Media: Fake Trump Twitter statement dupes the media

Media: Fake Trump Twitter statement dupes the media

Been quite a week for media bloopers:

A number of media and political personalities shared the statement with their followers and viewers, including newly minted MSNBC host Alex Wagner.

“In the rush of reporting on Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter we included some bad information about Donald Trump’s reaction to the deal. We regret the error,” the Twitter account for Wagner’s show wrote late Thursday evening after her show noted the fake statement.

Conservative media personality Dinesh D’Souza also shared the fake statement with his 2.5 Million followers, with the caption reading: “Trump weighs in:”

Source: Fake Trump Twitter statement dupes figures on both left and right | KHON2

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