Published 22:57 IST, January 16th 2019
Fake edition of Washington Post distributed; Headline said that US President Donald Trump has resigned
Fake editions of The Washington Post claiming that President Donald Trump has resigned was distributed freely on Wednesday across downtown Washington DC including near and around the White House.
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Fake editions of Washington Post claiming that President Donald Trump has resigned was distributed freely on Wednesday across downtown Washington DC including near and around White House.
fake newspaper with six column large heline 'Unpresidented: Trump hastily departs White House, ending crisis' was dated May 1, 2019.
"Grab this special edition of Washington Post. This is free. You will never get this," a middle-d ly told PTI outside White House on corner of 17th and Pennsylvania Avenue.
She h a stack of newspaper in blue plastic bag and distributing it to passers-by and office goers.
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Washington Post, which has been often described as fake news media by President Trump, was quick to dismiss newspaper.
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"re are fake print editions of Washington Post being distributed around downtown DC, and we are aware of a website attempting to mimic Post's. y are t Post products, and we are looking into this," Washington Post said in a tweet.
According to le story of fake newspaper, authored by one Lisa Chung, Trump abandoned White House on April 30, 2019.
"He (Trump) issued formal statement, though four White House sides who spoke on condition of anymity claim that y found a napkin on president's desk in Oval Office on evening of April 30, scrawled in red ink with following mess: 'Blame Crooked Hillary and Hfior and Fake News Media," fake edition claimed.
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In ar le article, fake Washington Post claimed that re has been a worldwide celebration, including New Delhi, on Trump leaving White House.
"Vice President Mike Pence took oath of presidency in bible of his grandmor, at his hurried swearing in," said ar article. Several names of reporters in this fake special edition of newspaper were that of Indian Americans Haritha Jeja and Susan Patel. One of articles was attributed to Associated Press.
According to last p of 'Bye Bye' supplement attached with newspaper, it has been edited by one L A Kauffman, designed by Cristine Fleming from Public Society and developed in collaboration with Onenesha Roychoudhuri and Jacques Servin.
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White House did t immediately respond to a comment on this fake newspaper, which comes amidst an unprecedented partial government shutdown.
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22:52 IST, January 16th 2019