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Calculated Shard: 152 (from laksa172)

2. Crawled Status Check

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa152.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards","crawl_time":1774054138,"first_indexed_time":1515389454,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"org,wikipedia!en,\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards s443","src_root_hash":"17790707453426894952","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Fake News Awards - Wikipedia","meta_descriptions":[],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia\nFake News Awards\nCountry\nUnited States\nPresented by\nDonald Trump\nFirst award\nJanuary 17, 2018\nWebsite\nhttps:\/\/gop.com\/the-highly-anticipated-2017-fake-news-awards\n \nU.S. President\nDonald Trump\ncreated the\nFake News Awards\nto highlight the news outlets that he said were responsible for misrepresenting him and\/or producing false reports both before, and during,\nhis presidency\n. A post to the blog of the\nRepublican Party\nwebsite announced the winners on January 17, 2018. They included reports ranging from comments by journalists on social media to news reports that later required\ncorrections\n.\nPresident Trump first proposed an award—then called the \"Fake News Trophy\"—in a November 2017\ntweet\n:\n[\n1\n]\n[\n2\n]\nIt was unclear whether he intended to actually create the award at the time.\n[\n4\n]\nTrump's re-election campaign sent emails to supporters with a link to an online poll asking them to rank three nominated stories as \"fake\", \"faker\", or \"fakest\" news in late December.\n[\n5\n]\n[\n6\n]\nTrump next mentioned the awards in a January 2, 2018 tweet. He called them the \"Most Dishonest & Corrupt Media Awards of the Year\", and wrote that he would award them for \"dishonesty & bad reporting in various categories\" at the time. The awards scheduled for January 8, 2018 at 5pm\nCST\n.\n[\n7\n]\nTrump changed the date to January 17, citing increased interest in the award in a January 7 tweet.\n[\n8\n]\nSeveral late-night talk show hosts, including\nSamantha Bee\nand\nJimmy Kimmel\n, satirically campaigned for an award.\nThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert\ndisplayed a billboard doing such in New York City's\nTimes Square\n, with categories including \"Least\nBreitbarty\n\" and \"Corruptest Fakeness\",\n[\n4\n]\nand\nTrevor Noah\n's\nThe Daily Show\nbought a full-page ad in\nThe New York Times\n.\n[\n9\n]\nThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon\naired a sketch satirizing the Fake News Awards on January 16.\n[\n10\n]\nThe ten stories awarded were from\nCNN\n(four times),\nThe New York Times\n(twice),\nThe Washington Post\n,\nABC News\n,\nNewsweek\nand\nTime\n.\n[\n11\n]\nAn eleventh bonus award went to reports about\nRussian interference in the 2016 United States elections\nthat was generally called \"perhaps the greatest hoax perpetrated on the American people\".\n[\n12\n]\nMedia\npundits\ndescribed the initial announcement of the winners as a flop since the\nRepublican Party\n's website experienced technical difficulties and displayed a 404 error, along with a note that stated  \"we're\nmaking it great again\n\".\n[\n1\n]\nReporter\nOrganization\nStory\nNotes\n1\nPaul Krugman\nThe New York Times\nShort\nop-ed\nby\nNYT\ncolumnist that predicted if markets would recover from Trump presidency, \"first-pass answer is never\".\n[\n13\n]\nKrugman changed the claim three days later and wrote that the budget deficits under Trump might actually strengthen the economy.\n[\n14\n]\n2\nBrian Ross\nABC News\nBungled report on former National Security Advisor\nMichael Flynn\n.\nABC corrected the error after it pointed out, then suspended Ross for four weeks and reassigned him. The report also linked to a temporary drop of 350 points in the\nDow Jones\n.\n[\n14\n]\n[\n15\n]\n3\nManu Raju\n, Jeremy Herb\nCNN\nReport claiming Trump campaign had early access to hacked WikiLeaks documents.\nThe Washington Post\n,\nThe Wall Street Journal\nand\nNBC News\nsoon caught the error and CNN corrected it.\n[\n14\n]\n4\nZeke Miller\nTime\nA tweet claiming a bust of\nMartin Luther King Jr.\nhad been removed from the\nOval Office\n.\nCorrection issued after 40 minutes.\nTime\nissued an apology.\n[\n14\n]\n[\n16\n]\n5\nDave Weigel\nThe Washington Post\nTweet with misleading photo suggesting a rally for Trump in\nPensacola\nwas not 'packed to the rafters.'\nPhoto was taken while the audience still entered the arena. Deleted after 20 minutes. Reporter issued an apology.\n[\n14\n]\n6\nVeronica Rocha\nCNN\nCNN published a video giving the impression Trump carelessly overfed fish in a koi pond during a meeting with\nJapanese Prime Minister\nShinzo Abe\n.\n[\n17\n]\nFull video showed that Trump was merely copying what Abe was doing; the report accompanying the video actually portrayed Trump's actions in a positive light.\n[\n14\n]\n7\nThomas Frank\nCNN\nReport claiming then-\nWhite House Communications Director\nAnthony Scaramucci\nhad ties to Russia\n.\n[\n18\n]\nReport later retracted. Three CNN\nstaff members\n–\nPulitzer-Prize\nnominee Thomas Frank; assistant managing editor\nEric Lichtblau\n(who had recently joined from\nThe New York Times\nand is a Pulitzer winner himself); and Lex Haris, the executive editor in charge of investigations – resigned.\n[\n14\n]\n[\n19\n]\n8\nChris Riotta\nNewsweek\nArticle claiming Polish first lady\nAgata Kornhauser-Duda\ndid not shake Trump's hand.\n[\n20\n]\nCorrection issued three hours after publication.\n[\n14\n]\n9\nGloria Borger\n,\nEric Lichtblau\n,\nJake Tapper\n, Brian Rokus\nCNN\nReport that former FBI director\nJames Comey\ndisputed Trump's claim that he was told he was not under investigation.\nCNN later corrected the story.\n[\n14\n]\n10\nLisa Friedman\nThe New York Times\nReport that scientists were afraid of the Trump administration planning not to publish a\nclimate-change\nstudy.\nThe study had actually been available to the public for seven months.\nThe New York Times\nstated in a correction that the report \"was uploaded to a nonprofit internet digital library in January but gained little attention until it published it\", though the\nWashington Post\npreviously reported on the study.\n[\n14\n]\n11\nVarious\nClaims that the Trump campaign \"colluded\" with Russia.\nThe\nSpecial Counsel investigation\ninto\nRussian interference in the 2016 United States elections\nwas not finished at the time and never investigated the claim of \"collusion\" but examined charges of \"conspiracy\". It \"never established that members of the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities\".\n[\n14\n]\nThe three stories on the online poll previously offered to Trump's supporters were ABC's reporting on\nMichael Flynn\n, CNN's reporting on Trump access to\nWikiLeaks\ndocuments, and Zeke Miller's erroneous report on the Martin Luther King Jr. bust.\n[\n1\n]\n[\n5\n]\nReaction to the \"awards\" was strong from different sources. Trump's supporters view the \"awards\" as a tongue-in-cheek approach highlighting media bias against the president, while critics view them as an attempt to undermine\nfreedom of the press\n.\n[\n11\n]\nSome media commentators congratulated the \"winners\", and others mocked the awards on\nTwitter\n.\nThe Daily Beast\n,\nBuzzFeed News\nand the\nDaily News\nsarcastically expressed disappointment that it did not win an award. The journalist Chris Riotta joked that he was \"honored and humbled\" to be included in the awards.\n[\n21\n]\nAnanias Club\nList of fake news websites\nMedia bias in the United States\nWet Gunpowder Award\n- Similar mocking award in\nIran\n.\n^\na\nb\nc\nCallum Borchers (January 17, 2018).\n\"Trump's 'Fake News Awards' were a huge flop\"\n.\nThe Washington Post\n. Retrieved\nJanuary 18,\n2018\n.\n^\nKurtz, Howard (November 27, 2017).\n\"More media bashing: Trump hits 'fake' networks, CNN, 'Morning Joe'\n\"\n.\nFox News\n.\n^\nDonald J. Trump [@realDonaldTrump] (November 27, 2017).\n\"We should have a contest as to which of the Networks, plus CNN and not including Fox, is the most dishonest, corrupt and\/or distorted in its political coverage of your favorite President (me). They are all bad. Winner to receive the FAKE NEWS TROPHY!\"\n(\nTweet\n) – via\nTwitter\n.\n^\na\nb\nMichael M. Grynbaum; Matt Flegenheimer (January 17, 2018).\n\"Trump Hands Out 'Fake News Awards,' Sans the Red Carpet\"\n.\nThe New York Times\n. Retrieved\nJanuary 18,\n2018\n.\n^\na\nb\nAvery Anapol (December 28, 2017).\n\"Trump asks supporters to help award 'Fake News' trophy\"\n.\nThe Hill\n.\n^\nCallum Borchers (December 28, 2017).\n\"Trump's 'fake news trophy' contest is now an actual thing\"\n.\nThe Washington Post\n.\n^\nKathryn Watson (January 2, 2018).\n\"Trump tweets he will announce awards for most 'dishonest' and 'corrupt' media of the year\"\n.\nCBS News\n. Retrieved\nJanuary 18,\n2018\n.\n^\nEmily Stewart (January 17, 2018).\n\"John McCain to Donald Trump: stop attacking the press\"\n.\nVox\n. Retrieved\nJanuary 18,\n2018\n.\n^\nJill Serjeant (January 16, 2018).\n\"\n'The Fakeys': Comedians turn tables on Trump's 'fake news' awards\"\n.\nReuters\n. Retrieved\nJanuary 18,\n2018\n.\n^\nMax Greenwood (January 17, 2018).\n\"Fallon parodies Trump's 'Fake News Awards'\n\"\n.\nThe Hill\n. Retrieved\nJanuary 18,\n2018\n.\n^\na\nb\nBen Riley-Smith; Chris Graham (January 18, 2018).\n\"Fake News Awards: CNN 'wins' taking 4 out of 11 'accolades' announced by Donald Trump\"\n.\nThe Telegraph\n. Retrieved\nJanuary 18,\n2018\n.\n^\nSabrina Siddiqui (January 18, 2018).\n\"Donald Trump faces backlash as he reveals 'Fake News Awards' winners\"\n.\nThe Guardian\n. Retrieved\nJanuary 18,\n2018\n.\n^\nPaul Krugman (November 9, 2016).\n\"Paul Krugman: The Economic Fallout\"\n.\nThe New York Times\n.\nISSN\n \n0362-4331\n. Retrieved\nJanuary 18,\n2018\n.\n^\na\nb\nc\nd\ne\nf\ng\nh\ni\nj\nk\nGlenn Kessler (January 17, 2018).\n\"Fact-checking President Trump's 'Fake News Awards'\n\"\n.\nThe Washington Post\n. Retrieved\nJanuary 18,\n2018\n.\n^\nAmy B. Wang (December 3, 207).\n\"ABC News apologizes for 'serious error' in Trump report and suspends Brian Ross for four weeks\"\n.\n^\n\"A Note to Our Readers\"\n.\nTime\n. Retrieved\nJanuary 18,\n2018\n.\n^\nVeronica Rocha (November 5, 2017).\n\"President Trump feeds fish with PM Shinzo Abe in Japan, then pours the entire box of food into the koi pond.pic.twitter.com\/CQjGGf5k0J\"\n.\n@VeronicaRochaLA\n. Retrieved\nJanuary 18,\n2018\n.\n^\n\"The \"winners\" of Trump's fake news awards, annotated\"\n.\nVox\n. Retrieved\nJanuary 18,\n2018\n.\n^\n\"3 CNN staffers resign over retracted Scaramucci-Russia story\"\n.\nPolitico\n. Retrieved\nJanuary 18,\n2018\n.\n^\n\"Donald Trump's handshake was expertly rejected by the Polish first lady\"\n.\nNewsweek\n. July 6, 2017\n. Retrieved\nJanuary 18,\n2018\n.\n^\nGayathri Anuradha (January 17, 2018).\n\"President Trump's Fake News Awards Leave Non-Winners Feeling 'Robbed'\n\"\n.\nInternational Business Times\n. Retrieved\nJanuary 18,\n2018\n.\n\"Official GOP Blog – The Highly-Anticipated 2017 Fake News Awards\"\n. 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[o]\")\n\n## Contents\nmove to sidebar\n\nhide\n\n- [(Top)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards)\n- [1 Creation](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#Creation)\n- [2 Awards](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#Awards)\n- [3 Reception](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#Reception)\n- [4 See also](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#See_also)\n- [5 References](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#References)\n- [6 External links](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#External_links)\n\nToggle the table of contents\n\n# Fake News Awards\n4 languages\n\n- [العربية](https:\/\/ar.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B2_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%81%D8%A9 \"جوائز الأخبار الزائفة – Arabic\")\n- [Español](https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards \"Fake News Awards – Spanish\")\n- [Français](https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bobards_d%27or#Aux_%C3%89tats-Unis \"Bobards d'or – French\")\n- [Tiếng Việt](https:\/\/vi.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gi%E1%BA%A3i_Tin_gi%E1%BA%A3 \"Giải Tin giả – Vietnamese\")\n\n[Edit links](https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Special:EntityPage\/Q47093240#sitelinks-wikipedia \"Edit interlanguage links\")\n\n- [Article](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards \"View the content page [c]\")\n- [Talk](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Talk:Fake_News_Awards \"Discuss improvements to the content page [t]\")\n\nEnglish\n\n- [Read](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards)\n- [Edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Fake_News_Awards&action=edit \"Edit this page [e]\")\n- [View history](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Fake_News_Awards&action=history \"Past revisions of this page [h]\")\n\nTools\n\nTools\n\nmove to sidebar\n\nhide\n\nActions\n\n- [Read](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards)\n- [Edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Fake_News_Awards&action=edit \"Edit this page [e]\")\n- [View history](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Fake_News_Awards&action=history)\n\nGeneral\n\n- [What links here](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:WhatLinksHere\/Fake_News_Awards \"List of all English Wikipedia pages containing links to this page [j]\")\n- [Related changes](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:RecentChangesLinked\/Fake_News_Awards \"Recent changes in pages linked from this page [k]\")\n- [Upload file](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:File_Upload_Wizard \"Upload files [u]\")\n- [Permanent link](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Fake_News_Awards&oldid=1313502689 \"Permanent link to this revision of this page\")\n- [Page information](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Fake_News_Awards&action=info \"More information about this page\")\n- [Cite this page](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Special:CiteThisPage&page=Fake_News_Awards&id=1313502689&wpFormIdentifier=titleform \"Information on how to cite this page\")\n- [Get shortened URL](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Special:UrlShortener&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFake_News_Awards)\n\nPrint\/export\n\n- [Download as PDF](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Special:DownloadAsPdf&page=Fake_News_Awards&action=show-download-screen \"Download this page as a PDF file\")\n- [Printable version](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Fake_News_Awards&printable=yes \"Printable version of this page [p]\")\n\nIn other projects\n\n- [Wikidata item](https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Special:EntityPage\/Q47093240 \"Structured data on this page hosted by Wikidata [g]\")\n\nAppearance\n\nmove to sidebar\n\nhide\n\nFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia\n\nIronic award\n\n| Fake News Awards |   |\n|---|---|\n| Country | United States |\n| Presented by | [Donald Trump](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Donald_Trump \"Donald Trump\") |\n| First award | January 17, 2018 |\n| Website | <https:\/\/gop.com\/the-highly-anticipated-2017-fake-news-awards> [![Edit this on Wikidata](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/8\/8a\/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg\/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png)](https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Q47093240?uselang=en#P856 \"Edit this on Wikidata\") |\n\n[U.S. President](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President_of_the_United_States \"President of the United States\") [Donald Trump](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Donald_Trump \"Donald Trump\") created the **Fake News Awards** to highlight the news outlets that he said were responsible for misrepresenting him and\/or producing false reports both before, and during, [his presidency](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/First_presidency_of_Donald_Trump \"First presidency of Donald Trump\"). A post to the blog of the [Republican Party](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republican_Party_\\(United_States\\) \"Republican Party (United States)\") website announced the winners on January 17, 2018. They included reports ranging from comments by journalists on social media to news reports that later required [corrections](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Correction_\\(newspaper\\) \"Correction (newspaper)\").\n\n## Creation\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Fake_News_Awards&action=edit&section=1 \"Edit section: Creation\")\\]\n\nPresident Trump first proposed an award—then called the \"Fake News Trophy\"—in a November 2017 [tweet](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twitter \"Twitter\"):[\\[1\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Borchers-1)[\\[2\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-2)\n\n|   |\n|---|\n| **Donald J. Trump** (@realDonaldTrump ) tweeted: |\n\n> We should have a contest as to which of the Networks, plus CNN and not including Fox, is the most dishonest, corrupt and\/or distorted in its political coverage of your favorite President (me). They are all bad. Winner to receive the FAKE NEWS TROPHY\\!\n\nNovember 27, 2017[\\[3\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-TweetrealDonaldTrump-3)\n\nIt was unclear whether he intended to actually create the award at the time.[\\[4\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Grynbaum-4) Trump's re-election campaign sent emails to supporters with a link to an online poll asking them to rank three nominated stories as \"fake\", \"faker\", or \"fakest\" news in late December.[\\[5\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Anapol-Fake-5)[\\[6\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-6) Trump next mentioned the awards in a January 2, 2018 tweet. He called them the \"Most Dishonest & Corrupt Media Awards of the Year\", and wrote that he would award them for \"dishonesty & bad reporting in various categories\" at the time. The awards scheduled for January 8, 2018 at 5pm [CST](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_Standard_Time \"Central Standard Time\").[\\[7\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-7) Trump changed the date to January 17, citing increased interest in the award in a January 7 tweet.[\\[8\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Stewart-8)\n\nSeveral late-night talk show hosts, including [Samantha Bee](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Samantha_Bee \"Samantha Bee\") and [Jimmy Kimmel](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jimmy_Kimmel \"Jimmy Kimmel\"), satirically campaigned for an award. *[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Late_Show_with_Stephen_Colbert \"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert\")* displayed a billboard doing such in New York City's [Times Square](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Times_Square \"Times Square\"), with categories including \"Least [Breitbarty](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Breitbart \"Breitbart\")\" and \"Corruptest Fakeness\",[\\[4\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Grynbaum-4) and [Trevor Noah](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trevor_Noah \"Trevor Noah\")'s *[The Daily Show](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Daily_Show \"The Daily Show\")* bought a full-page ad in *[The New York Times](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_New_York_Times \"The New York Times\")*.[\\[9\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-9) *[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Tonight_Show_Starring_Jimmy_Fallon \"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon\")* aired a sketch satirizing the Fake News Awards on January 16.[\\[10\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-10)\n\n## Awards\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Fake_News_Awards&action=edit&section=2 \"Edit section: Awards\")\\]\n\nThe ten stories awarded were from [CNN](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CNN \"CNN\") (four times), *[The New York Times](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_New_York_Times \"The New York Times\")* (twice), *[The Washington Post](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Washington_Post \"The Washington Post\")*, [ABC News](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ABC_News_\\(United_States\\) \"ABC News (United States)\"), *[Newsweek](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Newsweek \"Newsweek\")* and *[Time](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Time_\\(magazine\\) \"Time (magazine)\")*.[\\[11\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Riley-Smith-11) An eleventh bonus award went to reports about [Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russian_interference_in_the_2016_United_States_elections \"Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections\") that was generally called \"perhaps the greatest hoax perpetrated on the American people\".[\\[12\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Siddiqui-12)\n\nMedia [pundits](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pundit \"Pundit\") described the initial announcement of the winners as a flop since the [Republican Party](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republican_Party_\\(United_States\\) \"Republican Party (United States)\")'s website experienced technical difficulties and displayed a 404 error, along with a note that stated \"we're [making it great again](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Make_America_Great_Again \"Make America Great Again\")\".[\\[1\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Borchers-1)\n\n|   | Reporter | Organization | Story | Notes |\n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| 1 | [Paul Krugman](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paul_Krugman \"Paul Krugman\") | *[The New York Times](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_New_York_Times \"The New York Times\")* | Short [op-ed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Op-ed \"Op-ed\") by *NYT* columnist that predicted if markets would recover from Trump presidency, \"first-pass answer is never\".[\\[13\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-13) | Krugman changed the claim three days later and wrote that the budget deficits under Trump might actually strengthen the economy.[\\[14\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14) |\n| 2 | [Brian Ross](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brian_Ross_\\(journalist\\) \"Brian Ross (journalist)\") | [ABC News](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ABC_News_\\(United_States\\) \"ABC News (United States)\") | Bungled report on former National Security Advisor [Michael Flynn](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michael_Flynn \"Michael Flynn\"). | ABC corrected the error after it pointed out, then suspended Ross for four weeks and reassigned him. The report also linked to a temporary drop of 350 points in the [Dow Jones](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average \"Dow Jones Industrial Average\").[\\[14\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14)[\\[15\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-15) |\n| 3 | [Manu Raju](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Manu_Raju \"Manu Raju\"), Jeremy Herb | [CNN](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CNN \"CNN\") | Report claiming Trump campaign had early access to hacked WikiLeaks documents. | *[The Washington Post](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Washington_Post \"The Washington Post\")*, *[The Wall Street Journal](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Wall_Street_Journal \"The Wall Street Journal\")* and [NBC News](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NBC_News \"NBC News\") soon caught the error and CNN corrected it.[\\[14\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14) |\n| 4 | [Zeke Miller](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zeke_Miller \"Zeke Miller\") | *[Time](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Time_\\(magazine\\) \"Time (magazine)\")* | A tweet claiming a bust of [Martin Luther King Jr.](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Martin_Luther_King_Jr. \"Martin Luther King Jr.\") had been removed from the [Oval Office](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oval_Office \"Oval Office\"). | Correction issued after 40 minutes. [*Time*](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Time_\\(magazine\\) \"Time (magazine)\") issued an apology.[\\[14\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14)[\\[16\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-16) |\n| 5 | [Dave Weigel](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dave_Weigel \"Dave Weigel\") | *[The Washington Post](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Washington_Post \"The Washington Post\")* | Tweet with misleading photo suggesting a rally for Trump in [Pensacola](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pensacola \"Pensacola\") was not 'packed to the rafters.' | Photo was taken while the audience still entered the arena. Deleted after 20 minutes. Reporter issued an apology.[\\[14\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14) |\n| 6 | Veronica Rocha | CNN | CNN published a video giving the impression Trump carelessly overfed fish in a koi pond during a meeting with [Japanese Prime Minister](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prime_Minister_of_Japan \"Prime Minister of Japan\") [Shinzo Abe](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shinzo_Abe \"Shinzo Abe\").[\\[17\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-17) | Full video showed that Trump was merely copying what Abe was doing; the report accompanying the video actually portrayed Trump's actions in a positive light.[\\[14\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14) |\n| 7 | Thomas Frank | CNN | Report claiming then-[White House Communications Director](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/White_House_Communications_Director \"White House Communications Director\") [Anthony Scaramucci](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anthony_Scaramucci \"Anthony Scaramucci\") [had ties to Russia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Links_between_Trump_associates_and_Russian_officials \"Links between Trump associates and Russian officials\").[\\[18\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-18) | Report later retracted. Three CNN [staff members](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_CNN_personnel \"List of CNN personnel\") – [Pulitzer-Prize](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pulitzer_Prize \"Pulitzer Prize\") nominee Thomas Frank; assistant managing editor [Eric Lichtblau](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eric_Lichtblau \"Eric Lichtblau\") (who had recently joined from *The New York Times* and is a Pulitzer winner himself); and Lex Haris, the executive editor in charge of investigations – resigned.[\\[14\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14)[\\[19\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-19) |\n| 8 | Chris Riotta | *[Newsweek](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Newsweek \"Newsweek\")* | Article claiming Polish first lady [Agata Kornhauser-Duda](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Agata_Kornhauser-Duda \"Agata Kornhauser-Duda\") did not shake Trump's hand.[\\[20\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-20) | Correction issued three hours after publication.[\\[14\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14) |\n| 9 | [Gloria Borger](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gloria_Borger \"Gloria Borger\"), [Eric Lichtblau](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eric_Lichtblau \"Eric Lichtblau\"), [Jake Tapper](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jake_Tapper \"Jake Tapper\"), Brian Rokus | CNN | Report that former FBI director [James Comey](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_Comey \"James Comey\") disputed Trump's claim that he was told he was not under investigation. | CNN later corrected the story.[\\[14\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14) |\n| 10 | Lisa Friedman | *The New York Times* | Report that scientists were afraid of the Trump administration planning not to publish a [climate-change](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Climate_change \"Climate change\") study. | The study had actually been available to the public for seven months. *The New York Times* stated in a correction that the report \"was uploaded to a nonprofit internet digital library in January but gained little attention until it published it\", though the *[Washington Post](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Washington_Post \"The Washington Post\")* previously reported on the study.[\\[14\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14) |\n| 11 | Various | Claims that the Trump campaign \"colluded\" with Russia. | The [Special Counsel investigation](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special_Counsel_investigation_\\(2017%E2%80%93present\\) \"Special Counsel investigation (2017–present)\") into [Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russian_interference_in_the_2016_United_States_elections \"Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections\") was not finished at the time and never investigated the claim of \"collusion\" but examined charges of \"conspiracy\". It \"never established that members of the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities\".[\\[14\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14) |   |\n\nThe three stories on the online poll previously offered to Trump's supporters were ABC's reporting on [Michael Flynn](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michael_Flynn \"Michael Flynn\"), CNN's reporting on Trump access to [WikiLeaks](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/WikiLeaks \"WikiLeaks\") documents, and Zeke Miller's erroneous report on the Martin Luther King Jr. bust.[\\[1\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Borchers-1)[\\[5\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Anapol-Fake-5)\n\n## Reception\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Fake_News_Awards&action=edit&section=3 \"Edit section: Reception\")\\]\n\nReaction to the \"awards\" was strong from different sources. Trump's supporters view the \"awards\" as a tongue-in-cheek approach highlighting media bias against the president, while critics view them as an attempt to undermine [freedom of the press](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Freedom_of_the_press \"Freedom of the press\").[\\[11\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Riley-Smith-11)\n\nSome media commentators congratulated the \"winners\", and others mocked the awards on [Twitter](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twitter \"Twitter\"). *[The Daily Beast](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Daily_Beast \"The Daily Beast\")*, *[BuzzFeed News](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BuzzFeed_News \"BuzzFeed News\")* and the *[Daily News](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_York_Daily_News \"New York Daily News\")* sarcastically expressed disappointment that it did not win an award. The journalist Chris Riotta joked that he was \"honored and humbled\" to be included in the awards.[\\[21\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-21)\n\n## See also\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Fake_News_Awards&action=edit&section=4 \"Edit section: See also\")\\]\n\n- [Ananias Club](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ananias_Club \"Ananias Club\")\n- [List of fake news websites](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_fake_news_websites \"List of fake news websites\")\n- [Media bias in the United States](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Media_bias_in_the_United_States \"Media bias in the United States\")\n- [Wet Gunpowder Award](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wet_Gunpowder_Award \"Wet Gunpowder Award\") - Similar mocking award in [Iran](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iran \"Iran\").\n\n## References\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Fake_News_Awards&action=edit&section=5 \"Edit section: References\")\\]\n\n1. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Borchers_1-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Borchers_1-1) [***c***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Borchers_1-2)\n   Callum Borchers (January 17, 2018). [\"Trump's 'Fake News Awards' were a huge flop\"](https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/the-fix\/wp\/2018\/01\/17\/trumps-fake-news-awards-are-shaping-up-to-be-a-total-flop\/). *[The Washington Post](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Washington_Post \"The Washington Post\")*. Retrieved January 18, 2018.\n2. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-2)**\n   Kurtz, Howard (November 27, 2017). [\"More media bashing: Trump hits 'fake' networks, CNN, 'Morning Joe'\"](https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/more-media-bashing-trump-hits-fake-networks-cnn-morning-joe). *[Fox News](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fox_News \"Fox News\")*.\n3. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-TweetrealDonaldTrump_3-0)**\n   Donald J. Trump \\[@realDonaldTrump\\] (November 27, 2017). [\"We should have a contest as to which of the Networks, plus CNN and not including Fox, is the most dishonest, corrupt and\/or distorted in its political coverage of your favorite President (me). They are all bad. Winner to receive the FAKE NEWS TROPHY!\"](https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/935147410472480769) ([Tweet](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tweet_\\(social_media\\) \"Tweet (social media)\")) – via [Twitter](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twitter \"Twitter\").\n4. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Grynbaum_4-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Grynbaum_4-1)\n   Michael M. Grynbaum; Matt Flegenheimer (January 17, 2018). [\"Trump Hands Out 'Fake News Awards,' Sans the Red Carpet\"](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/01\/17\/business\/media\/fake-news-awards.html). *[The New York Times](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_New_York_Times \"The New York Times\")*. Retrieved January 18, 2018.\n5. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Anapol-Fake_5-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Anapol-Fake_5-1)\n   Avery Anapol (December 28, 2017). [\"Trump asks supporters to help award 'Fake News' trophy\"](https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/366676-trump-asks-supporters-asking-to-award-fake-news-trophy\/). *[The Hill](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Hill_\\(newspaper\\) \"The Hill (newspaper)\")*.\n6. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-6)**\n   Callum Borchers (December 28, 2017). [\"Trump's 'fake news trophy' contest is now an actual thing\"](https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/the-fix\/wp\/2017\/12\/28\/trumps-fake-news-trophy-contest-is-now-an-actual-thing\/). *[The Washington Post](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Washington_Post \"The Washington Post\")*.\n7. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-7)**\n   Kathryn Watson (January 2, 2018). [\"Trump tweets he will announce awards for most 'dishonest' and 'corrupt' media of the year\"](https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-to-announce-awards-for-most-dishonest-and-corrupt-media-of-the-year\/). *[CBS News](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CBS_News \"CBS News\")*. Retrieved January 18, 2018.\n8. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Stewart_8-0)**\n   Emily Stewart (January 17, 2018). [\"John McCain to Donald Trump: stop attacking the press\"](https:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy-and-politics\/2018\/1\/17\/16900824\/john-mccain-trump-press). *[Vox](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vox_\\(website\\) \"Vox (website)\")*. Retrieved January 18, 2018.\n9. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-9)**\n   Jill Serjeant (January 16, 2018). [\"'The Fakeys': Comedians turn tables on Trump's 'fake news' awards\"](https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-trump-media\/the-fakeys-comedians-turn-tables-on-trumps-fake-news-awards-idUSKBN1F52L1). *[Reuters](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reuters \"Reuters\")*. Retrieved January 18, 2018.\n10. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-10)**\n    Max Greenwood (January 17, 2018). [\"Fallon parodies Trump's 'Fake News Awards'\"](https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/blog-briefing-room\/news\/369297-fallon-parodies-trumps-fake-news-awards\/). *[The Hill](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Hill_\\(newspaper\\) \"The Hill (newspaper)\")*. Retrieved January 18, 2018.\n11. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Riley-Smith_11-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Riley-Smith_11-1)\n    Ben Riley-Smith; Chris Graham (January 18, 2018). [\"Fake News Awards: CNN 'wins' taking 4 out of 11 'accolades' announced by Donald Trump\"](https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2018\/01\/18\/fake-news-awardscnn-wins-taking-4-11-accolades-announced-donald\/). *[The Telegraph](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Daily_Telegraph \"The Daily Telegraph\")*. Retrieved January 18, 2018.\n12. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Siddiqui_12-0)**\n    Sabrina Siddiqui (January 18, 2018). [\"Donald Trump faces backlash as he reveals 'Fake News Awards' winners\"](https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2018\/jan\/17\/trump-fake-news-awards-winners). *[The Guardian](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Guardian \"The Guardian\")*. Retrieved January 18, 2018.\n13. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-13)**\n    Paul Krugman (November 9, 2016). [\"Paul Krugman: The Economic Fallout\"](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/projects\/cp\/opinion\/election-night-2016\/paul-krugman-the-economic-fallout). *[The New York Times](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_New_York_Times \"The New York Times\")*. [ISSN](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_\\(identifier\\) \"ISSN (identifier)\") [0362-4331](https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/0362-4331). Retrieved January 18, 2018.\n14. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-washingtonpost1_14-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-washingtonpost1_14-1) [***c***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-washingtonpost1_14-2) [***d***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-washingtonpost1_14-3) [***e***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-washingtonpost1_14-4) [***f***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-washingtonpost1_14-5) [***g***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-washingtonpost1_14-6) [***h***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-washingtonpost1_14-7) [***i***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-washingtonpost1_14-8) [***j***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-washingtonpost1_14-9) [***k***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-washingtonpost1_14-10)\n    Glenn Kessler (January 17, 2018). [\"Fact-checking President Trump's 'Fake News Awards'\"](https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/fact-checker\/wp\/2018\/01\/17\/fact-checking-president-trumps-fake-news-awards\/). *[The Washington Post](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Washington_Post \"The Washington Post\")*. Retrieved January 18, 2018.\n15. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-15)**\n    Amy B. Wang (December 3, 207). [\"ABC News apologizes for 'serious error' in Trump report and suspends Brian Ross for four weeks\"](https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/arts-and-entertainment\/wp\/2017\/12\/03\/abc-news-apologizes-for-serious-error-in-trump-report-suspends-brian-ross-for-four-weeks\/).\n16. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-16)**\n    [\"A Note to Our Readers\"](https:\/\/time.com\/4645541\/donald-trump-white-house-oval-office\/). *Time*. Retrieved January 18, 2018.\n17. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-17)**\n    Veronica Rocha (November 5, 2017). [\"President Trump feeds fish with PM Shinzo Abe in Japan, then pours the entire box of food into the koi pond.pic.twitter.com\/CQjGGf5k0J\"](https:\/\/twitter.com\/VeronicaRochaLA\/status\/927400669996130305). *@VeronicaRochaLA*. Retrieved January 18, 2018.\n18. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-18)**\n    [\"The \"winners\" of Trump's fake news awards, annotated\"](https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2018\/1\/17\/16871430\/trumps-fake-news-awards-annotated). *[Vox](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vox_\\(website\\) \"Vox (website)\")*. Retrieved January 18, 2018.\n19. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-19)**\n    [\"3 CNN staffers resign over retracted Scaramucci-Russia story\"](https:\/\/www.politico.com\/blogs\/on-media\/2017\/06\/26\/cnn-resign-russia-scaramucci-239975). *[Politico](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Politico \"Politico\")*. Retrieved January 18, 2018.\n20. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-20)**\n    [\"Donald Trump's handshake was expertly rejected by the Polish first lady\"](http:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/donald-trump-handshake-poland-president-wife-melania-trump-smack-video-watch-632808). *[Newsweek](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Newsweek \"Newsweek\")*. July 6, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2018.\n21. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-21)**\n    Gayathri Anuradha (January 17, 2018). [\"President Trump's Fake News Awards Leave Non-Winners Feeling 'Robbed'\"](http:\/\/www.ibtimes.com\/president-trumps-fake-news-awards-leave-non-winners-feeling-robbed-2642579). *International Business Times*. Retrieved January 18, 2018.\n\n## External links\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Fake_News_Awards&action=edit&section=6 \"Edit section: External links\")\\]\n\n- [\"Official GOP Blog – The Highly-Anticipated 2017 Fake News Awards\"](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180118010005\/https:\/\/gop.com\/the-highly-anticipated-2017-fake-news-awards\/). 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A post to the blog of the [Republican Party](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republican_Party_\\(United_States\\) \"Republican Party (United States)\") website announced the winners on January 17, 2018. They included reports ranging from comments by journalists on social media to news reports that later required [corrections](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Correction_\\(newspaper\\) \"Correction (newspaper)\").\n\nPresident Trump first proposed an award—then called the \"Fake News Trophy\"—in a November 2017 [tweet](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twitter \"Twitter\"):[\\[1\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Borchers-1)[\\[2\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-2)\n\nIt was unclear whether he intended to actually create the award at the time.[\\[4\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Grynbaum-4) Trump's re-election campaign sent emails to supporters with a link to an online poll asking them to rank three nominated stories as \"fake\", \"faker\", or \"fakest\" news in late December.[\\[5\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Anapol-Fake-5)[\\[6\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-6) Trump next mentioned the awards in a January 2, 2018 tweet. He called them the \"Most Dishonest & Corrupt Media Awards of the Year\", and wrote that he would award them for \"dishonesty & bad reporting in various categories\" at the time. The awards scheduled for January 8, 2018 at 5pm [CST](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_Standard_Time \"Central Standard Time\").[\\[7\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-7) Trump changed the date to January 17, citing increased interest in the award in a January 7 tweet.[\\[8\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Stewart-8)\n\nSeveral late-night talk show hosts, including [Samantha Bee](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Samantha_Bee \"Samantha Bee\") and [Jimmy Kimmel](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jimmy_Kimmel \"Jimmy Kimmel\"), satirically campaigned for an award. *[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Late_Show_with_Stephen_Colbert \"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert\")* displayed a billboard doing such in New York City's [Times Square](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Times_Square \"Times Square\"), with categories including \"Least [Breitbarty](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Breitbart \"Breitbart\")\" and \"Corruptest Fakeness\",[\\[4\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Grynbaum-4) and [Trevor Noah](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trevor_Noah \"Trevor Noah\")'s *[The Daily Show](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Daily_Show \"The Daily Show\")* bought a full-page ad in *[The New York Times](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_New_York_Times \"The New York Times\")*.[\\[9\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-9) *[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Tonight_Show_Starring_Jimmy_Fallon \"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon\")* aired a sketch satirizing the Fake News Awards on January 16.[\\[10\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-10)\n\nThe ten stories awarded were from [CNN](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CNN \"CNN\") (four times), *[The New York Times](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_New_York_Times \"The New York Times\")* (twice), *[The Washington Post](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Washington_Post \"The Washington Post\")*, [ABC News](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ABC_News_\\(United_States\\) \"ABC News (United States)\"), *[Newsweek](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Newsweek \"Newsweek\")* and *[Time](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Time_\\(magazine\\) \"Time (magazine)\")*.[\\[11\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Riley-Smith-11) An eleventh bonus award went to reports about [Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russian_interference_in_the_2016_United_States_elections \"Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections\") that was generally called \"perhaps the greatest hoax perpetrated on the American people\".[\\[12\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Siddiqui-12)\n\nMedia [pundits](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pundit \"Pundit\") described the initial announcement of the winners as a flop since the [Republican Party](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republican_Party_\\(United_States\\) \"Republican Party (United States)\")'s website experienced technical difficulties and displayed a 404 error, along with a note that stated \"we're [making it great again](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Make_America_Great_Again \"Make America Great Again\")\".[\\[1\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Borchers-1)\n\n|   | Reporter | Organization | Story | Notes |\n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| 1 | [Paul Krugman](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paul_Krugman \"Paul Krugman\") | *[The New York Times](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_New_York_Times \"The New York Times\")* | Short [op-ed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Op-ed \"Op-ed\") by *NYT* columnist that predicted if markets would recover from Trump presidency, \"first-pass answer is never\".[\\[13\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-13) | Krugman changed the claim three days later and wrote that the budget deficits under Trump might actually strengthen the economy.[\\[14\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14) |\n| 2 | [Brian Ross](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brian_Ross_\\(journalist\\) \"Brian Ross (journalist)\") | [ABC News](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ABC_News_\\(United_States\\) \"ABC News (United States)\") | Bungled report on former National Security Advisor [Michael Flynn](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michael_Flynn \"Michael Flynn\"). | ABC corrected the error after it pointed out, then suspended Ross for four weeks and reassigned him. The report also linked to a temporary drop of 350 points in the [Dow Jones](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average \"Dow Jones Industrial Average\").[\\[14\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14)[\\[15\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-15) |\n| 3 | [Manu Raju](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Manu_Raju \"Manu Raju\"), Jeremy Herb | [CNN](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CNN \"CNN\") | Report claiming Trump campaign had early access to hacked WikiLeaks documents. | *[The Washington Post](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Washington_Post \"The Washington Post\")*, *[The Wall Street Journal](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Wall_Street_Journal \"The Wall Street Journal\")* and [NBC News](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NBC_News \"NBC News\") soon caught the error and CNN corrected it.[\\[14\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14) |\n| 4 | [Zeke Miller](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zeke_Miller \"Zeke Miller\") | *[Time](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Time_\\(magazine\\) \"Time (magazine)\")* | A tweet claiming a bust of [Martin Luther King Jr.](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Martin_Luther_King_Jr. \"Martin Luther King Jr.\") had been removed from the [Oval Office](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oval_Office \"Oval Office\"). | Correction issued after 40 minutes. [*Time*](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Time_\\(magazine\\) \"Time (magazine)\") issued an apology.[\\[14\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14)[\\[16\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-16) |\n| 5 | [Dave Weigel](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dave_Weigel \"Dave Weigel\") | *[The Washington Post](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Washington_Post \"The Washington Post\")* | Tweet with misleading photo suggesting a rally for Trump in [Pensacola](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pensacola \"Pensacola\") was not 'packed to the rafters.' | Photo was taken while the audience still entered the arena. Deleted after 20 minutes. Reporter issued an apology.[\\[14\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14) |\n| 6 | Veronica Rocha | CNN | CNN published a video giving the impression Trump carelessly overfed fish in a koi pond during a meeting with [Japanese Prime Minister](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prime_Minister_of_Japan \"Prime Minister of Japan\") [Shinzo Abe](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shinzo_Abe \"Shinzo Abe\").[\\[17\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-17) | Full video showed that Trump was merely copying what Abe was doing; the report accompanying the video actually portrayed Trump's actions in a positive light.[\\[14\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14) |\n| 7 | Thomas Frank | CNN | Report claiming then-[White House Communications Director](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/White_House_Communications_Director \"White House Communications Director\") [Anthony Scaramucci](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anthony_Scaramucci \"Anthony Scaramucci\") [had ties to Russia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Links_between_Trump_associates_and_Russian_officials \"Links between Trump associates and Russian officials\").[\\[18\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-18) | Report later retracted. Three CNN [staff members](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_CNN_personnel \"List of CNN personnel\") – [Pulitzer-Prize](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pulitzer_Prize \"Pulitzer Prize\") nominee Thomas Frank; assistant managing editor [Eric Lichtblau](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eric_Lichtblau \"Eric Lichtblau\") (who had recently joined from *The New York Times* and is a Pulitzer winner himself); and Lex Haris, the executive editor in charge of investigations – resigned.[\\[14\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14)[\\[19\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-19) |\n| 8 | Chris Riotta | *[Newsweek](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Newsweek \"Newsweek\")* | Article claiming Polish first lady [Agata Kornhauser-Duda](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Agata_Kornhauser-Duda \"Agata Kornhauser-Duda\") did not shake Trump's hand.[\\[20\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-20) | Correction issued three hours after publication.[\\[14\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14) |\n| 9 | [Gloria Borger](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gloria_Borger \"Gloria Borger\"), [Eric Lichtblau](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eric_Lichtblau \"Eric Lichtblau\"), [Jake Tapper](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jake_Tapper \"Jake Tapper\"), Brian Rokus | CNN | Report that former FBI director [James Comey](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_Comey \"James Comey\") disputed Trump's claim that he was told he was not under investigation. | CNN later corrected the story.[\\[14\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14) |\n| 10 | Lisa Friedman | *The New York Times* | Report that scientists were afraid of the Trump administration planning not to publish a [climate-change](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Climate_change \"Climate change\") study. | The study had actually been available to the public for seven months. *The New York Times* stated in a correction that the report \"was uploaded to a nonprofit internet digital library in January but gained little attention until it published it\", though the *[Washington Post](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Washington_Post \"The Washington Post\")* previously reported on the study.[\\[14\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14) |\n| 11 | Various | Claims that the Trump campaign \"colluded\" with Russia. | The [Special Counsel investigation](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special_Counsel_investigation_\\(2017%E2%80%93present\\) \"Special Counsel investigation (2017–present)\") into [Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russian_interference_in_the_2016_United_States_elections \"Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections\") was not finished at the time and never investigated the claim of \"collusion\" but examined charges of \"conspiracy\". It \"never established that members of the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities\".[\\[14\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14) |   |\n\nThe three stories on the online poll previously offered to Trump's supporters were ABC's reporting on [Michael Flynn](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michael_Flynn \"Michael Flynn\"), CNN's reporting on Trump access to [WikiLeaks](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/WikiLeaks \"WikiLeaks\") documents, and Zeke Miller's erroneous report on the Martin Luther King Jr. bust.[\\[1\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Borchers-1)[\\[5\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Anapol-Fake-5)\n\nReaction to the \"awards\" was strong from different sources. Trump's supporters view the \"awards\" as a tongue-in-cheek approach highlighting media bias against the president, while critics view them as an attempt to undermine [freedom of the press](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Freedom_of_the_press \"Freedom of the press\").[\\[11\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Riley-Smith-11)\n\nSome media commentators congratulated the \"winners\", and others mocked the awards on [Twitter](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twitter \"Twitter\"). *[The Daily Beast](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Daily_Beast \"The Daily Beast\")*, *[BuzzFeed News](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BuzzFeed_News \"BuzzFeed News\")* and the *[Daily News](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_York_Daily_News \"New York Daily News\")* sarcastically expressed disappointment that it did not win an award. The journalist Chris Riotta joked that he was \"honored and humbled\" to be included in the awards.[\\[21\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-21)\n\n- [Ananias Club](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ananias_Club \"Ananias Club\")\n- [List of fake news websites](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_fake_news_websites \"List of fake news websites\")\n- [Media bias in the United States](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Media_bias_in_the_United_States \"Media bias in the United States\")\n- [Wet Gunpowder Award](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wet_Gunpowder_Award \"Wet Gunpowder Award\") - Similar mocking award in [Iran](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iran \"Iran\").\n\n1. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Borchers_1-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Borchers_1-1) [***c***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Borchers_1-2)\n   Callum Borchers (January 17, 2018). [\"Trump's 'Fake News Awards' were a huge flop\"](https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/the-fix\/wp\/2018\/01\/17\/trumps-fake-news-awards-are-shaping-up-to-be-a-total-flop\/). *[The Washington Post](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Washington_Post \"The Washington Post\")*. Retrieved January 18, 2018.\n2. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-2)**\n   Kurtz, Howard (November 27, 2017). [\"More media bashing: Trump hits 'fake' networks, CNN, 'Morning Joe'\"](https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/more-media-bashing-trump-hits-fake-networks-cnn-morning-joe). *[Fox News](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fox_News \"Fox News\")*.\n3. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-TweetrealDonaldTrump_3-0)**\n   Donald J. Trump \\[@realDonaldTrump\\] (November 27, 2017). [\"We should have a contest as to which of the Networks, plus CNN and not including Fox, is the most dishonest, corrupt and\/or distorted in its political coverage of your favorite President (me). They are all bad. Winner to receive the FAKE NEWS TROPHY!\"](https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/935147410472480769) ([Tweet](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tweet_\\(social_media\\) \"Tweet (social media)\")) – via [Twitter](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twitter \"Twitter\").\n4. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Grynbaum_4-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Grynbaum_4-1)\n   Michael M. Grynbaum; Matt Flegenheimer (January 17, 2018). [\"Trump Hands Out 'Fake News Awards,' Sans the Red Carpet\"](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/01\/17\/business\/media\/fake-news-awards.html). *[The New York Times](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_New_York_Times \"The New York Times\")*. Retrieved January 18, 2018.\n5. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Anapol-Fake_5-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Anapol-Fake_5-1)\n   Avery Anapol (December 28, 2017). [\"Trump asks supporters to help award 'Fake News' trophy\"](https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/366676-trump-asks-supporters-asking-to-award-fake-news-trophy\/). *[The Hill](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Hill_\\(newspaper\\) \"The Hill (newspaper)\")*.\n6. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-6)**\n   Callum Borchers (December 28, 2017). [\"Trump's 'fake news trophy' contest is now an actual thing\"](https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/the-fix\/wp\/2017\/12\/28\/trumps-fake-news-trophy-contest-is-now-an-actual-thing\/). *[The Washington Post](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Washington_Post \"The Washington Post\")*.\n7. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-7)**\n   Kathryn Watson (January 2, 2018). [\"Trump tweets he will announce awards for most 'dishonest' and 'corrupt' media of the year\"](https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-to-announce-awards-for-most-dishonest-and-corrupt-media-of-the-year\/). *[CBS News](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CBS_News \"CBS News\")*. Retrieved January 18, 2018.\n8. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Stewart_8-0)**\n   Emily Stewart (January 17, 2018). [\"John McCain to Donald Trump: stop attacking the press\"](https:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy-and-politics\/2018\/1\/17\/16900824\/john-mccain-trump-press). *[Vox](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vox_\\(website\\) \"Vox (website)\")*. Retrieved January 18, 2018.\n9. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-9)**\n   Jill Serjeant (January 16, 2018). [\"'The Fakeys': Comedians turn tables on Trump's 'fake news' awards\"](https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-trump-media\/the-fakeys-comedians-turn-tables-on-trumps-fake-news-awards-idUSKBN1F52L1). *[Reuters](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reuters \"Reuters\")*. Retrieved January 18, 2018.\n10. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-10)**\n    Max Greenwood (January 17, 2018). [\"Fallon parodies Trump's 'Fake News Awards'\"](https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/blog-briefing-room\/news\/369297-fallon-parodies-trumps-fake-news-awards\/). *[The Hill](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Hill_\\(newspaper\\) \"The Hill (newspaper)\")*. Retrieved January 18, 2018.\n11. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Riley-Smith_11-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Riley-Smith_11-1)\n    Ben Riley-Smith; Chris Graham (January 18, 2018). [\"Fake News Awards: CNN 'wins' taking 4 out of 11 'accolades' announced by Donald Trump\"](https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2018\/01\/18\/fake-news-awardscnn-wins-taking-4-11-accolades-announced-donald\/). *[The Telegraph](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Daily_Telegraph \"The Daily Telegraph\")*. Retrieved January 18, 2018.\n12. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Siddiqui_12-0)**\n    Sabrina Siddiqui (January 18, 2018). 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Boilerpipe Text	From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Fake News Awards Country United States Presented by Donald Trump First award January 17, 2018 Website https://gop.com/the-highly-anticipated-2017-fake-news-awards U.S. President Donald Trump created the Fake News Awards to highlight the news outlets that he said were responsible for misrepresenting him and/or producing false reports both before, and during, his presidency . A post to the blog of the Republican Party website announced the winners on January 17, 2018. They included reports ranging from comments by journalists on social media to news reports that later required corrections . President Trump first proposed an award—then called the "Fake News Trophy"—in a November 2017 tweet : [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was unclear whether he intended to actually create the award at the time. [ 4 ] Trump's re-election campaign sent emails to supporters with a link to an online poll asking them to rank three nominated stories as "fake", "faker", or "fakest" news in late December. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Trump next mentioned the awards in a January 2, 2018 tweet. He called them the "Most Dishonest & Corrupt Media Awards of the Year", and wrote that he would award them for "dishonesty & bad reporting in various categories" at the time. The awards scheduled for January 8, 2018 at 5pm CST . [ 7 ] Trump changed the date to January 17, citing increased interest in the award in a January 7 tweet. [ 8 ] Several late-night talk show hosts, including Samantha Bee and Jimmy Kimmel , satirically campaigned for an award. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert displayed a billboard doing such in New York City's Times Square , with categories including "Least Breitbarty " and "Corruptest Fakeness", [ 4 ] and Trevor Noah 's The Daily Show bought a full-page ad in The New York Times . [ 9 ] The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon aired a sketch satirizing the Fake News Awards on January 16. [ 10 ] The ten stories awarded were from CNN (four times), The New York Times (twice), The Washington Post , ABC News , Newsweek and Time . [ 11 ] An eleventh bonus award went to reports about Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections that was generally called "perhaps the greatest hoax perpetrated on the American people". [ 12 ] Media pundits described the initial announcement of the winners as a flop since the Republican Party 's website experienced technical difficulties and displayed a 404 error, along with a note that stated "we're making it great again ". [ 1 ] Reporter Organization Story Notes 1 Paul Krugman The New York Times Short op-ed by NYT columnist that predicted if markets would recover from Trump presidency, "first-pass answer is never". [ 13 ] Krugman changed the claim three days later and wrote that the budget deficits under Trump might actually strengthen the economy. [ 14 ] 2 Brian Ross ABC News Bungled report on former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn . ABC corrected the error after it pointed out, then suspended Ross for four weeks and reassigned him. The report also linked to a temporary drop of 350 points in the Dow Jones . [ 14 ] [ 15 ] 3 Manu Raju , Jeremy Herb CNN Report claiming Trump campaign had early access to hacked WikiLeaks documents. The Washington Post , The Wall Street Journal and NBC News soon caught the error and CNN corrected it. [ 14 ] 4 Zeke Miller Time A tweet claiming a bust of Martin Luther King Jr. had been removed from the Oval Office . Correction issued after 40 minutes. Time issued an apology. [ 14 ] [ 16 ] 5 Dave Weigel The Washington Post Tweet with misleading photo suggesting a rally for Trump in Pensacola was not 'packed to the rafters.' Photo was taken while the audience still entered the arena. Deleted after 20 minutes. Reporter issued an apology. [ 14 ] 6 Veronica Rocha CNN CNN published a video giving the impression Trump carelessly overfed fish in a koi pond during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe . [ 17 ] Full video showed that Trump was merely copying what Abe was doing; the report accompanying the video actually portrayed Trump's actions in a positive light. [ 14 ] 7 Thomas Frank CNN Report claiming then- White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci had ties to Russia . [ 18 ] Report later retracted. Three CNN staff members – Pulitzer-Prize nominee Thomas Frank; assistant managing editor Eric Lichtblau (who had recently joined from The New York Times and is a Pulitzer winner himself); and Lex Haris, the executive editor in charge of investigations – resigned. [ 14 ] [ 19 ] 8 Chris Riotta Newsweek Article claiming Polish first lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda did not shake Trump's hand. [ 20 ] Correction issued three hours after publication. [ 14 ] 9 Gloria Borger , Eric Lichtblau , Jake Tapper , Brian Rokus CNN Report that former FBI director James Comey disputed Trump's claim that he was told he was not under investigation. CNN later corrected the story. [ 14 ] 10 Lisa Friedman The New York Times Report that scientists were afraid of the Trump administration planning not to publish a climate-change study. The study had actually been available to the public for seven months. The New York Times stated in a correction that the report "was uploaded to a nonprofit internet digital library in January but gained little attention until it published it", though the Washington Post previously reported on the study. [ 14 ] 11 Various Claims that the Trump campaign "colluded" with Russia. The Special Counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections was not finished at the time and never investigated the claim of "collusion" but examined charges of "conspiracy". It "never established that members of the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities". [ 14 ] The three stories on the online poll previously offered to Trump's supporters were ABC's reporting on Michael Flynn , CNN's reporting on Trump access to WikiLeaks documents, and Zeke Miller's erroneous report on the Martin Luther King Jr. bust. [ 1 ] [ 5 ] Reaction to the "awards" was strong from different sources. Trump's supporters view the "awards" as a tongue-in-cheek approach highlighting media bias against the president, while critics view them as an attempt to undermine freedom of the press . [ 11 ] Some media commentators congratulated the "winners", and others mocked the awards on Twitter . The Daily Beast , BuzzFeed News and the Daily News sarcastically expressed disappointment that it did not win an award. The journalist Chris Riotta joked that he was "honored and humbled" to be included in the awards. [ 21 ] Ananias Club List of fake news websites Media bias in the United States Wet Gunpowder Award - Similar mocking award in Iran . ^ a b c Callum Borchers (January 17, 2018). "Trump's 'Fake News Awards' were a huge flop" . The Washington Post . Retrieved January 18, 2018 . ^ Kurtz, Howard (November 27, 2017). "More media bashing: Trump hits 'fake' networks, CNN, 'Morning Joe' " . Fox News . ^ Donald J. Trump [@realDonaldTrump] (November 27, 2017). "We should have a contest as to which of the Networks, plus CNN and not including Fox, is the most dishonest, corrupt and/or distorted in its political coverage of your favorite President (me). They are all bad. Winner to receive the FAKE NEWS TROPHY!" ( Tweet ) – via Twitter . ^ a b Michael M. Grynbaum; Matt Flegenheimer (January 17, 2018). "Trump Hands Out 'Fake News Awards,' Sans the Red Carpet" . The New York Times . Retrieved January 18, 2018 . ^ a b Avery Anapol (December 28, 2017). "Trump asks supporters to help award 'Fake News' trophy" . The Hill . ^ Callum Borchers (December 28, 2017). "Trump's 'fake news trophy' contest is now an actual thing" . The Washington Post . ^ Kathryn Watson (January 2, 2018). "Trump tweets he will announce awards for most 'dishonest' and 'corrupt' media of the year" . CBS News . Retrieved January 18, 2018 . ^ Emily Stewart (January 17, 2018). "John McCain to Donald Trump: stop attacking the press" . Vox . Retrieved January 18, 2018 . ^ Jill Serjeant (January 16, 2018). " 'The Fakeys': Comedians turn tables on Trump's 'fake news' awards" . Reuters . Retrieved January 18, 2018 . ^ Max Greenwood (January 17, 2018). "Fallon parodies Trump's 'Fake News Awards' " . The Hill . Retrieved January 18, 2018 . ^ a b Ben Riley-Smith; Chris Graham (January 18, 2018). "Fake News Awards: CNN 'wins' taking 4 out of 11 'accolades' announced by Donald Trump" . The Telegraph . Retrieved January 18, 2018 . ^ Sabrina Siddiqui (January 18, 2018). "Donald Trump faces backlash as he reveals 'Fake News Awards' winners" . The Guardian . Retrieved January 18, 2018 . ^ Paul Krugman (November 9, 2016). "Paul Krugman: The Economic Fallout" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved January 18, 2018 . ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Glenn Kessler (January 17, 2018). "Fact-checking President Trump's 'Fake News Awards' " . The Washington Post . Retrieved January 18, 2018 . ^ Amy B. Wang (December 3, 207). "ABC News apologizes for 'serious error' in Trump report and suspends Brian Ross for four weeks" . ^ "A Note to Our Readers" . Time . Retrieved January 18, 2018 . ^ Veronica Rocha (November 5, 2017). "President Trump feeds fish with PM Shinzo Abe in Japan, then pours the entire box of food into the koi pond.pic.twitter.com/CQjGGf5k0J" . @VeronicaRochaLA . Retrieved January 18, 2018 . ^ "The "winners" of Trump's fake news awards, annotated" . Vox . Retrieved January 18, 2018 . ^ "3 CNN staffers resign over retracted Scaramucci-Russia story" . Politico . Retrieved January 18, 2018 . ^ "Donald Trump's handshake was expertly rejected by the Polish first lady" . Newsweek . July 6, 2017 . Retrieved January 18, 2018 . ^ Gayathri Anuradha (January 17, 2018). "President Trump's Fake News Awards Leave Non-Winners Feeling 'Robbed' " . International Business Times . Retrieved January 18, 2018 . "Official GOP Blog – The Highly-Anticipated 2017 Fake News Awards" . Archived from the original on January 18, 2018.
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A post to the blog of the [Republican Party](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_\(United_States\) "Republican Party (United States)") website announced the winners on January 17, 2018. They included reports ranging from comments by journalists on social media to news reports that later required [corrections](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correction_\(newspaper\) "Correction (newspaper)"). ## Creation \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fake_News_Awards&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Creation")\] President Trump first proposed an award—then called the "Fake News Trophy"—in a November 2017 [tweet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter "Twitter"):[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Borchers-1)[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-2) \| \| \|---\| \| Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump ) tweeted: \| > We should have a contest as to which of the Networks, plus CNN and not including Fox, is the most dishonest, corrupt and/or distorted in its political coverage of your favorite President (me). They are all bad. Winner to receive the FAKE NEWS TROPHY\! November 27, 2017[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-TweetrealDonaldTrump-3) It was unclear whether he intended to actually create the award at the time.[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Grynbaum-4) Trump's re-election campaign sent emails to supporters with a link to an online poll asking them to rank three nominated stories as "fake", "faker", or "fakest" news in late December.[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Anapol-Fake-5)[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-6) Trump next mentioned the awards in a January 2, 2018 tweet. He called them the "Most Dishonest & Corrupt Media Awards of the Year", and wrote that he would award them for "dishonesty & bad reporting in various categories" at the time. The awards scheduled for January 8, 2018 at 5pm [CST](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Standard_Time "Central Standard Time").[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-7) Trump changed the date to January 17, citing increased interest in the award in a January 7 tweet.[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Stewart-8) Several late-night talk show hosts, including [Samantha Bee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samantha_Bee "Samantha Bee") and [Jimmy Kimmel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Kimmel "Jimmy Kimmel"), satirically campaigned for an award. [The Late Show with Stephen Colbert](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Late_Show_with_Stephen_Colbert "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert") displayed a billboard doing such in New York City's [Times Square](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Square "Times Square"), with categories including "Least [Breitbarty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breitbart "Breitbart")" and "Corruptest Fakeness",[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Grynbaum-4) and [Trevor Noah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Noah "Trevor Noah")'s [The Daily Show](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Daily_Show "The Daily Show") bought a full-page ad in [The New York Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times "The New York Times").[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-9) [The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tonight_Show_Starring_Jimmy_Fallon "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon") aired a sketch satirizing the Fake News Awards on January 16.[\[10\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-10) ## Awards \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fake_News_Awards&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Awards")\] The ten stories awarded were from [CNN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNN "CNN") (four times), [The New York Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times "The New York Times") (twice), [The Washington Post](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Post "The Washington Post"), [ABC News](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_News_\(United_States\) "ABC News (United States)"), [Newsweek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsweek "Newsweek") and [Time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_\(magazine\) "Time (magazine)").[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Riley-Smith-11) An eleventh bonus award went to reports about [Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_interference_in_the_2016_United_States_elections "Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections") that was generally called "perhaps the greatest hoax perpetrated on the American people".[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Siddiqui-12) Media [pundits](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pundit "Pundit") described the initial announcement of the winners as a flop since the [Republican Party](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_\(United_States\) "Republican Party (United States)")'s website experienced technical difficulties and displayed a 404 error, along with a note that stated "we're [making it great again](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_America_Great_Again "Make America Great Again")".[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Borchers-1) \| \| Reporter \| Organization \| Story \| Notes \| \|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\| \| 1 \| [Paul Krugman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Krugman "Paul Krugman") \| [The New York Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times "The New York Times") \| Short [op-ed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Op-ed "Op-ed") by NYT columnist that predicted if markets would recover from Trump presidency, "first-pass answer is never".[\[13\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-13) \| Krugman changed the claim three days later and wrote that the budget deficits under Trump might actually strengthen the economy.[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14) \| \| 2 \| [Brian Ross](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Ross_\(journalist\) "Brian Ross (journalist)") \| [ABC News](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_News_\(United_States\) "ABC News (United States)") \| Bungled report on former National Security Advisor [Michael Flynn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Flynn "Michael Flynn"). \| ABC corrected the error after it pointed out, then suspended Ross for four weeks and reassigned him. The report also linked to a temporary drop of 350 points in the [Dow Jones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average "Dow Jones Industrial Average").[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14)[\[15\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-15) \| \| 3 \| [Manu Raju](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manu_Raju "Manu Raju"), Jeremy Herb \| [CNN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNN "CNN") \| Report claiming Trump campaign had early access to hacked WikiLeaks documents. \| [The Washington Post](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Post "The Washington Post"), [The Wall Street Journal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wall_Street_Journal "The Wall Street Journal") and [NBC News](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC_News "NBC News") soon caught the error and CNN corrected it.[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14) \| \| 4 \| [Zeke Miller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeke_Miller "Zeke Miller") \| [Time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_\(magazine\) "Time (magazine)") \| A tweet claiming a bust of [Martin Luther King Jr.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr. "Martin Luther King Jr.") had been removed from the [Oval Office](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oval_Office "Oval Office"). \| Correction issued after 40 minutes. [Time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_\(magazine\) "Time (magazine)") issued an apology.[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14)[\[16\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-16) \| \| 5 \| [Dave Weigel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Weigel "Dave Weigel") \| [The Washington Post](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Post "The Washington Post") \| Tweet with misleading photo suggesting a rally for Trump in [Pensacola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pensacola "Pensacola") was not 'packed to the rafters.' \| Photo was taken while the audience still entered the arena. Deleted after 20 minutes. Reporter issued an apology.[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14) \| \| 6 \| Veronica Rocha \| CNN \| CNN published a video giving the impression Trump carelessly overfed fish in a koi pond during a meeting with [Japanese Prime Minister](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Japan "Prime Minister of Japan") [Shinzo Abe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinzo_Abe "Shinzo Abe").[\[17\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-17) \| Full video showed that Trump was merely copying what Abe was doing; the report accompanying the video actually portrayed Trump's actions in a positive light.[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14) \| \| 7 \| Thomas Frank \| CNN \| Report claiming then-[White House Communications Director](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Communications_Director "White House Communications Director") [Anthony Scaramucci](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Scaramucci "Anthony Scaramucci") [had ties to Russia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Links_between_Trump_associates_and_Russian_officials "Links between Trump associates and Russian officials").[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-18) \| Report later retracted. Three CNN [staff members](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_CNN_personnel "List of CNN personnel") – [Pulitzer-Prize](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize "Pulitzer Prize") nominee Thomas Frank; assistant managing editor [Eric Lichtblau](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Lichtblau "Eric Lichtblau") (who had recently joined from The New York Times and is a Pulitzer winner himself); and Lex Haris, the executive editor in charge of investigations – resigned.[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14)[\[19\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-19) \| \| 8 \| Chris Riotta \| [Newsweek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsweek "Newsweek") \| Article claiming Polish first lady [Agata Kornhauser-Duda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agata_Kornhauser-Duda "Agata Kornhauser-Duda") did not shake Trump's hand.[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-20) \| Correction issued three hours after publication.[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14) \| \| 9 \| [Gloria Borger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria_Borger "Gloria Borger"), [Eric Lichtblau](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Lichtblau "Eric Lichtblau"), [Jake Tapper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Tapper "Jake Tapper"), Brian Rokus \| CNN \| Report that former FBI director [James Comey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Comey "James Comey") disputed Trump's claim that he was told he was not under investigation. \| CNN later corrected the story.[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14) \| \| 10 \| Lisa Friedman \| The New York Times \| Report that scientists were afraid of the Trump administration planning not to publish a [climate-change](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change "Climate change") study. \| The study had actually been available to the public for seven months. The New York Times stated in a correction that the report "was uploaded to a nonprofit internet digital library in January but gained little attention until it published it", though the [Washington Post](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Post "The Washington Post") previously reported on the study.[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14) \| \| 11 \| Various \| Claims that the Trump campaign "colluded" with Russia. \| The [Special Counsel investigation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Counsel_investigation_\(2017%E2%80%93present\) "Special Counsel investigation (2017–present)") into [Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_interference_in_the_2016_United_States_elections "Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections") was not finished at the time and never investigated the claim of "collusion" but examined charges of "conspiracy". It "never established that members of the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities".[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14) \| \| The three stories on the online poll previously offered to Trump's supporters were ABC's reporting on [Michael Flynn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Flynn "Michael Flynn"), CNN's reporting on Trump access to [WikiLeaks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiLeaks "WikiLeaks") documents, and Zeke Miller's erroneous report on the Martin Luther King Jr. bust.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Borchers-1)[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Anapol-Fake-5) ## Reception \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fake_News_Awards&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Reception")\] Reaction to the "awards" was strong from different sources. Trump's supporters view the "awards" as a tongue-in-cheek approach highlighting media bias against the president, while critics view them as an attempt to undermine [freedom of the press](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_the_press "Freedom of the press").[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Riley-Smith-11) Some media commentators congratulated the "winners", and others mocked the awards on [Twitter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter "Twitter"). [The Daily Beast](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Daily_Beast "The Daily Beast"), [BuzzFeed News](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BuzzFeed_News "BuzzFeed News") and the [Daily News](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Daily_News "New York Daily News") sarcastically expressed disappointment that it did not win an award. The journalist Chris Riotta joked that he was "honored and humbled" to be included in the awards.[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-21) ## See also \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fake_News_Awards&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: See also")\] - [Ananias Club](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ananias_Club "Ananias Club") - [List of fake news websites](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fake_news_websites "List of fake news websites") - [Media bias in the United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_bias_in_the_United_States "Media bias in the United States") - [Wet Gunpowder Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet_Gunpowder_Award "Wet Gunpowder Award") - Similar mocking award in [Iran](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran "Iran"). ## References \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fake_News_Awards&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: References")\] 1. ^ [*a](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Borchers_1-0) [b](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Borchers_1-1) [c](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Borchers_1-2) Callum Borchers (January 17, 2018). ["Trump's 'Fake News Awards' were a huge flop"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/01/17/trumps-fake-news-awards-are-shaping-up-to-be-a-total-flop/). [The Washington Post](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Post "The Washington Post"). Retrieved January 18, 2018. 2. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-2)* Kurtz, Howard (November 27, 2017). ["More media bashing: Trump hits 'fake' networks, CNN, 'Morning Joe'"](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/more-media-bashing-trump-hits-fake-networks-cnn-morning-joe). [Fox News](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_News "Fox News"). 3. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-TweetrealDonaldTrump_3-0) Donald J. Trump \[@realDonaldTrump\] (November 27, 2017). ["We should have a contest as to which of the Networks, plus CNN and not including Fox, is the most dishonest, corrupt and/or distorted in its political coverage of your favorite President (me). They are all bad. Winner to receive the FAKE NEWS TROPHY!"](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/935147410472480769) ([Tweet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tweet_\(social_media\) "Tweet (social media)")) – via [Twitter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter "Twitter"). 4. ^ [*a](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Grynbaum_4-0) [b](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Grynbaum_4-1) Michael M. Grynbaum; Matt Flegenheimer (January 17, 2018). ["Trump Hands Out 'Fake News Awards,' Sans the Red Carpet"](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/17/business/media/fake-news-awards.html). [The New York Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times "The New York Times"). Retrieved January 18, 2018. 5. ^ [a](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Anapol-Fake_5-0) [b](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Anapol-Fake_5-1) Avery Anapol (December 28, 2017). ["Trump asks supporters to help award 'Fake News' trophy"](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/366676-trump-asks-supporters-asking-to-award-fake-news-trophy/). [The Hill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hill_\(newspaper\) "The Hill (newspaper)"). 6. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-6)* Callum Borchers (December 28, 2017). ["Trump's 'fake news trophy' contest is now an actual thing"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/12/28/trumps-fake-news-trophy-contest-is-now-an-actual-thing/). [The Washington Post](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Post "The Washington Post"). 7. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-7) Kathryn Watson (January 2, 2018). ["Trump tweets he will announce awards for most 'dishonest' and 'corrupt' media of the year"](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-to-announce-awards-for-most-dishonest-and-corrupt-media-of-the-year/). [CBS News](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS_News "CBS News"). Retrieved January 18, 2018. 8. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Stewart_8-0) Emily Stewart (January 17, 2018). ["John McCain to Donald Trump: stop attacking the press"](https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/1/17/16900824/john-mccain-trump-press). [Vox](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vox_\(website\) "Vox (website)"). Retrieved January 18, 2018. 9. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-9) Jill Serjeant (January 16, 2018). ["'The Fakeys': Comedians turn tables on Trump's 'fake news' awards"](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-media/the-fakeys-comedians-turn-tables-on-trumps-fake-news-awards-idUSKBN1F52L1). [Reuters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuters "Reuters"). Retrieved January 18, 2018. 10. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-10) Max Greenwood (January 17, 2018). ["Fallon parodies Trump's 'Fake News Awards'"](https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/369297-fallon-parodies-trumps-fake-news-awards/). [The Hill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hill_\(newspaper\) "The Hill (newspaper)"). Retrieved January 18, 2018. 11. ^ [*a](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Riley-Smith_11-0) [b](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Riley-Smith_11-1) Ben Riley-Smith; Chris Graham (January 18, 2018). ["Fake News Awards: CNN 'wins' taking 4 out of 11 'accolades' announced by Donald Trump"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/18/fake-news-awardscnn-wins-taking-4-11-accolades-announced-donald/). [The Telegraph](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Daily_Telegraph "The Daily Telegraph"). Retrieved January 18, 2018. 12. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Siddiqui_12-0)* Sabrina Siddiqui (January 18, 2018). ["Donald Trump faces backlash as he reveals 'Fake News Awards' winners"](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/17/trump-fake-news-awards-winners). [The Guardian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guardian "The Guardian"). Retrieved January 18, 2018. 13. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-13) Paul Krugman (November 9, 2016). ["Paul Krugman: The Economic Fallout"](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/cp/opinion/election-night-2016/paul-krugman-the-economic-fallout). [The New York Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times "The New York Times"). [ISSN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISSN_\(identifier\) "ISSN (identifier)") [0362-4331](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved January 18, 2018. 14. ^ [*a](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-washingtonpost1_14-0) [b](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-washingtonpost1_14-1) [c](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-washingtonpost1_14-2) [d](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-washingtonpost1_14-3) [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-washingtonpost1_14-4) [f](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-washingtonpost1_14-5) [g](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-washingtonpost1_14-6) [h](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-washingtonpost1_14-7) [i](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-washingtonpost1_14-8) [j](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-washingtonpost1_14-9) [k](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-washingtonpost1_14-10) Glenn Kessler (January 17, 2018). ["Fact-checking President Trump's 'Fake News Awards'"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2018/01/17/fact-checking-president-trumps-fake-news-awards/). [The Washington Post](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Post "The Washington Post"). Retrieved January 18, 2018. 15. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-15)* Amy B. Wang (December 3, 207). ["ABC News apologizes for 'serious error' in Trump report and suspends Brian Ross for four weeks"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/12/03/abc-news-apologizes-for-serious-error-in-trump-report-suspends-brian-ross-for-four-weeks/). 16. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-16) ["A Note to Our Readers"](https://time.com/4645541/donald-trump-white-house-oval-office/). Time. Retrieved January 18, 2018. 17. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-17) Veronica Rocha (November 5, 2017). ["President Trump feeds fish with PM Shinzo Abe in Japan, then pours the entire box of food into the koi pond.pic.twitter.com/CQjGGf5k0J"](https://twitter.com/VeronicaRochaLA/status/927400669996130305). @VeronicaRochaLA. Retrieved January 18, 2018. 18. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-18) ["The "winners" of Trump's fake news awards, annotated"](https://www.vox.com/2018/1/17/16871430/trumps-fake-news-awards-annotated). [Vox](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vox_\(website\) "Vox (website)"). Retrieved January 18, 2018. 19. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-19) ["3 CNN staffers resign over retracted Scaramucci-Russia story"](https://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2017/06/26/cnn-resign-russia-scaramucci-239975). [Politico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politico "Politico"). Retrieved January 18, 2018. 20. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-20) ["Donald Trump's handshake was expertly rejected by the Polish first lady"](http://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-handshake-poland-president-wife-melania-trump-smack-video-watch-632808). [Newsweek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsweek "Newsweek"). July 6, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2018. 21. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-21) Gayathri Anuradha (January 17, 2018). ["President Trump's Fake News Awards Leave Non-Winners Feeling 'Robbed'"](http://www.ibtimes.com/president-trumps-fake-news-awards-leave-non-winners-feeling-robbed-2642579). International Business Times. 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Readable Markdown	From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia \| Fake News Awards \| \| \|---\|---\| \| Country \| United States \| \| Presented by \| [Donald Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump "Donald Trump") \| \| First award \| January 17, 2018 \| \| Website \| <https://gop.com/the-highly-anticipated-2017-fake-news-awards> [![Edit this on Wikidata](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png)](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47093240?uselang=en#P856 "Edit this on Wikidata") \| [U.S. President](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States "President of the United States") [Donald Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump "Donald Trump") created the Fake News Awards to highlight the news outlets that he said were responsible for misrepresenting him and/or producing false reports both before, and during, [his presidency](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_presidency_of_Donald_Trump "First presidency of Donald Trump"). A post to the blog of the [Republican Party](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_\(United_States\) "Republican Party (United States)") website announced the winners on January 17, 2018. They included reports ranging from comments by journalists on social media to news reports that later required [corrections](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correction_\(newspaper\) "Correction (newspaper)"). President Trump first proposed an award—then called the "Fake News Trophy"—in a November 2017 [tweet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter "Twitter"):[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Borchers-1)[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-2) It was unclear whether he intended to actually create the award at the time.[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Grynbaum-4) Trump's re-election campaign sent emails to supporters with a link to an online poll asking them to rank three nominated stories as "fake", "faker", or "fakest" news in late December.[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Anapol-Fake-5)[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-6) Trump next mentioned the awards in a January 2, 2018 tweet. He called them the "Most Dishonest & Corrupt Media Awards of the Year", and wrote that he would award them for "dishonesty & bad reporting in various categories" at the time. The awards scheduled for January 8, 2018 at 5pm [CST](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Standard_Time "Central Standard Time").[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-7) Trump changed the date to January 17, citing increased interest in the award in a January 7 tweet.[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Stewart-8) Several late-night talk show hosts, including [Samantha Bee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samantha_Bee "Samantha Bee") and [Jimmy Kimmel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Kimmel "Jimmy Kimmel"), satirically campaigned for an award. [The Late Show with Stephen Colbert](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Late_Show_with_Stephen_Colbert "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert") displayed a billboard doing such in New York City's [Times Square](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Square "Times Square"), with categories including "Least [Breitbarty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breitbart "Breitbart")" and "Corruptest Fakeness",[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Grynbaum-4) and [Trevor Noah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Noah "Trevor Noah")'s [The Daily Show](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Daily_Show "The Daily Show") bought a full-page ad in [The New York Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times "The New York Times").[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-9) [The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tonight_Show_Starring_Jimmy_Fallon "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon") aired a sketch satirizing the Fake News Awards on January 16.[\[10\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-10) The ten stories awarded were from [CNN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNN "CNN") (four times), [The New York Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times "The New York Times") (twice), [The Washington Post](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Post "The Washington Post"), [ABC News](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_News_\(United_States\) "ABC News (United States)"), [Newsweek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsweek "Newsweek") and [Time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_\(magazine\) "Time (magazine)").[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Riley-Smith-11) An eleventh bonus award went to reports about [Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_interference_in_the_2016_United_States_elections "Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections") that was generally called "perhaps the greatest hoax perpetrated on the American people".[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Siddiqui-12) Media [pundits](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pundit "Pundit") described the initial announcement of the winners as a flop since the [Republican Party](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_\(United_States\) "Republican Party (United States)")'s website experienced technical difficulties and displayed a 404 error, along with a note that stated "we're [making it great again](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_America_Great_Again "Make America Great Again")".[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Borchers-1) \| \| Reporter \| Organization \| Story \| Notes \| \|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\| \| 1 \| [Paul Krugman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Krugman "Paul Krugman") \| [The New York Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times "The New York Times") \| Short [op-ed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Op-ed "Op-ed") by NYT columnist that predicted if markets would recover from Trump presidency, "first-pass answer is never".[\[13\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-13) \| Krugman changed the claim three days later and wrote that the budget deficits under Trump might actually strengthen the economy.[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14) \| \| 2 \| [Brian Ross](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Ross_\(journalist\) "Brian Ross (journalist)") \| [ABC News](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_News_\(United_States\) "ABC News (United States)") \| Bungled report on former National Security Advisor [Michael Flynn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Flynn "Michael Flynn"). \| ABC corrected the error after it pointed out, then suspended Ross for four weeks and reassigned him. The report also linked to a temporary drop of 350 points in the [Dow Jones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average "Dow Jones Industrial Average").[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14)[\[15\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-15) \| \| 3 \| [Manu Raju](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manu_Raju "Manu Raju"), Jeremy Herb \| [CNN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNN "CNN") \| Report claiming Trump campaign had early access to hacked WikiLeaks documents. \| [The Washington Post](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Post "The Washington Post"), [The Wall Street Journal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wall_Street_Journal "The Wall Street Journal") and [NBC News](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC_News "NBC News") soon caught the error and CNN corrected it.[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14) \| \| 4 \| [Zeke Miller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeke_Miller "Zeke Miller") \| [Time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_\(magazine\) "Time (magazine)") \| A tweet claiming a bust of [Martin Luther King Jr.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr. "Martin Luther King Jr.") had been removed from the [Oval Office](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oval_Office "Oval Office"). \| Correction issued after 40 minutes. [Time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_\(magazine\) "Time (magazine)") issued an apology.[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14)[\[16\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-16) \| \| 5 \| [Dave Weigel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Weigel "Dave Weigel") \| [The Washington Post](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Post "The Washington Post") \| Tweet with misleading photo suggesting a rally for Trump in [Pensacola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pensacola "Pensacola") was not 'packed to the rafters.' \| Photo was taken while the audience still entered the arena. Deleted after 20 minutes. Reporter issued an apology.[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14) \| \| 6 \| Veronica Rocha \| CNN \| CNN published a video giving the impression Trump carelessly overfed fish in a koi pond during a meeting with [Japanese Prime Minister](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Japan "Prime Minister of Japan") [Shinzo Abe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinzo_Abe "Shinzo Abe").[\[17\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-17) \| Full video showed that Trump was merely copying what Abe was doing; the report accompanying the video actually portrayed Trump's actions in a positive light.[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14) \| \| 7 \| Thomas Frank \| CNN \| Report claiming then-[White House Communications Director](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Communications_Director "White House Communications Director") [Anthony Scaramucci](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Scaramucci "Anthony Scaramucci") [had ties to Russia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Links_between_Trump_associates_and_Russian_officials "Links between Trump associates and Russian officials").[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-18) \| Report later retracted. Three CNN [staff members](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_CNN_personnel "List of CNN personnel") – [Pulitzer-Prize](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize "Pulitzer Prize") nominee Thomas Frank; assistant managing editor [Eric Lichtblau](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Lichtblau "Eric Lichtblau") (who had recently joined from The New York Times and is a Pulitzer winner himself); and Lex Haris, the executive editor in charge of investigations – resigned.[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14)[\[19\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-19) \| \| 8 \| Chris Riotta \| [Newsweek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsweek "Newsweek") \| Article claiming Polish first lady [Agata Kornhauser-Duda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agata_Kornhauser-Duda "Agata Kornhauser-Duda") did not shake Trump's hand.[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-20) \| Correction issued three hours after publication.[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14) \| \| 9 \| [Gloria Borger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria_Borger "Gloria Borger"), [Eric Lichtblau](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Lichtblau "Eric Lichtblau"), [Jake Tapper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Tapper "Jake Tapper"), Brian Rokus \| CNN \| Report that former FBI director [James Comey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Comey "James Comey") disputed Trump's claim that he was told he was not under investigation. \| CNN later corrected the story.[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14) \| \| 10 \| Lisa Friedman \| The New York Times \| Report that scientists were afraid of the Trump administration planning not to publish a [climate-change](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change "Climate change") study. \| The study had actually been available to the public for seven months. The New York Times stated in a correction that the report "was uploaded to a nonprofit internet digital library in January but gained little attention until it published it", though the [Washington Post](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Post "The Washington Post") previously reported on the study.[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14) \| \| 11 \| Various \| Claims that the Trump campaign "colluded" with Russia. \| The [Special Counsel investigation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Counsel_investigation_\(2017%E2%80%93present\) "Special Counsel investigation (2017–present)") into [Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_interference_in_the_2016_United_States_elections "Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections") was not finished at the time and never investigated the claim of "collusion" but examined charges of "conspiracy". It "never established that members of the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities".[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-washingtonpost1-14) \| \| The three stories on the online poll previously offered to Trump's supporters were ABC's reporting on [Michael Flynn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Flynn "Michael Flynn"), CNN's reporting on Trump access to [WikiLeaks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiLeaks "WikiLeaks") documents, and Zeke Miller's erroneous report on the Martin Luther King Jr. bust.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Borchers-1)[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Anapol-Fake-5) Reaction to the "awards" was strong from different sources. Trump's supporters view the "awards" as a tongue-in-cheek approach highlighting media bias against the president, while critics view them as an attempt to undermine [freedom of the press](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_the_press "Freedom of the press").[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-Riley-Smith-11) Some media commentators congratulated the "winners", and others mocked the awards on [Twitter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter "Twitter"). [The Daily Beast](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Daily_Beast "The Daily Beast"), [BuzzFeed News](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BuzzFeed_News "BuzzFeed News") and the [Daily News](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Daily_News "New York Daily News") sarcastically expressed disappointment that it did not win an award. The journalist Chris Riotta joked that he was "honored and humbled" to be included in the awards.[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_note-21) - [Ananias Club](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ananias_Club "Ananias Club") - [List of fake news websites](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fake_news_websites "List of fake news websites") - [Media bias in the United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_bias_in_the_United_States "Media bias in the United States") - [Wet Gunpowder Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet_Gunpowder_Award "Wet Gunpowder Award") - Similar mocking award in [Iran](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran "Iran"). 1. ^ [*a](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Borchers_1-0) [b](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Borchers_1-1) [c](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Borchers_1-2) Callum Borchers (January 17, 2018). ["Trump's 'Fake News Awards' were a huge flop"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/01/17/trumps-fake-news-awards-are-shaping-up-to-be-a-total-flop/). [The Washington Post](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Post "The Washington Post"). Retrieved January 18, 2018. 2. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-2)* Kurtz, Howard (November 27, 2017). ["More media bashing: Trump hits 'fake' networks, CNN, 'Morning Joe'"](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/more-media-bashing-trump-hits-fake-networks-cnn-morning-joe). [Fox News](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_News "Fox News"). 3. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-TweetrealDonaldTrump_3-0) Donald J. Trump \[@realDonaldTrump\] (November 27, 2017). ["We should have a contest as to which of the Networks, plus CNN and not including Fox, is the most dishonest, corrupt and/or distorted in its political coverage of your favorite President (me). They are all bad. Winner to receive the FAKE NEWS TROPHY!"](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/935147410472480769) ([Tweet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tweet_\(social_media\) "Tweet (social media)")) – via [Twitter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter "Twitter"). 4. ^ [*a](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Grynbaum_4-0) [b](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Grynbaum_4-1) Michael M. Grynbaum; Matt Flegenheimer (January 17, 2018). ["Trump Hands Out 'Fake News Awards,' Sans the Red Carpet"](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/17/business/media/fake-news-awards.html). [The New York Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times "The New York Times"). Retrieved January 18, 2018. 5. ^ [a](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Anapol-Fake_5-0) [b](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Anapol-Fake_5-1) Avery Anapol (December 28, 2017). ["Trump asks supporters to help award 'Fake News' trophy"](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/366676-trump-asks-supporters-asking-to-award-fake-news-trophy/). [The Hill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hill_\(newspaper\) "The Hill (newspaper)"). 6. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-6)* Callum Borchers (December 28, 2017). ["Trump's 'fake news trophy' contest is now an actual thing"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/12/28/trumps-fake-news-trophy-contest-is-now-an-actual-thing/). [The Washington Post](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Post "The Washington Post"). 7. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-7) Kathryn Watson (January 2, 2018). ["Trump tweets he will announce awards for most 'dishonest' and 'corrupt' media of the year"](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-to-announce-awards-for-most-dishonest-and-corrupt-media-of-the-year/). [CBS News](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS_News "CBS News"). Retrieved January 18, 2018. 8. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Stewart_8-0) Emily Stewart (January 17, 2018). ["John McCain to Donald Trump: stop attacking the press"](https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/1/17/16900824/john-mccain-trump-press). [Vox](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vox_\(website\) "Vox (website)"). Retrieved January 18, 2018. 9. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-9) Jill Serjeant (January 16, 2018). ["'The Fakeys': Comedians turn tables on Trump's 'fake news' awards"](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-media/the-fakeys-comedians-turn-tables-on-trumps-fake-news-awards-idUSKBN1F52L1). [Reuters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuters "Reuters"). Retrieved January 18, 2018. 10. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-10) Max Greenwood (January 17, 2018). ["Fallon parodies Trump's 'Fake News Awards'"](https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/369297-fallon-parodies-trumps-fake-news-awards/). [The Hill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hill_\(newspaper\) "The Hill (newspaper)"). Retrieved January 18, 2018. 11. ^ [*a](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Riley-Smith_11-0) [b](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Riley-Smith_11-1) Ben Riley-Smith; Chris Graham (January 18, 2018). ["Fake News Awards: CNN 'wins' taking 4 out of 11 'accolades' announced by Donald Trump"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/18/fake-news-awardscnn-wins-taking-4-11-accolades-announced-donald/). [The Telegraph](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Daily_Telegraph "The Daily Telegraph"). Retrieved January 18, 2018. 12. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-Siddiqui_12-0)* Sabrina Siddiqui (January 18, 2018). ["Donald Trump faces backlash as he reveals 'Fake News Awards' winners"](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/17/trump-fake-news-awards-winners). [The Guardian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guardian "The Guardian"). Retrieved January 18, 2018. 13. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-13) Paul Krugman (November 9, 2016). ["Paul Krugman: The Economic Fallout"](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/cp/opinion/election-night-2016/paul-krugman-the-economic-fallout). [The New York Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times "The New York Times"). [ISSN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISSN_\(identifier\) "ISSN (identifier)") [0362-4331](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved January 18, 2018. 14. ^ [*a](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-washingtonpost1_14-0) [b](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-washingtonpost1_14-1) [c](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-washingtonpost1_14-2) [d](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-washingtonpost1_14-3) [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-washingtonpost1_14-4) [f](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-washingtonpost1_14-5) [g](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-washingtonpost1_14-6) [h](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-washingtonpost1_14-7) [i](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-washingtonpost1_14-8) [j](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-washingtonpost1_14-9) [k](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-washingtonpost1_14-10) Glenn Kessler (January 17, 2018). ["Fact-checking President Trump's 'Fake News Awards'"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2018/01/17/fact-checking-president-trumps-fake-news-awards/). [The Washington Post](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Post "The Washington Post"). Retrieved January 18, 2018. 15. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-15)* Amy B. Wang (December 3, 207). ["ABC News apologizes for 'serious error' in Trump report and suspends Brian Ross for four weeks"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/12/03/abc-news-apologizes-for-serious-error-in-trump-report-suspends-brian-ross-for-four-weeks/). 16. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-16) ["A Note to Our Readers"](https://time.com/4645541/donald-trump-white-house-oval-office/). Time. Retrieved January 18, 2018. 17. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-17) Veronica Rocha (November 5, 2017). ["President Trump feeds fish with PM Shinzo Abe in Japan, then pours the entire box of food into the koi pond.pic.twitter.com/CQjGGf5k0J"](https://twitter.com/VeronicaRochaLA/status/927400669996130305). @VeronicaRochaLA. Retrieved January 18, 2018. 18. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-18) ["The "winners" of Trump's fake news awards, annotated"](https://www.vox.com/2018/1/17/16871430/trumps-fake-news-awards-annotated). [Vox](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vox_\(website\) "Vox (website)"). Retrieved January 18, 2018. 19. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-19) ["3 CNN staffers resign over retracted Scaramucci-Russia story"](https://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2017/06/26/cnn-resign-russia-scaramucci-239975). [Politico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politico "Politico"). Retrieved January 18, 2018. 20. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-20) ["Donald Trump's handshake was expertly rejected by the Polish first lady"](http://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-handshake-poland-president-wife-melania-trump-smack-video-watch-632808). [Newsweek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsweek "Newsweek"). July 6, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2018. 21. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_News_Awards#cite_ref-21) Gayathri Anuradha (January 17, 2018). ["President Trump's Fake News Awards Leave Non-Winners Feeling 'Robbed'"](http://www.ibtimes.com/president-trumps-fake-news-awards-leave-non-winners-feeling-robbed-2642579). International Business Times. Retrieved January 18, 2018. - ["Official GOP Blog – The Highly-Anticipated 2017 Fake News Awards"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180118010005/https://gop.com/the-highly-anticipated-2017-fake-news-awards/). Archived from [the original](https://www.gop.com/the-highly-anticipated-2017-fake-news-awards/) on January 18, 2018.
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