Journos: Why wont these stupid Trump supporters just trust us & stop calling us fake news? Also, College Repubs passed out Hitler Valentines
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) February 10, 2017
Did you hear the one about the Central Michigan University College Republicans who handed out these anti-Semitic valentines?
The headlines sure made it sound bad …
Central Michigan College Republicans sorry for Hitler-themed Valentine's card https://t.co/96NRt3ma1u pic.twitter.com/ZXrBVC1mzG
— FOX 4 NEWS (@FOX4) February 9, 2017
College Republicans at Central Michigan University made anti-semitic valentines joking about burning 6,000[sic] Jews https://t.co/9RSilFwoZm
— Jacob Remes (@jacremes) February 9, 2017
College Republicans Apologize For Handing Out Hitler-Themed Valentine's Card https://t.co/cY4pn3O3P0 "my love 4 u burns like 6,000 jews"
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) February 9, 2017
Conservatives and libertarians have poured millions of $ into making sure college republicans can distribute Hitler valentines on campus. https://t.co/Gk12WGMTtS
— Cathy Reisenwitz??? (@CathyReisenwitz) February 10, 2017
College Republicans at Central Michigan apologize for handing out #Hitler Valentines #AntiSemitism https://t.co/ezUXdlN4Jz pic.twitter.com/e5MPL2JLiK
— Hatewatch (@Hatewatch) February 10, 2017
Clearly those College Republicans were guilty as sin. There was no possible explanation for what happened other than pure, anti-Semitic hatred.
Is it just me or has Trump's election made anti-Semitism acceptable among Republicans? https://t.co/ToTKSVpiim
— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) February 9, 2017
Or maybe not:
Oh look, the "College Republicans anti-Semitic Valentines" story was a hoax. This is my shocked face. https://t.co/AEB0XNBrot
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) February 10, 2017
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Good thing the media who spread the story was extra-diligent about checking their facts and very careful with wording. Or not.
University: Woman Behind Hitler Valentine Was Not A Student, Left Town https://t.co/BGqh6XcQhz @ellencarmichael
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) February 10, 2017
From Talking Points Memo this afternoon:
The woman who created an anti-Semitic Valentine’s card featuring Adolf Hitler that was handed out by Central Michigan University College Republicans earlier this week admitted her role and has left the university’s town, the school said in a statement Friday.
The unnamed “young woman” who created the card was not a student, according to the university, and she is no longer in the town of Mount Pleasant. It is not clear if she was a part of the organization or why she was involved in the College Republicans’ event.
…The Central Michigan University College Republicans apologized after they said they unknowingly handed out the card, which read “my love 4 u burns like 6,000 jews” with a photo of Adolf Hitler and was signed “XOXO, Courtney.”
So, the College Republicans apologized for something they apparently didn’t do because they were horrified that it happened. They never admitted any culpability, but headline writers buried that fact in the articles because they didn’t see fit to highlight it in their headlines yesterday. Only the apology, which made the group look guilty. Wonder why they’d do that.
What, exactly, is it that most reporters do these days? Because they don't seem to do much besides retweet unverified stories. https://t.co/1DKpDsjfBN
— Sarah Quinlan (@sarahmquinlan) February 10, 2017
It seems that for much of the media these days, accurate reporting takes a distant back seat to sensationalist drivel.
holy shit
I missed the part of this story where the College Republicans DENY THEY DID THIS
Fuck this headline
Fuck reporters https://t.co/H8aGA0TIqz— PoliMath (@politicalmath) February 10, 2017
I assumed for most of today that the College GOP at Central Michigan was a pile of assholes
Everyone did
They didn't even do it— PoliMath (@politicalmath) February 10, 2017
The press & liberal Twitter is willing to attack college kids who clearly got pranked, calling them racists & destroying them
Fuck you guys— PoliMath (@politicalmath) February 10, 2017
so I just happen to see this headline but don't have time to read, im walking away thinking these young republicans did this.
— Toni (@ToniMZ81) February 10, 2017
That's what I thought until a friend tweeted it out, calling bullshit on it. Only then did I read the article
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) February 10, 2017
Everyone who shared this w/o noting that the College GOP *didn't even fucking do it* is a vicious, terrible person https://t.co/gxNBgYOSmy
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) February 10, 2017
Why did the Young Republicans apologize?
— Caleb Howe (@CalebHowe) February 10, 2017
They basically said "Holy cow, that's awful, we're so sorry that this happened, we'll get to the bottom of it"
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) February 10, 2017
They stated *from the beginning* that they didn't do it, they didn't know who did.
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) February 10, 2017
exactly! The headlines were atrocious, I thought they apologized for thinking it was a funny joke. NOPE: pic.twitter.com/L92jlPanR7
— Sarah Quinlan (@sarahmquinlan) February 10, 2017
there's enough actual antisemitism and other awful shit in the world that people really need to stop making stuff up
— "Professor Debbie" (@mosesmosesmoses) February 10, 2017
And the fake stuff like this gives cover so people don't believe the real stuff when it happens
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) February 10, 2017
Seriously, news rooms need a swear jar but for fake news
Every time someone in the office tweets out fake news, they put $5 in the jar— PoliMath (@politicalmath) February 10, 2017
I honestly do not know how else to deal w/ this complete disregard for verifying stories
There has to be *some* consequence, not just "oops"— PoliMath (@politicalmath) February 10, 2017
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