What is wrong with these people? This would be right here if there were 327 people in the US. And this reflects horribly on the NY Times too. Can someone stop and think for two seconds? pic.twitter.com/kZJYYoC6gD
— Michael Salfino (@MichaelSalfino) March 6, 2020
Maybe being on live TV and having to put on a good show short circuits part of your brain. That’s the only way I can think of to explain why Brian Williams and his guest didn’t stop to think for a second how ludicrous it was to accept a tweet at face value claiming that Michael Bloomberg spent over $1,000,000 per person living in the United States on his presidential bid.
As for the original tweeter? She has been informed of her mistake:
