USA Today dragged for 'fact check' claiming Trump campaign sold shirts with Nazi symbol: 'This is moronic'

USA Today was dragged over the weekend after publishing a “fact check” claiming the Trump campaign sold shirts featuring a Nazi symbol of an eagle, and later clarified that “the eagle is a longtime US symbol, too.”

The paper published a “fact check” claiming “Trump's campaign website recently unveiled a T-shirt that has come under fire because of design similarities between its logo and a Nazi symbol” and coming to the conclusion that the claims are “true.”

“The claims that a Trump campaign T-shirt has come under criticism for using a symbol similar to a Nazi eagle is TRUE, based on our research,” USA Today’s Will Peebles wrote, adding “It is worth noting that the eagle is a common symbol in American politics, and is included in the presidential seal of the U.S., as well as many federal departments.”

But when the paper tweeted the story, it didn’t focus on whether or not the campaign was criticized but instead declared the Trump campaign sold shirts featuring a Nazi symbol.

“The claim: Trump campaign shirts feature imperial eagle, a Nazi symbol. Our ruling: True,” the paper tweeted.