Trump defends his fake Isis video

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Trump Defends His Tweet of Fake ISIS Video: "All I Know Is What's On The Internet"

Matt Novak

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Trump Defends His Tweet of Fake ISIS Video: "All I Know Is What's On The Internet"

Donald Trump at a recent rally (Associated Press)

Yesterday Donald Trump tweeted a now-debunked video showing that the protester who jumped a barrier at a recent rally was an ISIS supporter. This morning Chuck Todd asked Trump on Meet the Press about the fake video, to which Trump replied, I dont know, all I know is whats on the internet.

Trump had stated earlier that he believed the protester to be involved in a terrorist organization. His tweet attempted to further that narrative.

This was a guy that was looking to do harm, Mr. Trump said in Kansas City, Missouri yesterday. It was probably ISIS or ISIS-related, can you believe it?

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But when confronted this morning by Chuck Todd with the fact that he had tweeted a fake video, Trump basically admitted that as long as its on the internet, he feels absolutely no obligation to fact-check what he tweets to his 6.87 million followers.

As of this writing Trumps tweet is still up and has received 10,242 retweets and 17,476 likes. The video appears to have been removed from YouTube but is still viewable on Trumps Twitter.

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Mashable has a Vine of his statement:

Protests at Trump rallies have really hit a tipping point, with large numbers of people in Chicago and Kansas City turning out to denounce what they see as a very real fascist threat to America should Trump become president.

This past week a Trump supporter sucker-punched a protester in North Carolina. The attacker would later say that perhaps the protester shouldve been killed. Trump has flatly said that he doesnt accept responsibility for the violence at his rallies, but has suggested that hell look into paying the legal fees of the attacker in North Carolina.

Yesterday Trump said that at a rally in St. Louis, Missouri that he would ruin the lives of protestors by pressing charges and deluging them with his legal team. Their lives are going to be ruined, and theyll know their lives are going to be ruined, Trump said.

This kind of rhetoric, of course, doesnt help the case that Trump isnt a crypto-fascist who would quickly quash any kind of dissent should he take office.

Trumps rallies are now filled with the kind of security youd find at the airport, as you can see from this photo taken this morning in Bloomington, Illinois.

Trump Defends His Tweet of Fake ISIS Video: "All I Know Is What's On The Internet"

TSA and police inspect people entering a Trump rally in Bloomington, Illinois this morning Associated Press)

Despite Trumps claims that all he knows is whats on the internet, we still have no documentary evidence that he has ever used a personal computer. If you have documentary evidence please send it to us: novak@gizmodo.com

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He plays fast and loose on facts. In the case of this guy, the fact he doesn't like america and soils the flag is perfectly sufficient to paint his character, no need to try and link to isis.

Trump threatening non-compliers to his story with lawsuits for violence they perpetrate is fine with me, but not for protesting. He does have some fascist qualities.

As for the picture of TSA I'm quite sure that's completely meaningless. I bet Clinton rallies are the same way.

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UPDATE: The man who rushed the stage has been named and is being charged according to NBC News.

“The suspect, identified as 22-year-old Thomas Dimassimo, was charged with disorderly conduct and inducing panic —

Defending a criminal again (i mean alleged criminal)

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Defending a criminal again (i mean alleged criminal)

CNN is defending a criminal? I don't see that. I see Trump providing a lame explanation for passing on a falsehood...which makes him a liar Edited March 13, 2016 by Rob L