LifeZette Trends on Twitter As Politicos Express Shock Over Presser Question
Have you heard of LifeZette? After today, you might be a little more familiar with the site, which is the brainchild of Laura Ingraham and has a reputation for losing employees. LifeZette regularly posts misleading headlines and straight-up fake news. The site has pushed the “Clinton body count” conspiracy theory, for instance.
Beyond all of that, LifeZette also had the distinct honor of being the first outlet selected by Sean Spicer to ask a question at today’s White House press briefing, which was only the second under this administration. (Yesterday, the first question went to the New York Post, which was a massive break with tradition.)
The shock over the first question going to a small site that is so known for promoting conspiracies reverberated through the political world and ended up — where else? — on Twitter, where LifeZette started trending.
First question of today’s White House briefing goes to a reporter with Laura Ingraham’s news site, LifeZette.
— Phil Elliott (@Philip_Elliott) January 24, 2017
LifeZette is a Trump propaganda site led by Laura Ingraham who was in the running for Spicer’s job. https://t.co/VJ1r9WcI0H
— Jon Lovett (@jonlovett) January 24, 2017
.@brianstelter @IngrahamAngle @LifeZette “Life.Explained.” pic.twitter.com/Dithmr71yG
— Josiah Daniel Ryan (@JosiahRyan) January 24, 2017
First question at the White House briefing goes to Lifezette, a disreputable outlet run by Laura Ingraham that has pushed fake news. pic.twitter.com/HUB6gAuyLE
— Media Matters (@mmfa) January 24, 2017
lifezette gets less than half a million uniques per month :)
— Erin ?Gloria? Ryan (@morninggloria) January 24, 2017
Actual fake news outlet Lifezette has published countless lies, including claims Hillary Clinton killed people https://t.co/iy7NJCkZrT
— Kia Makarechi (@Kia_Mak) January 24, 2017
I can’t imagine why LifeZette got the first question pic.twitter.com/QdmZyDIxJh
— Ben Pershing (@benpershing) January 24, 2017
::opens up LifeZette for the first time:: pic.twitter.com/hbljiQVo3M
— Khalid El Khatib (@kmelkhat) January 24, 2017
Lifezette got the fist question at a WH presser? @shalomshuli, get you @howardstern 100 jacket on, they’re taking questions from anyone!
— Michael Weiss (@michaelweiss31) January 24, 2017
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