Headline Roundup • May 27th, 2019
Fake Quote Circulates on Social Media, Political Scientist to Blame
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Washington Post
President Trump again called for libel laws to be changed after a prominent political scientist and think tank leader made up a quote and attributed it to Trump.
Ian Bremmer, the president of the Eurasia Group and a professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business, tweeted a quote he attributed to Trump on Sunday afternoon.
"President Trump in Tokyo: 'Kim Jong Un is smarter and would make a better President than Sleepy Joe Biden,' " Bremmer tweeted.
Fox News Digital
President Trump on Monday seized on a New York University professor’s false tweet as an example of journalistic malpractice while calling for the U.S. to modify its libel laws to hold news media accountable.
In his early morning tweet while on an overseas trip to Japan, the president said a fake quote attributed to him by Ian Bremmer shows "what’s going on in the age of Fake News."
"People think they can say anything and get away with it," Trump wrote. "Really, the libel laws should be changed to hold...
The Hill
President Trump on Monday slammed journalist and New York University professor Ian Bremmer for attributing a "completely ludicrous quote" to him.
"@ianbremmer now admits that he MADE UP 'a completely ludicrous quote,' attributing it to me," Trump tweeted amid a four-day state visit to Japan.
"This is what’s going on in the age of Fake News," Trump added. "People think they can say anything and get away with it. Really, the libel laws should be changed to hold Fake News Media accountable!"
