With the “awards season” in full force, President Donald Trump last week reveals via Twitter the winners of his self-proclaimed ‘Fake News’ awards, observes Grumpy Editor.
GOP.com, which ran the list, notes “studies have shown that over 90 percent of the media’s coverage of President Trump is negative” and called 2017 “a year of unrelenting bias, unfair news coverage and even downright fake news.”
Topping the list is New York Times columnist Paul Krugman who predicted the stock markets would never recover from Trump’s election.
It is followed by ABC News’ Brian Ross for his bungled report that Trump advised former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn to make contact with Russian officials during the 2016 campaign.
Among others on the fake news list:
CNN falsely reporting the Trump campaign had early access to hacked documents from WikiLeaks.
A Time magazine report that Trump removed a Martin Luther King, Jr. bust from the Oval Office.
The Washington Post’s Dave Weigel tweeting that a December rally in Pensacola, Fla. wasn’t packed --- when supporters were lined up outside waiting for doors to open.
CNN footage suggesting Trump overfed fish in Japan during a visit with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
A Newsweek report that Agata Kornhauser-Duda, Polish first lady, did not shake Trump’s hand.
A New York Times story that the Trump administration hid a climate change study.
Trump declares Russian collusion "is perhaps the greatest hoax perpetrated on the American people. THERE IS NO COLLUSION."
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