CNN is once again earning its reputation for fake news.
Joe Lockhart, a political analyst for the network, made up an entirely fake conversation between two Republicans and shared it on Twitter.
Breitbart reports:
Fake News: CNN Analyst Makes Up Conversation Between Republican Senators on Impeachment
CNN political analyst Joe Lockhart on Wednesday made up a conversation between Republican senators on day two of the Senate impeachment trial, updating his claim roughly ten minutes later and admitting that he made the entire exchange up.
“Overheard convo between two Republican Senators who only watch Fox News. ‘is this stuff real? I haven’t heard any of this before. I thought it was all about a server,’” Lockhard tweeted on Wednesday.
‘”If half the stuff Schiff is saying is true, we’re up shit’s creek. Hope the White House has exculpatory evidence.’” he continued, quoting the alleged conversation.
Approximately nine minutes later, he followed up, admitting that he made up the entire conversation.
“Ok maybe I made up the convo, but you know that’s exactly what they’re thinking,” he added:
See the tweets below:
Overheard convo between two Republican Senators who only watch Fox News. "is this stuff real? I haven't heard any of this before. I thought it was all about a server. If half the stuff Schiff is saying is true, we're up shit's creek. Hope the White House has exculpatory evidence
— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) January 22, 2020
Ok maybe I made up the convo, but you know that's exactly what they're thinking.
— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) January 22, 2020
That seems rather unprofessional and irresponsible, doesn’t it?
People fired back:
Irresponsible and unhelpful. Please be better.
— JackiSchechner (@JackiSchechner) January 22, 2020
If you gave a crap that people took it seriously and had an ounce of integrity you’d delete it
— Sara Gonzales (@SaraGonzalesTX) January 22, 2020
Did I tell you the one about the CNN analyst who spread a false narrative, watched it go viral, then waited 10 minutes to admit he made it all up?
This is the bullshit that discredits news organizations.
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) January 22, 2020
Is CNN proud of this?
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