Sharyl Attkisson called out the media for the revisionist history that Alabama was never threatened by Hurricane Dorian (This map is from Friday, August 30 at 2 p.m.):

That time the National Hurricane Service projected Dorian could impact much of Alabama– but some in the media said it never happened.

UPDATED: 84 Media Mistakes in the Era of @realDonaldTrump. https://t.co/60J31sqHmB pic.twitter.com/40o5RJWNqb — Sharyl Attkisson?️‍♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) September 8, 2019

She brought the receipts for her claim:

For example: "The National Hurricane Center never predicted Dorian would affect Alabama" (Politico) — Sharyl Attkisson?️‍♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) September 8, 2019

For example, New York Mag Intelligencer title: "The National Hurricane Center never issued such a forecast." — Sharyl Attkisson?️‍♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) September 8, 2019

She also notes this does not mean President Trump is off-the-hook for what he said on Sunday:

In fact, had Trump stayed updated, he shouldn't have even mentioned it. By the time he did, the storm was already predicted to move up the eastern coast. — "Nobody" (also known as, "Big Richard Energy") (@NotAlsoKnownAs) September 8, 2019

Perhaps but do you not agree that the monumental effort to pretend he was off case– some even claimed it was never in the projected area– is over the top? — Sharyl Attkisson?️‍♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) September 8, 2019

And this:

This map reflects a 30% chance of–not hurricane force–but tropical storm force winds. It was days old at the time Trump made his claim and was no longer accurate. This is like shouting fire in a crowded theater during a performance three days after a fire has been put out. — PBCliberal (@PBCliberal) September 8, 2019

You can argue he was mistaken on timing but the reports that he made it all up; when it was in the projected path of impact simply aren't true. We have a higher obligation in journalism whether we like someone or not. — Sharyl Attkisson?️‍♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) September 8, 2019

Bingo.

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Related:

TDS ALERT: The Washington Post paid a reporter to travel to Alabama and investigate how Hurricane Dorian didn't do any damage https://t.co/qa702vuBVu — Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 9, 2019