Washington Post writer falls for Twitter hoax | The Upshot Yahoo! News - Yahoo! News: "Last week, a Washington Post columnist started a Twitter hoax. This week, a Washington Post columnist fell for one.
Jonathan Capehart, an editorial writer and columnist, took '@RepJackKimble (R-Calif.)' to task Monday for tweeting that 'Bush fought 2 wars without costing taxpayers a dime.' Capehart responded in a blog post that President Bush advocated for 'two giant tax cuts that weren't paid for and two big wars that were largely kept off the main federal balance sheet.' He added a chart from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities to back up his argument.
Although Capehart stands by the budget deficit numbers, neither he nor anyone else can stand by the congressman. A 'correction/clarification' appended to his post says: 'The Twitterer RepJackKimble cited below is not a real member of Congress.'
So who is 'Jack Kimble'?
The Post, following up on its colleague getting duped, reports that the Kimble Twitter writer may be the author of a blog called 'That's Right Nate.' (The Post cites another blog, 'The Political Carnival,' for that speculation.) The Post notes that both techPresident and the Huffington Post have cited the fake congressman before, with each issuing corrections."
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