CNN Under Fire: ‘Very Fake News’ Network Hit from All Sides as Breitbart Investigation Forces Rare Retraction

CNN Under Fire: ‘Very Fake News’ Network Hit from All Sides as Breitbart Investigation Forces Rare Retraction, by Matthew Boyle.

The network President Donald Trump has identified as a “very fake news” outlet is under fire from all sides as it was forced to retract a blatantly inaccurate hit piece on President Trump and his associates in the wake of a Breitbart News investigation this weekend.

CNN is getting ripped from all over the right:

Breitbart kicking ass by exposing @CNN VERY FAKE NEWS!! https://t.co/07GrzAquaO

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) June 24, 2017

Another @CNN "gotcha" on @realDonaldTrump that turns into an "oops–we lied" https://t.co/t9ah4LyPeK

— Dinesh D'Souza (@DineshDSouza) June 24, 2017

But it’s not just conservatives ripping CNN. BuzzFeed joined in too!

New: Source close to CNN says retracted story was “massive, massive fuck up and people will be disciplined" https://t.co/C49EJq7Iev

— Jon Passantino (@passantino) June 25, 2017

hat-tip Stephen Neil