As Twitchy told you, after Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez got busted for lying about her now-infamously awful Green New Deal FAQ, the Washington Post Fact Checker awarded her zero Pinocchios over the “kerfuffle” because Ocasio-Cortez “disowned the FAQ and the statements that went beyond the resolution.”

Well, just in case you didn’t think the WaPo could look any worse, take a look at fact checker Sal Rizzo’s explanation for the decision to let AOC off the hook:

I know there's closure and utility in a Pinocchio ruling. But this confusion, with hyperbole and retracted documents in the mix and admissions of error, is too messy for Pinocchios. Bottom line: Trump misrepresented the plan and AOC's defense was misleading. — Sal Rizzo (@rizzoTK) February 11, 2019

We’re actually thinking the bottom line is more like this: The Washington Post Fact Checker, much like AOC herself, is a joke.

This is embarrassing — DavidFish555 (@DFishberg) February 11, 2019

You can't possibly carry that amount of water. — Hellion 2172 (@hellion2172) February 11, 2019

Sure they can. Especially since finding new ways to make Democrats’ incompetence about Donald Trump requires so much heavy lifting. That’s really done wonders for their biceps.

Interesting you have to fold Trump into the fact check at all on her own FAQ and plan. https://t.co/RKaJwSkzQN — Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) February 11, 2019

You could have just fact checked her own documents against her own staff's claims but for some reason you included Trump. https://t.co/26TDSoWA2y — Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) February 11, 2019

They can’t help themselves.

You meant to put bottom line orange man bad…..why even try to pretend that isn't what you want to say? — MyTwiter AlterEgo (@TwiterAlterEgo) February 11, 2019

So if they both lied, the lies cancel out? Awesome fact-checking. — Currently between fraudulent suspensions (@jtLOL) February 11, 2019

Solid B+.

Are you scared that AOC will attack you if you say bad things about her? — Chris G (@ChrisGTwoAgain) February 11, 2019

It's almost as if they don't want AOC to drag them again while the rest of their fellow firefighters don't say a word. — BT (@back_ttys) February 11, 2019

Almost!

"When fact-checking makes the wrong person look bad we'll call it a 'kerfuffle'" — BT (@back_ttys) February 11, 2019

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