Mediagazer: MSNBC Falls for Parody North Korean Twitter Account Attacking Fox News (Alex Griswold/Mediaite)

12:35 PM ET, August 10, 2015

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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:

MSNBC Falls for Parody North Korean Twitter Account Attacking Fox News — MSNBC's Morning Joe reported on a “North Korean” Twitter account that attacked Fox News and defended Donald Trump, without noting the account was just a parody. — Bloomberg Politics' Mark Halperin got the ball rolling …

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