We need to add a name to the list of folks who got trolled by Tucker Carlson when he said on his show last night that President Trump looking at the eclipse without protective eyewear was “perhaps the most impressive thing any president has ever done.”
Here’s Brooke Binkowski, managing editor of the Snopes fact-checker website:
This is not satire. This is not satire. This is not satire. https://t.co/0RUAKEhscb
— Brooke Binkowski (@brooklynmarie) August 22, 2017
That’s just embarrassing.
Narrator: It was satire. https://t.co/zVyK9aXpWl
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) August 22, 2017
You have not been trolled. You have not been trolled. You have not been trolled. https://t.co/9CXx8lxB0w
— ?It's?Almost ⛄️Christmas? (@jtLOL) August 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/hboulware/status/900024807017897984
Responses to this tweet from Snopes managing editor. ?
Spoiler: it was satire. Obvious satire. https://t.co/8cNVdNhlkf— Rita Panahi (@RitaPanahi) August 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/EF517_V2/status/899806410430722055
Exit question: Will any of the other folks at Snopes dare call her out on her error? We’re waiting.
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Related:
‘Top notch trolling’ from Tucker Carlson scores a direct hit on clueless reporters https://t.co/cGzAe6a5U2
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 22, 2017