WikiLeaks seeks nominations for its global "fake news" ignominy awards. Nominations (#fakenewsnom) close March 1. Falsified "news" is severe problem that has killed & displaced millions. pic.twitter.com/z7mtMRgClF
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) January 31, 2018
Fake Julian Assange Account is at it Again: Newsweek Journalist Falls For It
January 17, 2018, Team GOP
The Highly-Anticipated 2017 Fake News Awards
2017 was a year of unrelenting bias, unfair news coverage, and even downright fake news. Studies have shown that over 90% of the media’s coverage of President Trump is negative.
Below are the winners of the 2017 Fake News Awards.
1. The New York Times’ Paul Krugman claimed on the day of President Trump’s historic, landslide victory that the economy would never recover.
(via Fox News)
6. CNN FALSELY edited a video to make it appear President Trump defiantly overfed fish during a visit with the Japanese prime minister. Japanese prime minister actually led the way with the feeding.
(via washingtonpost.com)
10. The New York Times FALSELY claimed on the front page that the Trump administration had hidden a climate report.
(via WashingtonPost.com)
While the media spent 90% of the time focused on negative coverage or fake news, the President has been getting results:
1. The economy has created nearly 2 million jobs and gained over $8 trillion in wealth since the President’s inauguration.
2. African Americans and Hispanics are enjoying the lowest unemployment rate in recorded history.
3. The President signed historic tax cuts and relief for hardworking Americans not seen since President Reagan.
4. President Trump’s plan to cut regulations has exceeded “2 out for every 1 in” mandate, issuing 22 deregulatory actions for every one new regulatory action.
5. The President has unleashed an American energy boom by ending Obama-era regulations, approving the Keystone pipeline, auctioning off millions of new acres for energy exploration, and opening up ANWR.
6. ISIS is in retreat, having been crushed in Iraq and Syria.
7. President Trump followed through on his promise to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel and instructed the State Department to begin to relocate the Embassy.
8. With President Trump’s encouragement, more member nations are paying their fair share for the common defense in the NATO alliance.
9. Signed the Veterans Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act to allow senior officials in the VA to fire failing employees and establishes safeguards to protect whistleblowers.
10. President Trump kept his promise and appointed Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court.
After the 2017 Fake News Awards were Published, Wikileaks had a few to add:
Is this the funniest fake news story ever? Here, host @ChrisCuomo (son of 3 term NY Dem governor Mario) falsely states that it is "illegal" for the public to read @wikileaks, but not for CNN, "so everything you learn about this you're learning from us" https://t.co/cwq9HzsLeD
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) January 18, 2018
Comment: While @WikiLeaks, as a primary source organization with a perfect verification record welcomes debate over "fake news" it should be noted that along with the U.S. establishment press, the Trump administration is a frequent source of false information. #FakeNewsAwards
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) January 18, 2018
President @realDonaldTrump announces "Fake News Awards" results. GOP website hosting the awards immediately goes down. Number 3 is the triple false report from CNN, NBC and CBS described here:https://t.co/jpaIvWte0G
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) January 18, 2018
While Trump's #FakeNewsAwards attributes the "bronze" (#3) medal to CNN, in fact, NBC & CBS also originated or "verified" the same false story in an extraordinary case of triple fake news placement that still lacks all transparency or discipline. https://t.co/jpaIvWte0G
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) January 18, 2018
The highlighted excerpt of @GlennKesslerWP's fact check is false. NBC did not quickly correct CNN's false WikiLeaks story. They did the opposite: @KenDilanianNBC claimed he had independently confirmed the false story (MSNBC video is now removed): https://t.co/QCTnjjuWfH pic.twitter.com/mnIkaTjyam
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) January 18, 2018