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FAKE EDITIONS OF The Washington Post claiming that US President Donald Trump was leaving office are being handed out in DC, according to the newspaper.
The Washington Post today reported that the fake print papers were filled with anti-Trump stories. It added that these stories also appeared on a website mimicking the official Post site.
In a statement, the Post’s PR department said: “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.”
The Washington Post reported that the fake newspaper’s lead story, under the headline “Unpresidented”, said that Trump had left a resignation message on a napkin in the Oval Office and Washington for a famous Crimean resort.
The Post also wrote that the fake story had reported that Trump’s departure was prompted by “massive women-led protests”.
It remains unclear where the fake papers originated from. However, liberal activist group Code Pink posted a video on Facebook of the papers being handed out.
Advocacy organisation MoveOn said that while it “loved the headline”, it didn’t produce the fake paper.
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Six months!
@Jimmy Pea: A sick joke .
@Jimmy Pea: judge too lenient. 6 month feck joke cos free in 3 months time
@Jimmy Pea: out in 3? If he does engage with the probation service and gets off the drugs it would be great. We can live in hope. The poor grandfather certainly is probably hoping that.
@Jakie McLean:
Drug use is not an excuse. People make their own choices to use drugs, and if it destroys their life and causes them to harm people, that’s on them.
6 months is a joke.
Lowest of the low types combined with a totally ineffective “justice” system will see repeat offences from this criminal.
That’s low, six years he should have got
“Deterrence message “ FFS
Out in a month
Use of a false instrument? He needs to experience the wrong end of one of those.
Another ‘poor addict’ with very little thought for the people at loss.
What deterrent message? Suspend two years !
So often people assume that a family member would never steal from one’s own family. In cases of addiction and repeat offending there are no promises. We need to keep an eye on our seniors for their protection.
How could you do that on your own grandad, lowest of the low.
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