Whad’ya know … the site that is supposed to fact-check the media got the Ellison and DWS story wrong.
Color us totally shocked.
Not.
Well, snopes made me comb through this again … for @bennyjohnson it was probably 100x worse since he was there. https://t.co/BLPtJvFrTE
— Matt Vespa (@mVespa1) March 2, 2017
Via TownHall:
So, this isn’t fake news. The both of them sat through the actual dedication portion Trump had for Owens in his speech and two standing ovations. I can’t attest to the claims that other right-leaning sites have made about the whole affair, but concerning Ellison and DWS remaining seated for the roughly two-minute standing ovation (and the shorter one that followed) after the president honored Ryan’s service and his widow, Carryn–they just sat there.
Benny Johnson of the Independent Journal Review was THERE and tweeted Snopes directly about their … fake news.
Hey @snopes, here is a photo of me in the press gallery last night, ya know … reporting.
Where was your reporter last night? pic.twitter.com/EiudKxymNK— Benny (@bennyjohnson) March 1, 2017
Proof that DWS & Ellison stood for the first ovation & not for the 2nd. As I clearly tweeted: Check for yourselfhttps://t.co/LraFf628HM pic.twitter.com/CIV6sOAjyU
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) March 1, 2017
You’d think MAYBE the guy actually THERE would know what he’s talking about?
Just sayin’.
Yep, @KimLaCapria does it again…
— ?It's?Almost ⛄️Christmas? (@jtLOL) March 3, 2017
Wow. We are totally SHOCKED that Snopes could be even a teensy bit biased.
Hey, we said so at the beginning of this article.
Totally. Shocked.
Ha!
@benshapiro @bennyjohnson @townhallcom that's love for their fellow Americans right there.
— Oklahoma Deplorable (@TheRtWingOkie) March 3, 2017
Saddest part was Sr Chief Owen is American military hero/sacrifice, not partisan
— Mean Wee Old Woman Deb (@mddebm) March 3, 2017
As if we needed a reminder that DWS and Ellison are just awful.
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