The Propaganda FilesBloomberg Politics: Nancy Reagan Endorses Hillary Clinton
Bloomberg Politics published a story saying former first lady Nancy Reagan had endorsed Hillary Clinton for president.
A fake cross-party endorsement would have boosted Clinton's launch week.
What was reported
Bloomberg Politics published a story saying former first lady Nancy Reagan had endorsed Hillary Clinton for president.
What actually happened
The story was based on a fabricated article from the satire/hoax site National Report. Bloomberg deleted it within minutes, posted a retraction, and told iMediaEthics it had fallen for a hoax and apologized to readers.
The proof
Bloomberg's own retraction acknowledged the endorsement never happened.
The receipt. Copy this and paste it anywhere:
Bloomberg Politics: Nancy Reagan Endorses Hillary Clinton — Retracted. Bloomberg's own retraction acknowledged the endorsement never happened. Full file: https://www.thepropagandafiles.com/case/bloomberg-nancy-reagan-endorses-hillary-hoax/
Original reporting
- Bloomberg Politics: retracted story URLhttp://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-04-10/retracted-nancy-reagan-gives-her-endorsement-to-hillary-clinton--i8c5z0jo
Corrections, findings & records
- Politico: Bloomberg falls for fake Nancy Reagan reporthttp://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2015/04/bloomberg-falls-for-fake-nancy-reagan-report-205356.html
- Mediaite: Bloomberg runs, then pulls hoax storyhttp://www.mediaite.com/online/bloomberg-runs-then-pulls-hoax-story-about-nancy-reagan-endorsing-hillary/
- iMediaEthics: Nancy Reagan didn't back Hillary Clintonhttps://www.imediaethics.org/nancy-reagan-didnt-back-hillary-clinton-bloomberg-politics-duped/
Archived copies
Stories get edited after publication. These open the Internet Archive's earliest saved copy of each original.
- Archived copy: Bloomberg Politics: retracted story URLhttps://web.archive.org/web/2/http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-04-10/retracted-nancy-reagan-gives-her-endorsement-to-hillary-clinton--i8c5z0jo