Associated Press deletes inaccurate tweets on package sent to the Clintons

The Hill ^ | 10/24/18 | JOE CONCHA

[yesthatjallen]

The Associated Press deleted two tweets sent Wednesday morning reporting that "an explosive device had been found at Hillary and Bill Clinton's home," after the news organization concluded "the information was incorrect" and the device "was intercepted at a nearby facility."

"We’ve deleted two tweets from earlier today saying that an explosive device had been found at Hillary and Bill Clinton’s home," the AP tweeted to its more than 13 million followers. "The source who provided the information was incorrect. In fact, the device was intercepted at a nearby facility."

The Secret Service said Wednesday it discovered a potential explosive device in mail sent to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton designed to arrive at her home in Chappaqua, N.Y.

Multiple others have since been reported, including one suspicious package sent to former President Obama, one to CNN and one meant for former Attorney General Eric Holder, which was sent to the wrong address.

The deleted tweets come after the AP apologized on Monday for its “poorly chosen” words in a tweet that described a migrant caravan traveling through Mexico toward the U.S. border as being “like a ragtag army of the poor.”

“We’ve removed an @AP tweet from Oct. 21 that said a migrant caravan in Mexico was ‘like a ragtag army of the poor,’ ” the AP wrote to its more than 13 million followers. “That wording was poorly chosen and has been removed from our coverage of the caravan.”

The Associated Press is a not-for-profit news agency that was founded in 1846.

[piasa]

Clintons
Brennan
Eric Holder
Maxine Waters

Who else so far?

[Darksheare]

Inaccurate, or too early?

[Democrats hate too much]

The AP is messing up bad lately. They were the ones to spread the lies about the Georgia Gov race.

[SaxxonWoods]

I read there have been 7 devices. None exploded. Bomb experts say the bombs look “silly” and fake.

[piasa]

George Soros

[BenLurkin]

The Honduran invasion column is a ragtag army of barbarians. Why delete that?

[blackdog]

The media must be reporting on this using the tracking numbers issued in the confidential press release from John Brennans office of last week!

The postal system is not an accurate source for any proof of delivery!

[myerson]

So that’s what Obama has been doing!

[txrefugee]

Silly+ Fake = Antifa

[blackdog]

The deep state democrats couldn’t pull off the flaming bag of dog poo without stepping in it first.

[SoFloFreeper]

Now the Fake News has to back track...

[piasa]

Andrew Cuomo

[BeauBo]

@paulsperry_

BREAKING: Authorities have determined that some of the bombs were FAKE, not operable, designed as an elaborate stunt

[cincinnati65]

Notice the careful removal of any possible mention of "militarization" of the "caravan".

"an ragtag ARMY of the poor".

[Paine in the Neck]

They had prior knowledge of where the packages were addressed and went with that rather than waiting to see where the packages actually turned up. Oops...

[Mr. K]

this story is unraveling fast

[butlerweave]

The Honduran invasion column is a ragtag army of barbarians. Why delete that?

The caravan is polling very bad for the Dems?

[Bonemaker]

I don’t know but this whole bomb thing somehow reeks with a democrat stench as far as I’m concerned. The red flag is none went off. If republicans were doing this to these most worthy recipients all would have found their mark.

[SpinnerWebb]

Why delete that?

Because it contained the word 'army', which the demonrats don't want associated with this invasion. 'Tired,huddled ragtag poor victims and refugees' would better suit their agenda.