The media has been whining about how they are the victims, especially after Trump’s tweet about the media being the enemy of the American people. Trump bashed the media a bit in Florida today but was a lot more restrained than I would have been. There have been plenty of fake news stories about Trump since he crushed Hillary Clinton the electoral college last November. The removing of the MLK kicked off the media’s overdrive of fake news since Trump became the president. Here is a small sample, fifteen stories spewed by the media that have been proven fake news.
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November 2016:
Spike in transgender suicide rates, because of Trump
The tri-state election conspiracy theory.
December 2016:
27 cent foreclosure conspiracy
January 2017:
Lying about Nancy Sinatra complaining about the inaugural ball
Lie about removing the MLK Bust from the oval office
Betsy Devos “Grizzly fighters”
The faux resignations at the State Department (claiming 20% would resign after Trump was inaugurated.)
Photshopped Trump hands
White House SCOTUS Twitter “mistake.’
The “Muslim travel ban” lie
Climate change website “purge”
February 2017:
Lie about Trump threatening Mexico
Easing of Russian sanctions (still waiting for something media claimed would happen in January.)
Lie about Trump wanting to change the name of “Black history month”
Gun control lies