A fake MSNBC chyron from earlier today is making the rounds with, “TRUMP WORRIED ABOUT PECKER LEAKING” in regard to Trump friend and National Enquirer CEO David Pecker:
Something many of us probably worry about.https://t.co/JQZq00AEE3
— snopes.com (@snopes) August 24, 2018
It’s fooled a bunch of folks, like CNBC’s Christina Wilkie who has since deleted her tweet:
https://twitter.com/christinawilkie/status/1033097328675184646
And here’s CNN and Daily Beast writer Michael Weiss:
Well, you would too if you had unprotected sex with porn stars. pic.twitter.com/3AWx8YQsQ5
— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) August 24, 2018
Not to be outdone, anti-Trump actor George Takei called it a “masterful headline”:
“Trump Worried About Pecker Leaking” is a masterful headline I saw today.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) August 24, 2018
So FAKE NEWS is “masterful” when it’s about Trump?
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