Truthseeker420
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When President Obama spoke at Lorain County Community College in Elyria, Ohio, on Wednesday, he said, "I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth." But when Fox News host Steve Doocy repeated it on Fox & Friends to Mitt Romney, it was a false version: "Unlike some people, I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth." Updated with correction.
The first three words, "unlike some people," are a complete fabrication. President Obama never said them or anything like them. The difference is very significant, as it is much easier to interpret the fabricated quote as a deliberate mockery of Romney.
What happened next? The Washington Post reported the story without noting Doocy's fabrication and put his words directly into the mouth of President Obama:
Even worse, the New York Post - a sister media outlet to Fox News - devoted one of its two Friday editorials to slamming Obama for taunting Romney -- based on the false quote:
Doocy Doctors Obama's "Silver Spoon" Remarks - And NY Times, Washington Post Repeat Him - NewsHounds