The Associated Press on Thursday removed a tweet aimed at Ohio Republican Sen. J.D. Vance after fact-checkers said he misrepresented comments he made about school shootings.
of Tweet It linked to an article about Vance suggesting that he had called school shootings “a fact of life” in the aftermath of Wednesday's massacre at Apalachee High School in Georgia. The Associated Press replaced the article about 90 minutes later. The correct contextVance lamented that school shootings are “all too common,” and said the United States must step up security to prevent further massacres like the Georgia attack.
Tim Waltz is a terrible liar.
The Associated Press retracted the story, acknowledging that it had quoted J.D. Vance out of context.
Will any “fact checkers” call him out? https://t.co/iUxk0J5iBi pic.twitter.com/BXbpLh0RL8
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) September 6, 2024
Community Notes criticized the AP's original tweet, including the accurate quote, as a “misleading headline.” (Related: Exclusive: 'A landslide victory' for Donald Jr.; Trump campaign delighted that Vance is far superior to Waltz)
Despite the Associated Press retracting the original tweet, the vice president and Kamala Harris And her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Completely misleading Vance made the statement to his combined 22.1 million followers.
This is a sad thing. We cannot abandon our children. They deserve better. https://t.co/ozYdvpDJ4u
— Tim Walz (@Tim_Walz) September 6, 2024
School shootings are not just a reality.
It doesn't have to be this way. We can and will take action to protect our children. https://t.co/Oi8s9MfgvU
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) September 6, 2024
“Instead of protecting our kids, Kamala is trying to take away safety from our schools. Instead of pointing out her own failures, she's lying about what I said,” Vance said. said His supporters said: “More despair from the greatest fraud in American politics.” (Related article: 'I thought I was going to die': Georgia student describes terrifying close call during school shooting)
A 14-year-old gunman walked into Apalachee High School on Thursday, killing at least four people and wounding 30. The suspect, identified as Colt Gray, was arrested after the attack. Gray was a student at the school and the FBI had his identity in 2023.
