2019.03.08 Taped evidence of CNN lying

CNN posted a tweet that HUD official Lynne Patton claims was a lie, and offered the tape of theri interview to prove it. CNN posted a tweet saying HUD official Lynne Patton had the, "President's blessing" and was going to do it. Patton says she said the exact opposite, and offered the tape of their interview to prove it. She also corrected the FakeNews story that she was Eric Trump’s wedding planner. CNN didn't retract, and left the misleading tweet up. ℹ️ Info           ~ Aristotle Sabouni Created: 2019-03-08

• CNN posted a tweet saying HUD official Lynne Patton had the, "President's blessing to follow in his footsteps as a reality TV star" and was going to do it.
• Patton says she said the exact opposite, and offered the tape of their interview to prove it.
• She also corrected their FakeNews story that claimed she was Eric Trump’s wedding planner.

CNN didn't retract, but offered a slight rewording of the headline, left the tweet up, and still misleads their audience.

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Fake News While the term goes back 100 years, the history is summed up well by Sharyl Attkisson.

CNN 1980 Ted Turner started CNN to put his left center spin on "the news". Then it went downhill.

🔗 Links

• https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1103864444365520896?s=20
• https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/07/politics/hud-lynne-patton-tv-show/index.html
• https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/08/lynne-patton-cnn-fake-news/

Tags: FakeNews  CNN