10,000 retweets and counting for this totally bogus anti-Trump quote shared from the Financial Times’ U.S. national editor:

Trump is "the stupidest and most incompetent negotiator we've ever encountered," says Long Yongtu, China's former chief trade negotiator. "We want Trump to be re-elected." Always helpful to point out an emperor's nakedness. https://t.co/V0WQEhw9kW — Edward Luce (@EdwardGLuce) November 10, 2019

But as was pointed out to him hours ago, that quote isn’t in the article:

That quote isn't in the article …? — Ben Smith (@BuzzFeedBen) November 10, 2019

His correction has not even 200 retweets as of the writing of this post:

CORRECTION and mea culpa: the first part of the quote was removed. It was a third party characterization of what Long Yongtu had said, which was:”Trump is the best choice in an opponent for negotiations. We want Trump to be re-elected; we would be glad to see that happen”. https://t.co/aKRt1ZVj1q — Edward Luce (@EdwardGLuce) November 10, 2019

By not deleting his first tweet, it’s continued to go viral:

Original: 7400 retweets Correction: 141 retweets Financial Times national editor pic.twitter.com/AktLCho1aW — Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) November 10, 2019

Time to delete your tweet, guy:

A real mea culpa would involve deleting your first tweet so it stops spreading the misinformation. You can see it continue to collect retweets and confuse more people. — Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) November 10, 2019

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