13-Year Old Fox News Wunderkind Exposed As A Liar And Con
http://crooksandliars.com/2015/09/13-year-old-fox-news-wunderkind-exposed
But other online sleuths could tell that something was
off. First, a subsequent Pearson tweet revealed that he was
still following @BarackObama. Second, there was no timestamp or
external information on the tweet, and the kerning on the
standard text "learn more" was skewed. Coincidentally, a
popular parody account had previous tweeted an identical image
(now deleted) of an Obama "blocking," with the same kerning.
Oliver Darcy, a reporter for the Blaze, dug into all of this and
contacted Pearson. The wunderkind initially told him that he'd
taken the shot on a Droid tablet. In the video, Pearson had
claimed that he saw the blocking when he "got home," not
specifying what device he'd used. As more questions swirled
online, Pearson warned his fans that the "incriminating" piece
was coming, but never said publicly whether it could be trusted.
Then, two hours after Darcy's piece went online, Pearson issued
a fresh Facebook statement. "I'm not responding to fraudulent
attacks on my character by the left nor RINOs," Pearson wrote.
"My friend sent me the screenshot, since I accessed my account
using his phone. I saw it with my own eyes. Time to move on."
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