{"id":92785,"date":"2018-01-18T08:25:10","date_gmt":"2018-01-18T12:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=92785"},"modified":"2018-01-18T08:32:08","modified_gmt":"2018-01-18T12:32:08","slug":"trump-announces-2017-fake-news-award-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=92785","title":{"rendered":"Trump Announces 2017 Fake News Award Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Mainstream media meltdown in 3, 2, 1\u2026<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->Infowars.com<\/p>\n<p><strong>President Trump tweeted winners of the 2017 Fake News awards Wednesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">And the FAKE NEWS winners are&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/59G6x2f7fD\">https:\/\/t.co\/59G6x2f7fD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/953794085751574534?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And without further ado\u2026 here are the winners, as provided by<a href=\"http:\/\/gop.com\/the-highly-anticipated-2017-fake-news-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> GOP.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>2017 was a year of unrelenting bias, unfair news coverage, and even downright fake news. Studies have shown that over 90% of the media\u2019s coverage of President Trump is negative.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Below are the winners of the 2017 Fake News Awards.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>1. The New York Times\u2019 Paul Krugman<\/strong> claimed on the day of President Trump\u2019s historic, landslide victory that the economy would never recover.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen_Shot_2018-01-17_at_6.19.39_PM_1516231214.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-92796\" src=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen_Shot_2018-01-17_at_6.19.39_PM_1516231214-1024x137.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"86\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen_Shot_2018-01-17_at_6.19.39_PM_1516231214-1024x137.png 1024w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen_Shot_2018-01-17_at_6.19.39_PM_1516231214-300x40.png 300w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen_Shot_2018-01-17_at_6.19.39_PM_1516231214-768x103.png 768w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen_Shot_2018-01-17_at_6.19.39_PM_1516231214.png 1344w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/em> <em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>2. ABC News\u2019 Brian Ross<\/strong> CHOKES and sends markets in a downward spiral with false report.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen_Shot_2018-01-17_at_6.43.52_PM_1516232679.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-92793\" src=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen_Shot_2018-01-17_at_6.43.52_PM_1516232679-1024x164.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen_Shot_2018-01-17_at_6.43.52_PM_1516232679-1024x164.png 1024w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen_Shot_2018-01-17_at_6.43.52_PM_1516232679-300x48.png 300w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen_Shot_2018-01-17_at_6.43.52_PM_1516232679-768x123.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen_Shot_2018-01-17_at_6.46.47_PM_1516232831-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-92794\" src=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen_Shot_2018-01-17_at_6.46.47_PM_1516232831-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen_Shot_2018-01-17_at_6.46.47_PM_1516232831-1.png 942w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen_Shot_2018-01-17_at_6.46.47_PM_1516232831-1-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen_Shot_2018-01-17_at_6.46.47_PM_1516232831-1-768x448.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/em>\u00a0<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>3. CNN FALSELY reported<\/strong> that candidate Donald Trump and his son Donald J. Trump, Jr. had access to hacked documents from WikiLeaks.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><center><em><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180118010005im_\/http:\/\/prod-cdn-static.gop.com\/media\/images\/cnn-donaldjr-dates-wrong_1516223858.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/em><br \/>\n<em>(via Fox News)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/center><em><strong>4. TIME FALSELY reported<\/strong> that President Trump removed a bust of Martin Luther King, Jr. from the Oval Office.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><center><em><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180118010005im_\/http:\/\/prod-cdn-static.gop.com\/media\/images\/trump-with-mlkjr-bust_1516223945.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/center><em><strong>5. Washington Post FALSELY reported<\/strong> the President\u2019s massive sold-out rally in Pensacola, Florida was empty. Dishonest reporter showed picture of empty arena HOURS before crowd started pouring in.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/daveweigel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DaveWeigel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/washingtonpost?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WashingtonPost<\/a> put out a phony photo of an empty arena hours before I arrived @ the venue, w\/ thousands of people outside, on their way in. Real photos now shown as I spoke. Packed house, many people unable to get in. Demand apology &amp; retraction from FAKE NEWS WaPo! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XAblFGh1ob\">pic.twitter.com\/XAblFGh1ob<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/939616077356642304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"0\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--edge EmbeddedTweet--mediaForward media-forward js-clickToOpenTarget js-tweetIdInfo tweet-InformationCircle-widgetParent\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/939616077356642304\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-dt-full=\"%{hours12}:%{minutes} %{amPm} - %{day} %{month} %{year}\" data-dt-explicit-timestamp=\"4:01 PM - Dec 9, 2017\" data-dt-months=\"Jan|Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|Dec\" data-dt-am=\"AM\" data-dt-pm=\"PM\" data-dt-now=\"now\" data-dt-s=\"s\" data-dt-m=\"m\" data-dt-h=\"h\" data-dt-second=\"second\" data-dt-seconds=\"seconds\" data-dt-minute=\"minute\" data-dt-minutes=\"minutes\" data-dt-hour=\"hour\" data-dt-hours=\"hours\" data-dt-abbr=\"%{number}%{symbol}\" data-dt-short=\"%{day} %{month}\" data-dt-long=\"%{day} %{month} %{year}\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"939616077356642304\" data-twitter-event-id=\"2\">\n<p><em><strong>6. CNN FALSELY edited a video<\/strong> to make it appear President Trump defiantly overfed fish during a visit with the Japanese prime minister. Japanese prime minister actually led the way with the feeding.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cnn-fishfeeding-edits_1516223981.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-92789\" src=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cnn-fishfeeding-edits_1516223981.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>7. CNN FALSELY reported<\/strong> about Anthony Scaramucci\u2019s meeting with a Russian, but retracted it due to a \u201csignificant breakdown in process.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><center><em><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180118010005im_\/http:\/\/prod-cdn-static.gop.com\/media\/images\/cnn-russia-fake-news_1516224020.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/em><br \/>\n<em>(via washingtonpost.com)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/center><em><strong>8. Newsweek FALSELY reported<\/strong> that Polish First Lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda did not shake President Trump\u2019s hand.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><center><em><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180118010005im_\/http:\/\/prod-cdn-static.gop.com\/media\/images\/newsweek-polish-handshake_1516224132.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/center><em><strong>9. CNN FALSELY reported<\/strong> that former FBI Director James Comey would dispute President Trump\u2019s claim that he was told he is not under investigation.<\/em><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180118010005im_\/http:\/\/prod-cdn-static.gop.com\/media\/images\/cnn-fakenews-fbi-accusation_1516224344.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"167\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180118010005im_\/http:\/\/prod-cdn-static.gop.com\/media\/images\/cnn-fakenews-fbi-accusation2_1516224379.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"169\" \/><\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--edge EmbeddedTweet--mediaForward media-forward js-clickToOpenTarget js-tweetIdInfo tweet-InformationCircle-widgetParent\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/939616077356642304\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-dt-full=\"%{hours12}:%{minutes} %{amPm} - %{day} %{month} %{year}\" data-dt-explicit-timestamp=\"4:01 PM - Dec 9, 2017\" data-dt-months=\"Jan|Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|Dec\" data-dt-am=\"AM\" data-dt-pm=\"PM\" data-dt-now=\"now\" data-dt-s=\"s\" data-dt-m=\"m\" data-dt-h=\"h\" data-dt-second=\"second\" data-dt-seconds=\"seconds\" data-dt-minute=\"minute\" data-dt-minutes=\"minutes\" data-dt-hour=\"hour\" data-dt-hours=\"hours\" data-dt-abbr=\"%{number}%{symbol}\" data-dt-short=\"%{day} %{month}\" data-dt-long=\"%{day} %{month} %{year}\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"939616077356642304\" data-twitter-event-id=\"2\">\n<p><em><strong>10. The New York Times FALSELY claimed<\/strong> on the front page that the Trump administration had hidden a climate report.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/nyt-fakenews-headline_1516224410.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-92792\" src=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/nyt-fakenews-headline_1516224410.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/nyt-fakenews-headline_1516224410.png 941w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/nyt-fakenews-headline_1516224410-300x38.png 300w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/nyt-fakenews-headline_1516224410-768x96.png 768w, https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/nyt-fakenews-headline_1516224410-940x118.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>(via WashingtonPost.com)<\/em><\/center><em><strong>11. And last, but not least: \u201cRUSSIA COLLUSION!\u201d<\/strong> Russian collusion is perhaps the greatest hoax perpetrated on the American people. THERE IS NO COLLUSION!<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"1\">\n<div class=\"resize-sensor\">\n<div class=\"resize-sensor-shrink\">\n<div><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-467729\" src=\"http:\/\/www.infowars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-17-at-7.16.16-PM.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/hw.infowars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-17-at-7.16.16-PM.png 604w, http:\/\/hw.infowars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-17-at-7.16.16-PM-448x320.png 448w\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"431\" \/><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.infowars.com\/breaking-trump-tweets-2017-fake-news-awards-winners\/\">http:\/\/www.infowars.com\/breaking-trump-tweets-2017-fake-news-awards-winners\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mainstream media meltdown in 3, 2, 1\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-92785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=92785"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92785\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=92785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=92785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=92785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}