Newsweek reporter Kurt Eichenwald is the definition of fake news.

Eichenwald tweeted Thursday night that attendees at Donald Trump’s victory rally actually booed when the President-elect announced the passing of the late, great John Glenn.

He would later go on to delete the tweet, but not before being screenshotted by Mediaite’s Alex Griswold and receiving thousands of retweets.

“Trump supporters booed John Glenn when Trump mentioned his name at today’s rally,” he wrote. “A real American hero who risked his life [for] us. They booed.”

Eichenwald doubled down on the claim, which was soon to be proven totally false.

@misdaws He just moved on, said “maybe they’ll come around.” I think context was that Glenn was a democrat. — Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) December 9, 2016

Just as Eichenwald was poo-pooing Iowans who voted for Trump, LA Times reporter Mike Memoli tweeted what really happened.

Post-election Trump: as protesters heckle and crowd boos them, he says: “I think they’re actually on our side. They just don’t know it yet.” pic.twitter.com/qFSH3qUVUE — Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) December 9, 2016

[dcquiz] Memoli explained that the booing Eichenwald referenced was actually directed at hecklers holding a sign reading, “Iowa says no.”

He also included Trump’s joke about the interruption: “I think they’re actually on our side. They just don’t know it yet.”

After being exposed, Eichenwald apologized for his mistake with a third tweet.

I believe I was in error that Trump supporters booed Glenn. This seems to be 2 events at same time: Ppl booing Trump as he mentions Glenn. — Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) December 9, 2016

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