'Why are you lying'? AP slammed for this flagrant spin after deadly Fresno shooting

https://twitter.com/LDoren/status/854433950747570177

As Twitchy told you, a man opened fire this afternoon in Fresno, killing three people. According to multiple witness accounts, the suspect,Kori Ali Muhammad, yelled “Allahu Akbar.”

Here’s how the Associated Press reported the story:

https://twitter.com/AP/status/854432857737003010

“God is great,” huh?

https://twitter.com/trivago_guy/status/854433924457484288

There's a possibly important detail missing from this headline. https://t.co/aBhsTLdeXA

— Jason (@jasonelevation) April 18, 2017

Possibly very important.

Good grief. He said Allahu Akbar!

— Yuuuge & bigly (@BarbLovesUSA) April 18, 2017

Didn’t the AP think that was worth mentioning?

Come again,@ap? pic.twitter.com/c43fKnH6KT

— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) April 18, 2017

Did he translate Allahu Akbar into English for you before shooting?

— Michael Babb (@p25735) April 18, 2017

Cmon now. He didn't say "God is great"
He yelled Allah Akbar https://t.co/yGUpZ2v4Nt

— LaurieAnn ??‍♂️? (@mooshakins) April 18, 2017

That would be Allahu Akbar. Don't spin it…

— Oh Susie Cue (@OhSusieCue) April 18, 2017

https://twitter.com/Oil_Guns_Merica/status/854438180702924800

https://twitter.com/BradThor/status/854436092438867972

https://twitter.com/FJM2425/status/854437686626717696

https://twitter.com/sean_k_davis/status/854436689900654595

https://twitter.com/RaheemKassam/status/854433148280557568

The AP is apparently OK with violating its own style guidelines.

https://twitter.com/jensgoodes/status/854435561813180421

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https://twitter.com/LDoren/status/854435232287789057

Evidently.

I must have missed the day of j-school where they taught the virtues of obfuscationhttps://t.co/NrEEDTySQO

— Rachael Larimore (@RachaelBL) April 18, 2017

JFC can you people at least TRY and be objective about Islam? https://t.co/7OZtKQWT5Y

— Federalist Musket?? (@Patriot_Musket) April 18, 2017

This is not journalism…It is advocacy. https://t.co/nFe8Ba4E7J

— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) April 18, 2017

Are you fucking kidding me with this headline?

— Matt Mikle (@Moneyman2626) April 18, 2017

I find it creepy when American news agencies go out of their way to deceive its readers.

— RmAc (@elysian2017) April 18, 2017

Dear @AP – This is why you are regularly denigrated as #fakenews

— ⭐️⭐️⭐️Balok’s Tranya Lounge ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@unsafespaced) April 18, 2017

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!

This is a new low for journalism.

— James Stewart (@WBYeatsCalledIt) April 18, 2017

Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.