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      Trump Campaign Member Shares Doctored Image To Cast Doubt On Media Reporting

      The Washington Times said the photo had been "doctored," and the original correctly described George W. Bush as the 2000 presidential election winner.

      By - AFP |
      Published -  10 Nov 2020 4:18 PM IST
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      Trump Campaign Member Shares Doctored Image To Cast Doubt On Media Reporting
      The day after the 2020 presidential election was called for Joe Biden, the communications director for Donald Trump's campaign tweeted a photo of a newspaper front page announcing Al Gore's victory 20 years earlier to highlight an alleged mistake by journalists reporting on results. But, the Washington Times said the photo had been "doctored," and the original correctly described George W. Bush as the 2000 presidential election winner.


      "Greeting staff at @TeamTrump HQ this morning, a reminder that the media doesn't select the President," Tim Murtaugh tweeted on November 8, 2020.

      Two photos were attached to the tweet. One showed an image of a front page of The Washington Times that read: "PRESIDENT GORE," followed by: "Florida pushes Gore over the top with bare majority." The second showed dozens of copies of the image on the walls of the Trump campaign headquarters.


      Screenshot of a doctored Washington Times front page, taken on November 8, 2020

      The tweet was later deleted, but screenshots of the photo of the front page remained and were shared on other social media platforms, including on Facebook.

      Also Read: Screenshot Of 2019 Lawsuit Shared To Falsely Claim Voter Fraud In 2020

      However, the image is a doctored version of a real front page by The Washington Times, a newspaper based in the US capital.

      "These photos have been doctored," the conservative-leaning newspaper replied to Murtaugh on Twitter. "The Washington Times never ran a 'President Gore' headline."


      Screenshot of a tweet taken on November 8, 2020

      The doctored photo was based on a November 8, 2020 copy of The Washington Times. The original copy that was falsified read: "PRESIDENT BUSH," followed by: "Florida pushes Texan over the top with bare majority," according to a photo by a Twitter user who said they had a physical copy.


      Screenshot of a tweet taken on November 8, 2020

      However, other printed versions of the November 8, 2000 Washington Times edition featured the headlines "No President Yet," and "Down to the Wire."


      Screenshot of a tweet taken on November 8, 2020

      Screenshot of a tweet taken on November 8, 2020

      The falsified headline tweeted by Murtaugh was based on the "PRESIDENT BUSH" version, as it is the only one that reports 207 seats for House Republicans, and 189 for House Democrats.

      While the headline was doctored in the image tweeted by Murtaugh, other text on the front page was not, CNN reporter Andrew Kaczynski pointed out on Twitter. One article read:

      "George W. Bush, the son of the president who was vanquished by the Clinton-Gore team eight years ago, avenged his father early this morning by defeating Al Gore, creating only the second father-son presidential dynasty in history."

      Also Read: Social Media Posts Claim Michigan County Vote Count Glitch Was A Fraud

      False calls did happen in 2000

      On the night of November 7, 2000, news organizations including ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox and the Associated Press predicted Democrat Al Gore had won the race. But Bush's victory was eventually called by most media on November 8.

      An agonizingly long recount in the key battleground state of Florida was eventually halted by the US Supreme Court weeks later, definitively giving the presidency to Republican Bush.

      (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by BOOM staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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      US Elections 2020US ElectionsVoter FraudMail-in ballotsMail-in votingJoe BidenKamala HarrisTim MurtaughWashington TimesAl GoreGeorge BushUS elections2020 US Presidential ElectionsUS Presidential ElectionsAmerican ElectionsDemocratsRepublicansMike Pence#DonaldTrump
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      Claim :   20 years ago, The Washington Times had announced that Al Gore won the US presidential elections.
      Claimed By :  Tim Murtaugh, Facebook posts
      Fact Check :  False
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