As Twitchy told you yesterday, The Hill sent out this tweet about Betsy DeVos’ penchant for private jet travel:
DeVos uses private jet for work-related travel https://t.co/xvdnGmDo2c pic.twitter.com/f5kDumORJR
— The Hill (@thehill) September 21, 2017
And conveniently omitted the fact that DeVos pays for it herself. But why should The Hill have all the fun? The Associated Press, which has an even wider reach than The Hill — and can therefore mislead a lot more people — made the same omission (screenshot via the Washington Examiner):
The AP let that tweet fester for a day before owning up to their deception:
The AP has deleted a tweet on DeVos using a private jet for work because it didn't note that she owns the plane. A new tweet is upcoming.
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) September 22, 2017
Education Secretary DeVos uses her own private jet to fly around the country to tour schools and attend work events: https://t.co/MKK7iXfDlF
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) September 22, 2017
Good thing one day is more than enough time for all the right people to see the misleading tweet and rage on Betsy DeVos. Mission accomplished, AP!
Hey, @AP_Politics: U think all the ppl Liking & RTing ur tweet wd feel the same if ur tweet said same as ur headline – "#her private plane"? pic.twitter.com/zRP1HTaKNG
— Ira Goldman ??? (@KDbyProxy) September 21, 2017
If only your original tweet had matched your headline… pic.twitter.com/0AMiJJz8Ip
— Ira Goldman ??? (@KDbyProxy) September 22, 2017
If only … but then that would’ve required journalistic integrity. And ain’t nobody got time for that.
1. The Hill spreads Fake News
2. Other media fall for it
3. Thousands of retweets
4. Oopsie, corrections
5. Dozens of retweets https://t.co/zy7Qpjo2Co— John Hayward (@Doc_0) September 22, 2017
Lather, rinse, repeat.
Sucks when you’re so ideologically bias that you consistently have to run corrections https://t.co/UbMPi5g3jU
— Live Monitor (@amlivemon) September 22, 2017
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional text and tweets.
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