{"id":1489121,"date":"2022-05-23T22:59:42","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T02:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1489121"},"modified":"2022-05-23T22:59:58","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T02:59:58","slug":"wapo-deletes-tweet-after-falsely-claiming-cops-shot-george-floyd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wapo-deletes-tweet-after-falsely-claiming-cops-shot-george-floyd\/","title":{"rendered":"WaPo Deletes Tweet After Falsely Claiming Cops Shot George Floyd"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwapo-deletes-tweet-after-falsely-claiming-cops-shot-george-floyd%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1489121&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Washington Post deleted a tweet and corrected a reader submission form on their website after falsely claiming that George Floyd had been shot by police officers.<\/p>\n<p>The now-deleted tweet included a link to the submission form in question along with the following text: \u201cOn May 25, 2020, George Floyd was shot and killed in police custody. His death sparked outrage, wide-scaled protests and calls to change policing. Two years later, what has \u2014 or hasn\u2019t changed?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The outlet posted another tweet explaining that the previous one had been deleted. \u201cWe\u2019ve deleted a previous tweet for this form that included language that was changed after publish,\u201d the new tweet read.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We&#8217;ve deleted a previous tweet for this form that included language that was changed after publish.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/washingtonpost\/status\/1528924377743605765?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/hosted-washpost.submissionplatform.com\/sub\/hosted\/628bb83844f54e002f9f1b5f?utm_campaign=wp_main&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_source=twitter\">updated reader submission form<\/a> reads, \u201cOn May 25, 2020, George Floyd died in police custody. His death sparked outrage, wide scale protests and calls to change policing. Two years later, what has \u2014 or hasn\u2019t changed?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Newsbusters Managing Editor Curtis Houck shared screenshots of the tweet and the original reader submission form, along with his own comments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMannnn you guys just barely escaped the wrath of Nina Jankowicz and her Ministry of Truth,\u201d he tweeted, adding, \u201cNot only did The Washington Post mess this up in their tweet (left) about how George Floyd died, they did the same thing on their own website (right).\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Not only did The Washington Post mess this up in their tweet (left) about how George Floyd died, they did the same thing on their own website (right) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nWhNEAvFke\">pic.twitter.com\/nWhNEAvFke<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurtisHouck\/status\/1528916500815429632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWashington Post, which wants to restrict free speech to combat disinformation, can\u2019t even get this well-known event right,\u201d Max Abrahms <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaxAbrahms\/status\/1528919457845895169\">added<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tim Swain commented, \u201cYou may have deleted the tweet but the internet is forever @washingtonpost.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Washington Post deleted a tweet and corrected a reader submission form on their website after falsely claiming that George Floyd had been shot by police officers. 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