By Judi McLeod —— Bio and Archives January 18, 2018
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“Coming in first place was The New York Times’ Paul Krugman for his prediction that the stock markets would never recover from Trump’s election. (FoxNews) “In a bit of irony, the Dow Jones industrial average closed above 26,000 for the first time on Wednesday.”
“The Times was followed by ABC News’ Brian Ross for his botched report that Trump advised former National Security advisor Michael Flynn to make contact with Russian officials during the 2016 campaign.(Fox) The list pointed to a false CNN report that Trump had early access to “hacked documents” from Wikileaks, a video that suggested Trump overfed fish in a visit with the Japanese prime minister and a report that former FBI Director James Comey would deny saying Trump was told he was not under investigation. “The Times appeared on the list again for a false report that the Trump administration hid a report on climate change. “The final “winner” on the list, as Trump described it: “And last, but not least: 'RUSSIA COLLUSION!' Russian collusion is perhaps the greatest hoax perpetrated on the American people. THERE IS NO COLLUSION!”
“Without naming anyone, Trump also tweeted out his praise for the “many great reporters.” (FoxNews) “He continued, “Despite some very corrupt and dishonest media coverage, there are many great reporters I respect and lots of GOOD NEWS for the American people to be proud of!”As was expected some news fakies tried to get ahead of the #Fake News Awards curve.
Newsweek sent a tweet out Wednesday evening acknowledging its “award.” (FoxNews)Over at CNN Jim Acosta, still seething that his most public award came Tuesday when the president gave him his one-word “OUT!”order at the Oval Office, long ago made it to the Fakey News Award List, courtesy of John Q. Public. Earlier in the evening while defending himself against criticism for asking the president if he wasn’t a racist in relation to his “sh*thole remarks, at a discussion organized by Freedom of Press, Acosta blurted out: “God dam it, I’ll say it aloud—It is our right to ask if the president is a racist.
While they try to leave the impression that it is only President Trump who is calling out Fake News, the media totally ignores that some 73 percent of Americans no longer trust the veracity of the media, according to a report entitled “American Views: Trust, Media and Democracy,” released on Tuesday, January 16, by the Knight Foundation. Meanwhile the slimy awardees of Fake News have slithered back into their viper pits where you can depend they are now crafting out their next gossip with which to gob-smack the masses.Crushed by the weight of its own absurdity. #fakeyfail https://t.co/I9uXmoFY2K
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 18, 2018
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Judi McLeod is an award-winning journalist with 30 years’ experience in the print media. A former Toronto Sun columnist, she also worked for the Kingston Whig Standard. Her work has appeared on Rush Limbaugh, Newsmax.com, Drudge Report, Foxnews.com.