Right-wingers got duped by phony Facebook post in which grieving widow attacked Rep. Wilson

[riversedge]

Source: raw story





22 Oct 2017 at 17:44 ET


A widely-shared Facebook post purporting to be from Myeshia Johnson — widow of fallen Green Beret Sgt. La David Johnson — is a fake, according to Snopes.com.
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“Conservative social media users circulated an image of a purported Facebook post from 17 October 2017 which they said showed Gold Star widow Myeshia Johnson accusing Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Florida) of exploiting a presidential condolence call over the death of her husband, U.S. Army Sgt. La David Johnson, for political gain,” said Snopes’ Arturo Garcia.

“I want to set the record straight! I’m getting sick and tired of this so called politician using my husband as a political platform,” said the phony Myeshia Johnson. “Even buy [sic] her own words she did not hear all of the conversation she only heard part of it. This is what actually was said. ‘They know the risk, they know what they sign up for but they still volunteer to put their lives on the line for their fellow Americans. We owe them a debt that can never be repaid.’”

“While the date of the post corresponds with that of the 17 October 2017 condolence call, the time listed is actually more than an hour before the reported time of President Trump’s phone call, which was 4:45 p.m. Eastern time,” Garcia noted.


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Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/2017/10/right-wingers-got-duped-by-phony-facebook-post-in-which-grieving-widow-attacked-rep-wilson/

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Also see this DU thread:


https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029739129






https://www.snopes.com/myeshia-johnson-facebook-post/

Fact Check Politics

Did Myeshia Johnson Accuse Rep. Frederica Wilson of Using Her Husband 'As a Political Platform'?
An alleged Facebook post from the widow about a controversial condolence call was "published" at least an hour before President Donald Trump phoned her.

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Gold Star widow Myeshia Johnson criticized Rep. Frederica Wilson on Facebook for misrepresenting the content of a condolence call from President Donald Trump.


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Conservative social media users circulated an image of a purported Facebook post from 17 October 2017 which they said showed Gold Star widow Myeshia Johnson accusing Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Florida) of exp..........loiting a presidential condolence call over the death of her husband, U.S. Army Sgt. La David Johnson, for political gain:..................................

[JohnnyRingo]

1. They were happily duped

Even if it's pointed out that it's fake the right wing will still believe it's true because they so much want it to be. I have to admit, it's crafted very convincingly. Amazing how they twisted Trump's actual words into a heartfelt condolence. That's the president they wished they voted for.

Thanx for posting.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

9. They only seek confirmation of pre-conceived beliefs. They aren't open to disproof. They

They will invent elaborate theories to explain any fact that becomes so clear they even they have to accept it.

Usually it involves Soros and nonsense similar to Pizzagate.

[Locrian]

16. its a win win for them

The damage is done - and if it's proven wrong then it's more example of "fake news" for them.
They're able to separate the two: believing the first and using the second to discredit *all* news.

[iluvtennis]

2. Asswipes. they would do anything to justify the cruel things of this administration. GAH

[Turbineguy]

3. They love to believe bullshit.

In the wingnut world, allowing yourself to be a credulous boob is proof of high intelligence.

[rocktivity]

4. Fake News. Sad.

rocktivity

[dflprincess]

5. Clearly a fake post written by a right wing stooge

It should be obvious to anyone just based on "by" being spelled wrong.

[billh58]

6. Trump is a proven and documented

racist, misogynist, sexual predator, and liar. Rep. Frederica Wilson is a friend of La David Johnson's family, his mentor, and a respected Representative.

Alt-Right traitors are despicable.

[Xipe Totec]

7. The gilding wore off the brass a long time ago.

This is a man so crass, crude, and ignorant, he can't tell the difference between a gilding and a gelding; between erudition and eruction.

[donotpissoffacow]

8. Once again...catch up with technology...

Simon Adler takes us down a technological rabbit hole of strangely contorted faces and words made out of thin air. And a wonderland full of computer scientists, journalists, and digital detectives forces us to rethink even the things we see with our very own eyes.

Read it and weep. They are literally going to put words in your mouth. There will no longer be any way to tell real from fake. I'm still asking is this the forth horse?
http://www.radiolab.org/story/breaking-news/

[Brother Buzz]

10. Can someone explain the time stamp discrepancy thingy?

“While the date of the post corresponds with that of the 17 October 2017 condolence call, the time listed is actually more than an hour before the reported time of President Trump’s phone call, which was 4:45 p.m. Eastern time,” Garcia noted.

[LisaL]

11. What is there to explain? Whoever made the fake post presumably didn't put a correct time on it.

[Brother Buzz]

17. Ah, I sorted it out

I thought the fake was posted online before the event even happened, and that sounded hinky. I now see the ginned up fake copy that shot around the world had the bogus timestamp.

[barbtries]

12. i saw it on FB

and actually went to see her page. there wasn't enough there to convince me it was real, then when i went to twitter and nothing i knew it had to be fake.

fucking republicans. they don't give a shit about the truth.

[SergeStorms]

15. Excuse me....

that's "alternative reality" to a right-winger. They no longer use the passe words 'truth' and 'lies'. Using the "alternative reality" description allows them to never have to say they're lying. Even though they are. All the time.

[Skittles]

13. fuck them

they just believe what they want to believe; that is why propaganda works so well on them

[SeattlePop]

14. I Want An Investigation About Fake Facebook Post From Gold Star

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029740361

I Want An Investigation About Fake Facebook Post From Gold Star Family Attacking Congressperson Now

[RhodeIslandOne]

18. Not duped, complicit

Fully.