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Newsweek ‘fact check’ denies Russian payments to Clintons, even though payments happened

By Becket Adams
Published October 20, 2017 7:45pm ET
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Newsweek ‘fact check’ denies Russian payments to Clintons, even though payments happened
In its most recent misstep, Newsweek's social media team tweeted a misleading headline: "Fact check: No, the Clintons were not paid millions by Russia." The accompanying article proves nothing of the sort. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) | Richard Drew

Something is wrong at Newsweek, and whoever is in charge over there needs to get a handle on the situation.

Its most recent misstep occurred this week when its social media team tweeted this misleading headline: “Fact check: No, the Clintons were not paid millions by Russia.”

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