Did you happen to see this viral tweet this morning from CBS News with the headline, “Illinois police ‘arrest’ Elsa for bringing polar vortex”?
Illinois police "arrest" Elsa for bringing polar vortex ❄️ https://t.co/b01cuWdNMs pic.twitter.com/I0s6F31PE3
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 30, 2019
Yep … FAKE NEWS:
These photos are actually from February 2015 taken in Hanahan, SC (just north of Charleston, SC). Here are the originals from Sakalas Photography: https://t.co/ieTIQdBJ1h #PolarVortex2019 https://t.co/a7KfWMzzOZ
— Weather Hustle (@WeatherHustle) January 30, 2019
The photos were originally posted to Facebook by Sakalas Photography. In the slideshow, cops arrested the fake Elsa for trying to freeze this fountain:
What gave it away, CBS? Was it the short sleeves and no snow? This correction now appears on top of the article:
Editor’s note: The McLean Police Department posted the photos showing the “arrest” of Elsa on Tuesday, but they appear to have been taken in 2015 for a police department in South Carolina. This story has been updated.
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Also, police departments shouldn’t do this anyway:
You'd think *someone* at the department would have had the sense to say, "Wait. Maybe this is a bad idea." https://t.co/U7mztvGydk
— Radley Balko (@radleybalko) January 30, 2019
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MSM'S CLIMATE CLICKBAIT: No, Chicago didn't set the railroad tracks on fire because of the #PolarVortex https://t.co/zMmoRJvGTa
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 30, 2019