Occasional filmmaker Michael Moore got duped into believing that MSNBC was about to report the scoop of the century — President Donald Trump’s federal tax returns.
Moore sounded like a kid in a candy store — more excited than MSNBC host Rachel Maddow herself — when he tweeted what he thought was an earthshaking news report, and he asked his followers to be sure to tune in.
Turn on Rachel @Maddow! MSNBC!
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) March 15, 2017
Earlier that evening Maddow tweeted what she said would be the breaking news story of Trump’s federal returns — “really.”
BREAKING: We’ve got Trump tax returns. Tonight, 9pm ET. MSNBC.
(Seriously).
— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) March 14, 2017
But Maddow’s “scoop” turned out to be a big nothing-burger — a big, fat lead balloon. The return was missing most of its pages, it was more than a decade old and as it turned out, it could very well have been published by the president himself — the White House even released the forms before MSNBC could.
An obvious downcast Moore tweeted:
Clearly the source of the “leaked” return is Trump himself. 10-20 missing pages w/ key info. This is to DISTRACT us from Russia, health care
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) March 15, 2017
Others agreed that it was all sizzle — but no steak.
@MMFlint that’s why MSNBC needs to just sit on that info. They look stupid now.
— RJ (@RJSprouse) March 15, 2017
@MMFlint Yah b/c the nothing burger of Russia is..
Never mind, Mike has another pizza to eat. pic.twitter.com/tBAEDQWlIL
— #MN James (@GrouchyRasputin) March 15, 2017
@MMFlint Rachel was played.
— The Woman’s Part (@TheWomansPart) March 15, 2017
@MMFlint LMAO!
— Perry (@BAMAPERRY) March 15, 2017
@MMFlint You are 100% Grade A Prime STUPID!
— Lisa (@Flyingright1) March 15, 2017
@slymmpickens @MMFlint hahahahaha
— Totes McGotes (@TotesMcGotes) March 15, 2017
There’s an old adage that if something sounds too good to be true, then it probably isn’t true.
Moore should have taken it to heart.
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