Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Deadline accidentally publishes story about Pence being diagnosed with COVID-19
The Hill ^ | 10 08 2020 | Celine Castronuovo

Posted on 10/08/2020 8:06:17 PM PDT by yesthatjallen

Online news website Deadline on Thursday admitted to accidentally publishing a draft story that incorrectly stated that Vice President Pence tested positive for COVID-19.

“A draft post of a story about Vice President Mike Pence testing positive for coronavirus that was never meant to publish was accidentally posted on Deadline,” the news organization said in a statement on its website roughly 30 minutes after the story had been posted. The outlet added that the article was “pulled down immediately.”

“It never should have been posted and Deadline will take steps to see this kind of thing never happens again,” the statement continued. “Apologies to the Vice President and our readers. We regret the error.”

The vice president tested negative for the virus each day from Friday to Monday after news broke early last Friday morning that President Trump and first lady Melania Trump had contracted the disease.

The vice president tested negative again Wednesday ahead of the vice presidential debate against Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) in Utah.

The draft Deadline story, which also appeared to have been shared on the outlet’s Twitter page, included the headline, “PREP. DO NOT PUBLISH UNTIL THE NEWS CROSSES. Vice President Mike Pence Tests Positive for Coronavirus 8 Days After Donald Trump.”

SNIP

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: California; US: Delaware; US: Indiana; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2020election; california; clowncar; covid; delaware; dnctalkingpoint; dnctalkingpoints; election2020; india; indiana; jamaica; joebiden; joeclowncarbiden; kamalaharris; landslide; mediawingofthednc; mikepence; partisanmediashills; pence; presstitutes; smearmachine; trumplandslide
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041 next last

1 posted on 10/08/2020 8:06:17 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: yesthatjallen
anonymous sources... right?
2 posted on 10/08/2020 8:09:07 PM PDT by Chode (Send bachelors and come heavily armed.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: yesthatjallen

“...Deadline will take steps to see this kind of thing never happens again”

Next time they’ll say he has syphilis.


3 posted on 10/08/2020 8:09:07 PM PDT by decal (I'm not rude, I don't suffer fools is all.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: yesthatjallen

“PREP. DO NOT PUBLISH UNTIL THE NEWS CROSSES.”

Interesting that they used the word “until” rather than the word “unless”.


4 posted on 10/08/2020 8:09:31 PM PDT by rightwingcrazy (;-,)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: yesthatjallen

“accidentally posted”

Oops! They accidentally posted it! Whoops!


5 posted on 10/08/2020 8:10:15 PM PDT by cdcdawg (Biden has dementia.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: yesthatjallen

do they know something we don’t??

Is this another arrow in the Pelosi quiver??


6 posted on 10/08/2020 8:11:38 PM PDT by elpadre
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: yesthatjallen

So they did the same contaminated cleaning spray for the VP debates?


7 posted on 10/08/2020 8:13:04 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: yesthatjallen
Kamala's debate performance must have been spectacularly bad because the Left seems to be going full-blown retard today.
8 posted on 10/08/2020 8:13:25 PM PDT by Major Matt Mason (America has a DemocRat and RINO problem.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: yesthatjallen

The draft Deadline story, which also appeared to have been shared on the outlet’s Twitter page, included the headline, “PREP. DO NOT PUBLISH UNTIL THE NEWS CROSSES. Vice President Mike Pence Tests Positive for Coronavirus 8 Days After Donald Trump.”

Either someone has a time machine, or the media was constructing another fake news hit piece and they exposed themselves.


9 posted on 10/08/2020 8:13:36 PM PDT by Flick Lives (My work's illegal, but at least it's honest. - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: rightwingcrazy
Interesting that they used the word “until” rather than the word “unless”.

Exactly.

10 posted on 10/08/2020 8:14:15 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: cdcdawg

I suppose one of their crack journalist just happened to write the story based on “confidential source”.


11 posted on 10/08/2020 8:14:55 PM PDT by cabbieguy ("I suppose it will all make sense when we grow up"can't be counted)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: yesthatjallen

Did they give him a sample too and thought he’d be positive by now or are they just lying?


12 posted on 10/08/2020 8:15:37 PM PDT by Trillian
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: yesthatjallen

Just as accurate as any of the Fake News Media.


13 posted on 10/08/2020 8:19:57 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (The COVERUP has been going on for over 4 YEARS.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: yesthatjallen

So the debate commission changes the rules, Pelosi tries to invoke the 25th amendment, and a story about Pence testing positive, all on the day after a disastrous debate for Harris. They are losing this election, and they know it.


14 posted on 10/08/2020 8:22:25 PM PDT by philippa
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: yesthatjallen

The deep state media is all coordinated. They have everything planned out ahead of time. This means that media organizations were told to plan for such an event. Be ready to jump on the story immediately.


15 posted on 10/08/2020 8:23:33 PM PDT by Revel
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: yesthatjallen

If at first you don’t succeed, try try again. Plan Xzillion: COVID. (Trump and Pence must now both drop out.)


16 posted on 10/08/2020 8:34:45 PM PDT by RAldrich
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Oh yeah, totally an accident.

17 posted on 10/08/2020 8:39:37 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: Revel
The deep state media is all coordinated. They have everything planned out ahead of time. This means that media organizations were told to plan for such an event. Be ready to jump on the story immediately.

It would be pointless to write this story before it happened because the circumstances wouldn't be known UNTIL they happened.

Why bother writing a story that would have to be totally re-written after the details came out?

Very odd...

18 posted on 10/08/2020 8:42:55 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 15 | View Replies]

To: yesthatjallen

they have a bunch of crap written about people that never happened, ready to go

you know it, this proves it


19 posted on 10/08/2020 8:44:48 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: rightwingcrazy
Interesting that they used the word “until” rather than the word “unless”

Makes one wonder how 3rd-in-line-for-the-presidency Pelosi's 25th amendment ploy might tie into this. It's getting harder and harder to dismiss the idea that there's a treacherous and desperate full court press to steal America.

20 posted on 10/08/2020 8:51:42 PM PDT by Tellurian (Evil's pride and joy is Fear. It's second child is Deception.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson