Chuck Todd is trying to stake out moral high ground for the MSM over the GOP’s FISA memo release. Ezra Klein is sneering and dismissive. But MSNBC’s Katy Tur’s approach is the worst of them all, because she’s straight-up lying:
https://twitter.com/KatyTurNBC/status/959476828808376320
Another reminder: Katy Tur is an unprincipled hack.
https://twitter.com/LDoren/status/959491249886650369
This is literally fake news. https://t.co/m3wHNtN1UO
— Varad Mehta (@varadmehta) February 2, 2018
False.
You're not behaving very fire fighter like, Katy.
Can't even get basic facts right. Shameful https://t.co/HJLr94k9ST— LaurieAnn ??♂️? (@mooshakins) February 2, 2018
She just said this on air.
It's simply not true. https://t.co/5vz5G1Y3gp
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) February 2, 2018
Not in the slightest.
No, the dossier was NOT paid for by the Free Beacon. It’s IN the link you shared pic.twitter.com/lvNM4vWkEC
— Rachael Larimore (@RachaelBL) February 2, 2018
Katy, you are a shameless liar. And you're apparently so stupid that you quote an article that says EXACTLY the opposite of your claim, and I quote: "After the Republican primary, Fusion GPS was hired on behalf of Clinton’s campaign. That’s when the firm hired Steele." #Liar
— Ross Kaminsky (@Rossputin) February 2, 2018
https://twitter.com/PapaHarding/status/959491867367890949
My understanding of this is that the work on the actual dossier was undertaken only after the Dems started funding Fusion's efforts.
— ErikWemple (@ErikWemple) February 2, 2018
False. Steele brought on by Fusion AFTER conservative backers had cut ties. His work was funded by DNC/HRC camp. https://t.co/as6M7nxhxs
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) February 2, 2018
Recommended
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/959491002083037184
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/959491814737809410
This is a totally misleading statement. The Free Beacon hired Fusion GPS to research Republican primary candidates, Trump included. Steele was not even hired by Fusion GPS until DNC/Clinton paid for *Trump specific* dirt. Free Beacon contract and Steele are unrelated. https://t.co/t3XtN7AmCI
— Sarah Westwood (@sarahcwestwood) February 2, 2018
https://twitter.com/JamesHasson20/status/959492404473749504
You're lying to your gullible followers and the link you're sharing proves it. It states that Steele was only hired AFTER the primary was over and when the Clinton campaign paid GPS. Steele's dossier did not exist when GPS was working for Beacon, so how could they pay for it? https://t.co/ehDzFv4xNy
— Harold Stickeehans (@StickeeNotes) February 2, 2018
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/959494228551389185
https://twitter.com/Doranimated/status/959490236777627648
Get real? And show some honest-to-goodness journalistic integrity? Katy Tur ain’t got time for that.
https://twitter.com/michi83/status/959493288465240064
Because she can.
https://twitter.com/liars_never_win/status/959494022040641536
Except you're getting key facts wrong, deliberately. Lying propagandists like you are how we ended up with Trump.
— Mark C, austere BBQ scholar ?? (@UntraceableMC) February 2, 2018
https://twitter.com/alwaysonoffense/status/959490829558730752
https://twitter.com/alwaysonoffense/status/959491934195765248
It’s disgusting.
https://twitter.com/LDoren/status/959491505269469186
She did delete the tweet … but not before everyone saw it. Naturally, she still hasn’t acknowledged her mistake or expressed any remorse.
Blatantly false tweets like this are why people hold journalists in such low regard. There is not a memory hole deep enough, @KatyTurNBC pic.twitter.com/fpgvhDDE1n
— Harold Stickeehans (@StickeeNotes) February 2, 2018
https://twitter.com/Moj_kobe/status/959493884303745028
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with an additional tweet.
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Update:
She “fixed” it, you guys:
*fixed*
Fusion GPS was first hired by Washington Free Beacon during the primaries when GOP wanted to help other GOP candidates. Steele was hired later when DNC hired them. https://t.co/Zk6SrK1M4x https://t.co/Zk6SrK1M4x— Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) February 2, 2018
Still no apology, though. Sad.