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MSNBC’s Joy Reid ridiculed for botched tweet on origins of 538 website

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MSNBC host Joy Reid was widely ridiculed on Monday night for falsely claiming that Nate Silver’s data-driven website FiveThirtyEight was named after the margin of Florida votes during the 2000 presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore.

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Newsweek

CNN's Jake Tapper fact-checks MSNBC's Joy Reid over the meaning of "FiveThirtyEight"

After Reid tweeted a mistaken explanation for the polling website's name, Tapper authoritatively corrected her.

3 years ago·United States

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Russia Today [🇷🇺-affiliated]

Top MSNBC host ridiculed for not knowing the number of US Electoral College votes

MSNBC host Joy Reid was under the impression the US’ major statistical analysis website, FiveThirtyEight, was named after the Bush/Gore voter margin in 2000, rather than the number of Electoral College electors.Reid took to Twitter on Monday evening to deliver a truly hot take about something previously considered common knowledge in political punditry circles: “Here’s the thing: the reason [it’s] called FiveThirtyEight is because 538 was the ma…

3 years ago·Russian Federation

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National Review

Joy Reid Spins False FiveThirtyEight Origin Story, Misrepresents 2000 Presidential Election in Error-Laden Tweet

Reid engaged in some revisionist history when she falsely claimed that the 2000 election was “reversed” by the Supreme Court by a margin of 538 votes.

3 years ago·United States

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RedState

MSNBC's Joy Reid Gets Dunked to Infinity After Making Hilarious Claim About Origins of the Number '538'

The humor break we all need right about now.

3 years ago·Washington, United States

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Hot Air

Here's the thing of the day: The obligatory "Tapper and every other sentient being school Joy Reid on meaning of 538" post

"How is it that MSNBC has someone so stupid on their payroll?"

3 years ago·Arlington, United States

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Fox News

MSNBC’s Joy Reid ridiculed for botched tweet on origins of 538 website

MSNBC host Joy Reid was widely ridiculed on Monday night for falsely claiming that Nate Silver’s date-driven website FiveThirtyEight was named after the margin of Florida votes during the infamous 2000 presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore.

3 years ago·New York, United States

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MSNBC’s Joy Reid ridiculed for botched tweet on origins of 538 website

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CNN's Jake Tapper fact-checks MSNBC's Joy Reid over the meaning of "FiveThirtyEight"

CNN's Jake Tapper fact-checks MSNBC's Joy Reid over the meaning of "FiveThirtyEight"

Top MSNBC host ridiculed for not knowing the number of US Electoral College votes

Top MSNBC host ridiculed for not knowing the number of US Electoral College votes

Joy Reid Spins False FiveThirtyEight Origin Story, Misrepresents 2000 Presidential Election in Error-Laden Tweet

Joy Reid Spins False FiveThirtyEight Origin Story, Misrepresents 2000 Presidential Election in Error-Laden Tweet

MSNBC's Joy Reid Gets Dunked to Infinity After Making Hilarious Claim About Origins of the Number '538'

MSNBC's Joy Reid Gets Dunked to Infinity After Making Hilarious Claim About Origins of the Number '538'

Here's the thing of the day: The obligatory "Tapper and every other sentient being school Joy Reid on meaning of 538" post

Here's the thing of the day: The obligatory "Tapper and every other sentient being school Joy Reid on meaning of 538" post

MSNBC’s Joy Reid ridiculed for botched tweet on origins of 538 website

MSNBC’s Joy Reid ridiculed for botched tweet on origins of 538 website

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