New York Times, Newsmax fall victim to fake Flynn Twitter account

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Source: The Hill

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The New York Times and Newsmax Media both fell victim to a fake Twitter account that purports to be former national security advisor Michael Flynn, with both publications quoting tweets from the fake account about his recent resignation.

Flynn resigned from his position late Monday, after reports that Flynn discussed sanctions with Russia's ambassador — and then mislead Vice President Pence about the content of the talk.

Both the New York Times and Newsmax reported on the fake account, erroneously quoting the account's claim that Flynn viewed himself as the "sole scapegoat."

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While the Newsmax story is still live and no correction has been made, the New York Times issued a correction.

“Because of an editing error, an earlier version quoted three posts from an unverified Twitter account," the Times wrote.

More: http://thehill.com/homenews/media/319401-new-york-times-newsmax-fall-victim-to-fake-flynn-twitter-account