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Ignorant Senator Shares New York Times Article Thinking It's Real
Burner02 Offline
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Joined: 12-21-2010
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—A U.S. Senator has made what some are calling "an embarrassing mistake" after he shared a New York Times article on Twitter, apparently unaware that The New York Times is a popular fake news site.

The New York Times is a well-known publication that started as a newspaper but has switched to satire in recent years. According to sources, the Senator had been misinformed by some political operatives telling him that the newspaper was a "trustworthy source of news."

"We all need to do our part to fight the spread of misinformation," said the senator in a statement. "I'm embarrassed to say I was tricked by this headline. I thought the article was real. I quickly took the tweet down after learning that The New York Times is a satire site known for spreading hate and lies. I promise to do better in the future."

Congress has called for an inquiry into the spreading of fake news on the internet and has called for social media companies to do more to diminish the presence of fake New York Times articles in users' feeds.
teedubbya Offline
#2 Posted:
Joined: 08-14-2003
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Yea this is getting really dumb
tonygraz Offline
#3 Posted:
Joined: 08-11-2008
Posts: 20,175
Burner goes to the Onion for his news, if Q-anon does have something on it.
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Joined: 12-21-2010
Posts: 12,861
The Times Corrects the Record on Officer Sicknick’s Death, Sort Of

https://news.yahoo.com/times-corrects-record-officer-sicknick-204024018.html

RayR Offline
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Joined: 07-20-2020
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You mean they sorta admitted to printing fake news? Shocking!Glare
There's a bunch of people here that still believe the original story.
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