Leifer
Senior Member.
Several pre-election fake news stories and ads on Craigslist for "paid protesters" had found their way onto the social media, and spread through thousands of re-postings.
These stories are continuing to be re-posted, even now, after the election.
Back in March of this year, Paul Horner created a fake news story on his site "abcnews.com.co", which has nothing to do with ABC the network. (I don't sugest people click on the story, because Horner will just make more money because of his false story)
Here is a screen-shot. (Notice he has recently changed the posting-date from March, to Nov. 11)
Horner also posted a fake Craigslist ad for "paid protesters", to help verify and bolster his fake news story.
Paul Horner is well-known to Snopes for other fake news created in the "National Report".
It's rather silly idea anyway. There would be no need to "pay" anti-Trump protesters....there are enough of them already.
These stories are continuing to be re-posted, even now, after the election.
Back in March of this year, Paul Horner created a fake news story on his site "abcnews.com.co", which has nothing to do with ABC the network. (I don't sugest people click on the story, because Horner will just make more money because of his false story)
Here is a screen-shot. (Notice he has recently changed the posting-date from March, to Nov. 11)
Horner also posted a fake Craigslist ad for "paid protesters", to help verify and bolster his fake news story.
Paul Horner is well-known to Snopes for other fake news created in the "National Report".
Politifact debunked his recent ploy...
National Report
"No list of shameless misinformation would be complete without a mention of National Report (and its omnipresent former lead writer, Paul Horner), as the site is (or was) perhaps the most prominent example of its genre...."
http://www.snopes.com/2016/01/14/fake-news-sites/
The Washington Post has an interview with Horner, and he admits to his fake news stories.....(exerpt)A web posting headlined, "Donald Trump Protester Speaks Out: 'I Was Paid $3,500 To Protest Trump's Rally,' " ranks high on Google searches for the phrase "paid protesters." But the article is 100 percent fabricated, as its author acknowledges.
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-m...eone-wasnt-paid-3500-protest-donald-trump-it/
Some of these Craigslist ads were real and were for paid phone solicitors (or canvassing), which were then misinterpreted and believed to be part of the above Hoax story.The fake Craigslist ads for "paid protesters" in various cities, have been since deleted from Craigslist.
(WASINGTON POST) You mentioned Trump, and you’ve probably heard the argument, or the concern, that fake news somehow helped him get elected. What do you make of that?
(HORNER) My sites were picked up by Trump supporters all the time. I think Trump is in the White House because of me. His followers don’t fact-check anything — they’ll post everything, believe anything. His campaign manager posted my story about a protester getting paid $3,500 as fact. Like, I made that up. I posted a fake ad on Craigslist.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...ld-trump-is-in-the-white-house-because-of-me/
It's rather silly idea anyway. There would be no need to "pay" anti-Trump protesters....there are enough of them already.
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