Sarah Palin rips Washington Post for falsely reporting she signed with Al Jazeera
Citing a satirical news site, the Post on Tuesday issued a correction after reporting that Palin was joining Al Jazeera America.
Sarah Palin got a belated birthday wish—an excuse to rip the “lamestream media.”
On Tuesday, The Washington Post published a blog post by journalist Suzi Parker who reported that Palin had signed with the Al Jazeera network. The blog post cited The Daily Currant as its source. Great story—except the article was satirical.
The Post issued a correction, but Palin, an outspoken critic of what she calls the “lamestream media,” feasted on the erroneous report, firing off a series of tweets:
Hey @washingtonpost, I’m having coffee with Elvis this week. He works at the Mocha Moose in Wasilla. #suziparkerscoops #idiotmedia
— Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) February 12, 2013
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