Liberal outlet Mediaite reported that a fake statement attributed to former President Trump about the death of viral online sensation Peanut the Squirrel at the hands of New York state officials was real and had to issue a correction.
The site mistakenly fell for the doctored Truth Social statement made to look like it was from Trump, which was produced in a way to simulate the former president knocking the state government for euthanizing the pet and social media star while ignoring crimes done by illegal immigrants in the state.
“We regret the post, and have removed it from our platforms. The post below has been updated to reflect the situation,” the outlet stated in a correction that was published Saturday.
PEANUT THE PET SQUIRREL TAKEN AWAY BY NEW YORK STATE OFFICIALS FROM ADOPTED HOME, MAY BE EUTHANIZED
The state’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) seized viral Instagram starand pet squirrel Peanut, as well as a raccoon named Fred from owner Mark Longo’s …