Posted on 02/05/2020 2:23:16 PM PST by BipolarBob
WASHINGTON, D.C.—As President Trump began addressing the nation Tuesday evening, he said, "Good evening" to the camera, drawing an immediate flurry of fact checks from publications all across the country.
The New York Times pointed out that the meaning of the phrase was vague and that Trump could have meant any one of several things by the statement. Finally, they concluded that since Trump stubbornly insists on existing in our plane of reality, the statement that the evening was "good" in any way couldn't possibly be true.
CNN, meanwhile, fact-checked the concept of "good" altogether. "Hold it right there," one anchor said, pausing the broadcast to interject his comments. "What is this hateful, absolute, objective idea of good that Trump's talking about here? Correct me if I'm wrong, Brian, but it seems to me that Trump is advocating for a national religion and the execution of all Muslims with this statement."
"This is a very grave day in America," he added solemnly. "We rate this statement 'Pants on Fire.'"
Fox News rated the statement as a "mixture" of truth and falsehood, since with Trump in the White House, "it's actually a GREAT evening!"
“Good Evening” is a shocking statement by Trump.
How good is it? very? quite?
And why evening? The time was certainly closer to night.
And where is Snopes comment about Trump’s snafu?
Shocking.
*grin*
Plus, it really wasn’t evening here on the east coast.
Nine o’clock would be more like *Good night*.
I have been super-busy today, so may easily have missed anything, but I don’t recall seeing a bunch of “fact-check” headlines this morning, to indicate that POTUS was lying (again).
lol
Like I’ve said before, they’re hit or miss.
But the hits are funny :)
You might try fact checking my website just in case they got it wrong.
I love the Bee. I particularly enjoy the usual zinger at the end. This time I think they blew it though. What a let down.
Fox News is no cheerleader for conservatives or President Trump.
What FReepers can do with Babylon Bee is go along with the hoax as long as possible, hoping to catch a fish.
It is like that radio talk guy whose entire show was a hoax. Hit or miss, some shows were funny because many new listeners had no idea they were being conned.
LOL!
Funny.
True
This is how desperate they are, now.
It can only get worse.
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