Sarah Huckabee Sanders shares doctored InfoWars video of Jim Acosta incident

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The White House is spreading fake news.

On Wednesday, Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders tweeted out an apparently doctored video of a testy interchange between President Trump and CNN reporter Jim Acosta during a post-election press conference. The video she tweeted originated from an editor at InfoWars, Alex Jones’ much-maligned far-right publication known for trading in outlandish conspiracy theories and outright lies. 

Sanders shared the video late Wednesday night in an attempt to justify the White House’s decision to revoke CNN reporter Jim Acosta’s press credentials after he sparred with Trump. It purportedly shows the moment a White House intern attempted to take a microphone from Acosta during a heated exchange with the president. Sanders alleged that the video showed Acosta acting in an “unacceptable” manner toward the young woman. Read more…

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