You’d think by NOW the media would have figured out they actually need to investigate something before reporting on it, especially with all of the emphasis on fake news over the last few months. But oh no, the idea of a bunch of evil Republicans waving Russian flags at CPAC was just so delicious for these biased worms they had to report on it QUICKLY …
Crowd at CPAC waving these little pro-Trump flags that look exactly like the Russian flag. Staffers quickly come around to confiscate them. pic.twitter.com/YhPpkwFCNc
— Peter Hamby (@PeterHamby) February 24, 2017
Wow, sounds bad. But …
And you believe those are actual supporters of President Trump and not liberal trolls? Thats what you, a journalist, believes?
— Carmine Sabia (@CarmineSabia) February 24, 2017
Yes. Yes he does, which is why it’s so hilarious.
He reported the facts but the inference is they are supporters.
— Carmine Sabia (@CarmineSabia) February 24, 2017
Actually he implied a conclusion and didn’t report a fact at all. Instead, he reported a fact he wanted to be true that really wasn’t quite what he thought it was.
My guess Jon is likely trolls handed them out to unwitting supporters.
— Carmine Sabia (@CarmineSabia) February 24, 2017
Yuuuuuuup.
Hi @PeterHamby , you do know this wasn’t conservatives, right? Will you include this? —> https://t.co/Dsnd9yqaVx #CPAC2017 https://t.co/sAbbhoPMzz
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) February 24, 2017
A prankster handed them out, but only @Mediaite got the story right. https://t.co/igFwjExemE
— Kathleen McKinley (@KatMcKinley) February 24, 2017
Oh, and actually the flags were handed out by a liberal troll named Ryan Clayton of the “Americans Take Action” group as a PRANK.
Dudes with (bad) fake Russian accents handing out Russian flags emblazoned with Trump's to #CPAC2017 attendees. #Trollin ??
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) February 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/dmartosko/status/835176887961989120
Derp.
https://twitter.com/AdamBaldwin/status/835177280020193280
In more ways than one.
This was Ryan Clayton from Bob Creamer group "Americans Take Action" handing Russian flags. Ryan was forcibly removed. You edited that out. https://t.co/hKwywREjn5
— James O'Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) February 24, 2017
Yeah, they left that little nugget out as well. That Clayton was removed from the event, just like Spencer and others.
No matter how badly the media wants the right to be the bad guys, it’s just not always the case. And in this case, the prankster really just pranked the media.
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