Busted: CNN's attempted 'fact check' of Donald Trump's claim about James Comey gets called out as fake news [screenshots]

Donald Trump gave a post-acquittal victory presser today, and CNN is on it. They’re not about to let him get away with spreading fake news. Not on their watch!

It’s time for a fact check:

Fact check: President Trump falsely claims former FBI Director James Comey admitted to leaking https://t.co/xsSnUgluyu pic.twitter.com/xvUW8d1MLB

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) February 6, 2020

Here’s the scoop:

But who fact-checks the fact-checkers? Because someone really should:

https://t.co/kmraid0pRj pic.twitter.com/GDXusWGl6a

— Jay Malak (@KobbeMalak) February 6, 2020

CNN themselves had an article contradicting the claim in this so-called “fact check”:

Shot and chaser. pic.twitter.com/w9B0MkzPqZ

— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) February 6, 2020

LOL. https://t.co/NeAnOn7ScB pic.twitter.com/niBAlf90tB

— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) February 6, 2020

Hey @ddale8,

Is it part of your job as a CNN fact checker to completely lie?

When CNN only hires ppl because they hate Trump, you do not get the news, you get garbage pic.twitter.com/uy3IKrZkDr

— Jay Malak (@KobbeMalak) February 6, 2020

But there’s nothing to see here, guys. Because CNN has clarified their earlier BS scoop:

Fact check: Trump falsely claims Comey admitted to leaking to Grassley (Clarification: The headline of this post has been updated to make clear that is about what Comey said to Grassley.) https://t.co/sQbCm8ZBZG pic.twitter.com/UnB4oxs2Dz

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) February 6, 2020

It’s been fixed, y’all:

Too bad this “clarification” still makes CNN look ridiculous for hyperventilating over a minor detail. James Comey still admitting to leaking.

Do better, CNN. When the bar’s this low, that shouldn’t be difficult.

Hey @chucktodd, this that misleading right wing media stuff you talked about?

— Jay Malak (@KobbeMalak) February 6, 2020