By The Washington Post | PUBLISHED: January 16, 2019 at 11:26 am | UPDATED: January 16, 2019 at 11:26 am By Emily Heil and Paul Farhi | Washington Post Fake editions of The Washington Post claiming that President Donald Trump was leaving office were handed out Wednesday morning at multiple locations in Washington, D.C. The print papers – dated May 1, 2019, and looking strikingly similar to actual copies of The Post – were filled with anti-Trump stories, which also appeared on a website that mimicked the official Post site. The Post’s PR department released a statement on Twitter: “There are fake print editions of The Washington Post being distributed around downtown DC, and we are aware of a website attempting to mimic The Post’s. They are not Post products, and we are looking into this.” Late Wednesday morning, a group that describes itself as a “trickster activist collective” called the Yes Men said it produced the bogus newspapers … [Read more...] about Fake copies of the Washington Post handed out in D.C.
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Fake editions of The Washington Post handed out at multiple locations in D.C.
Emily Heil and Paul Farhi, The Washington Post Published 8:32 am PST, Wednesday, January 16, 2019 Fake editions of The Washington Post claiming that President Donald Trump was leaving office were handed out Wednesday morning at multiple locations in Washington, D.C. The print papers - which at a quick glance look strikingly similar to actual copies of The Post - were filled with anti-Trump stories, which also appeared on a website that mimicked the official Post site. The Post's PR department released a statement on Twitter: "There are fake print editions of The Washington Post being distributed around downtown DC, and we are aware of a website attempting to mimic The Post's. They are not Post products, and we are looking into this." Under the headline "Unpresidented," the fake newspaper's lead story said that Trump had left a resignation message on a napkin in the Oval Office and left Washington for Yalta, the famous Crimean resort as the site of a meeting of Allied … [Read more...] about Fake editions of The Washington Post handed out at multiple locations in D.C.
Mitt Romney in the Washington Post: ‘The president has not risen to the mantle of the office’
Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Associated Press FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2018, file photo, Sen.-elect Mitt Romney, R-Utah, center, walks the hallway on Capitol Hill in Washington. Days ahead of being sworn into the U.S. Senate, Romney wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post outlining his goals as a senator and critiquing President Donald Trump. Related Link Mitt Romney: A familiar name hopes to serve Utah, country Days ahead of being sworn into the U.S. Senate, Mitt Romney wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post outlining his goals as a senator and critiquing President Donald Trump. "When he won the election, I hoped (Trump) would rise to the occasion," Romney wrote. "His early appointments of Rex Tillerson, Jeff Sessions, Nikki Haley, Gary Cohn, H.R. McMaster, Kelly and Mattis were encouraging. But, on balance, his conduct over the past two years, particularly his actions this month, is evidence that the president has not risen to the mantle of the office." Comment on … [Read more...] about Mitt Romney in the Washington Post: ‘The president has not risen to the mantle of the office’
Book excerpt: How Flynn lied to the FBI as well as Pence, Spicer and The Washington Post
Greg Miller, The Washington Post Published 12:38 pm PST, Wednesday, December 12, 2018 Then-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn speaks during the daily news briefing at the White House in February 2017. Then-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn speaks during the daily news briefing at the White House in February 2017. Photo: Washington Post Photo By Jabin Botsford Photo: Washington Post Photo By Jabin Botsford Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Then-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn speaks during the daily news briefing at the White House in February 2017. Then-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn speaks during the daily news briefing at the White House in February 2017. Photo: Washington Post … [Read more...] about Book excerpt: How Flynn lied to the FBI as well as Pence, Spicer and The Washington Post
Fact-checking President Trump’s interview with The Washington Post
In his interview with The Washington Post's Philip Rucker and Josh Dawsey on Nov. 27, President Trump made a number of false or misleading claims, including many that we have fact-checked previously. Here's a quick roundup, with statements listed in the order he made them. Some comments made by the president during the interview are unclear and may be subject to additional fact checks. -- -- -- • "We're not having a wall because of the Democrats. We need Democrat votes to have a wall."Trump needs 60 votes in the Senate, meaning he needs all Republicans and at least nine Democrats, to clear the way for a filibuster-proof bill that funds the border wall.The Secure and Succeed Act would do just that. Sponsored by Sen. Chuck Grassley R-Iowa, and backed by the White House, the bill would provide $25 billion for the wall, among other measures.But the president's claim that Democrats are blocking the wall makes sense only if all 51 Republicans are on board. They're not. Grassley's … [Read more...] about Fact-checking President Trump’s interview with The Washington Post