johnelway) August 9, 2017
Elway was addressing the reports about where one of the most talked about free agent quarterbacks might land:
https://twitter.com/politicalelle/status/895297238930292737
But guess what happened next:
https://twitter.com/karinaaa_s12/status/895310407006650370
Elway’s use of “fake news” was the Twitter equivalent of kicking a hornets’ nest:
Did you just go full Trump? I'll drop this franchise after 34 years if you start mixing politics in with football. Dems are fans too.
— Dileep Rao?? (@leepers500) August 9, 2017
Just seeing the words 'fake news' triggered you lol
— Albaro (@martinez3507) August 9, 2017
just say it's wrong. calling it "fake news" just makes intelligent people think it's true https://t.co/pr5wwM5qGz
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) August 9, 2017
Leave political references out of sports please.
— Josh Henderson (@BurnabyJoeFan) August 9, 2017
Lord God can everyone PLEASE stop using the asinine term "fake news"? Don't give the morons who created it any more credibility by using it! https://t.co/FzWSc2DeQp
— John Rocha (@TheRochaSays) August 9, 2017
https://twitter.com/EaglesRealist2/status/895328743631200256
You should really think about how irresponsible it is to throw the term "Fake News" around.
— Adam (@aburke9580) August 9, 2017
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I was afraid he was one of those. https://t.co/J16uYREsU8
— Chris Andrews (@andrewssports) August 9, 2017
https://twitter.com/ChrisNemlich/status/895299033526190080
Oh, come on, sir. Not you, too. Just say the reports are wrong or inaccurate. "Fake news" is so cheap.
— Ryan Parker (@TheRyanParker) August 9, 2017
John out here tweeting like Emperor Trump https://t.co/avUKSGvKSh
— R. (@gullyblanchard) August 9, 2017
Oh please don't you start using that term now too. You can simply say it's rumor and not factual. That term makes people sound dumb now.
— The Single Mom Blog (@sngle_moms_rock) August 9, 2017
Mixing football with your politics is not a wise move. I'm officially turned off. Bye.
— DE Mom (@Momof2inDE) August 9, 2017
WE’ll wrap it up with something for The Resistance to ponder:
The same people complaining about this tweet (sports and politics) are the same people supporting espn and their political bs.
— Katie's Christmas Pants Shop (@AmericasKatie) August 9, 2017