Claim: In light of our article yesterday about false and misleading political claims on Twitter, we found this story on media mis-tweetment amusing: Mediaite.com: Just after 9:30 @ABCWorldNews twittered this: BREAKING: President Obama will name Elena Kagan his nominee for the Supreme Court, @jaketapper reports. As you will see, he did not, and the tweet has since been deleted. It was picked up by one @lensmith22 who RT'd it. Shortly thereafter Jake Tapper responded…on Twitter: "@ABCWorldNews no I dont."
Fact-check: Mis-Tweeting in the News - FactCheck.org
Verdict: in light of our article yesterday about false and misleading political claims on twitter, we found this story on media mis-tweetment amusing: mediaite.com: just after 9:30 @abcworldnews twittered this: breaking: president obama will name elena kagan his nominee for the supreme court, @jaketapper reports. as you will see, he did not, and the tweet has since been deleted. it was picked up by one @lensmith22 who rt'd it. shortly thereafter jake tapper responded…on twitter: "@abcworldnews no i dont."
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Jess Henig
Date published: 2010-04-29T18:07:39