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This story in RT caught my eye.
Fake Washington Post copies announcing Trump's resignation handed out in Washington, DC
Published time: 17 Jan, 2019 02:41 Edited time: 17 Jan, 2019 08:23
Taking the art of fake news to new heights, a non-profit has circulated mock Washington Post issues near the White House, telling readers that President Donald Trump fled to Crimea on the back of women-led protests.
Activists giving out fake copies of the Washington Post commuters were spotted near the White House on Wednesday morning. Vigilant readers immediately alerted the newspaper, which said that the copies, dated May 1, 2019, were "not Post products" and that it was "looking into this."
Hey @washingtonpost: Someone is passing out fake copies of the paper (top)? For comparison, a real issue of the Post below. pic.twitter.com/j7svhBDfJF
— Adrienne Shih👩🏻💻 (@adrienneshih) January 16, 2019
The fake copies include an eye-catching headline for the lead story: "UNPRESIDENTED. Ending Crisis, Trump Hastily Departs White House," complete with a picture of a glum Trump on his way to "slip in a private car in the wee hours of the morning."
There are fake print editions of The Washington Post being distributed around downtown DC, and we are aware of a website attempting to mimic The Post’s. They are not Post products, and we are looking into this.
— Washington Post PR (@WashPostPR) January 16, 2019
The paper "reports" that Trump abruptly left his office at 3:15am on May 1, leaving a message on a napkin in the Oval Office that blamed "crooked Hillary," the mysterious "Hfior," and "the Fake News Media" for his flight. The report, meticulously mimicking the Washington Post's source-based reporting style, cites "four White House aides" speaking on condition of anonymity, that they found the napkin two days before events took a dramatic turn.
Trump's fictional resignation and the subsequent swearing-in of Vice President Mike Pence, who instantly promises to keep as low a profile as possible, comes amidst "massive protests" staged by a grassroots movement with #MeToo as its backbone.
https://www.rt.com/usa/448993-washington-post-fake-resignation/