{"id":611050,"date":"2021-08-04T13:21:41","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T17:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=611050"},"modified":"2021-08-04T13:21:45","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T17:21:45","slug":"poor-spin-wapo-slaps-d-c-mayor-bowser-with-maximum-4-pinnochios-for-defense-of-maskless-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poor-spin-wapo-slaps-d-c-mayor-bowser-with-maximum-4-pinnochios-for-defense-of-maskless-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Poor Spin\u2019: WaPo Slaps D.C. Mayor Bowser With Maximum \u20184 Pinnochios\u2019 For Defense Of Maskless Wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Fpoor-spin-wapo-slaps-d-c-mayor-bowser-with-maximum-4-pinnochios-for-defense-of-maskless-wedding%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=611050&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1234271447.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"e12o35pe0 css-1wr5klf\" readability=\"51.919266055046\">\n<p>The Washington Post\u2019s fact checker gave Democratic Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser its maximum \u201cwhooper\u201d rating of four Pinocchios for her defense of breaking her own mask mandate less than 24 hours after it went into effect.<\/p>\n<p>WaPo also dinged Bowser for attacking Tiana Lowe, the Washington Examiner reporter who caught her, as a \u201cright-wing nut\u201d who opposes vaccines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe mayor is in hot water because an opinion writer at the Washington Examiner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/dc-mayor-bowser-officiates-maskless-indoor-wedding-after-reinstated-mask-mandate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> that she violated her own mask order while attending a reception after a wedding at which she officiated,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2021\/08\/04\/mayor-bowsers-poor-spin-about-not-following-her-own-mask-mandate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a> the Post in a piece titled \u201cMayor Bowser\u2019s poor spin about not following her own mask mandate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe mayor and her office have responded with spin and obfuscation \u2014 what we in the news business call a non-denial denial. In the process, she seems to have recast the meaning of the executive order that went into effect on the day of the wedding,\u201d the Post continued.<\/p>\n<p>As The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/d-c-mayor-reinstates-indefinite-indoor-mask-mandate-for-ages-2-and-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>, Bowser announced last Thursday that District residents aged 2 and older must begin wearing masks indoors Saturday regardless of vaccination status.<\/p>\n<p>The Post explained that after Lowe released the photo of Bowser sitting maskless at a reception table, her office issued this statement: \u201cOn Saturday, July 31st, Mayor Bowser officiated an outdoor, rooftop wedding ceremony, followed by an indoor dinner. The Mayor wore a mask indoors in compliance with the mandate, and the organizers and venue staff worked to create a safe environment for the staff and guests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the Post further <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2021\/08\/04\/mayor-bowsers-poor-spin-about-not-following-her-own-mask-mandate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<div>\n<div data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" readability=\"9\">\n<blockquote readability=\"11\">\n<p class=\"font--article-body font-copy gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md \" data-el=\"text\"><em>Bowser also tried to argue the photograph was taken during the meal, not the toasts. \u201cThey took a picture of me where dinner and drinks were served,\u201d she said. \u201cOkay, did they show you the whole time I was there? No. Did they show you when I had on a mask? No. Because they have a little thing they are trying to do.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<div data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" readability=\"9\">\n<p class=\"font--article-body font-copy gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md \" data-el=\"text\"><em>As the video indicates, the meal was over. Bowser acknowledged to reporters she saw many people at the reception not wearing masks.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<div data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" readability=\"9.2690274841438\">\n<blockquote readability=\"11.708245243129\">\n<p class=\"font--article-body font-copy gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md \" data-el=\"text\"><em>As part of her defense, Bowser also falsely claimed that Lowe was one of the \u201cright-wing nuts\u201d who opposed vaccination: \u201cWhat I know is we have a lot of covid deniers out there who are largely responsible for the country not being able to recover from covid, because for many months, they have been telling their followers not to get vaccinated, who have spent two or three days spreading disinformation.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<div data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" readability=\"9\">\n<p class=\"font--article-body font-copy gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md \" data-el=\"text\"><em>As we noted, Lowe is a strong advocate of vaccination. Bowser\u2019s staff needs to do better homework on her critics.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"8.5047846889952\">\n<div data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" readability=\"12.284688995215\">\n<p class=\"font--article-body font-copy gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md \" data-el=\"text\"><em>Bowser also relied on the old trick of denying a story because of the headline, saying: \u201cThe right-wingers, you know what they said? I officiated a wedding indoors \u2014 already a lie from the top.\u201d The headline of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/dc-mayor-bowser-officiates-maskless-indoor-wedding-after-reinstated-mask-mandate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lowe\u2019s original story<\/a> said: \u201cDC Mayor Bowser officiates maskless indoor wedding after reinstated mask mandate.\u201d Oops. But the story itself was about the wedding reception, not the wedding itself.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/d-c-mayor-muriel-bowsers-petty-hypocritical-tyranny-must-stop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser\u2019s Petty, Hypocritical Tyranny Must Stop<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">&nbsp;<i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Washington Post\u2019s fact checker gave Democratic Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser its maximum \u201cwhooper\u201d rating of four Pinocchios for her defense of breaking her own mask mandate less than &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-611050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/611050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=611050"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/611050\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=611050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=611050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=611050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}