Local official uses government billboard to hit newspaper as 'fake news'

[turbinetree]

BY MORGAN GSTALTER - 08/19/18 06:41 PM EDT

A local official in northern Illinois received criticism after using a government billboard to attack a newspaper as “fake news.”

Algonquin Township Highway Commissioner Andrew Gasser posted the message on the billboard on Friday, taking aim at local newspaper Northwest Herald, the newspaper itself reported.

“THE NORTHWORST HERALD IS FAKE NEWS,” the sign read, according to the report.

When a reporter from the newspaper asked Gasser why he used government property to criticize the free press, he reportedly responded with “because you’re fake news.”

“I just don’t want to talk to fake news,” he said as he walked away.

By Saturday, the message had been removed from the billboard, according to the Northwest Herald.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/402576-local-official-uses-government-billboard-to-attack-newspaper-as


Hey asshole in my state 5 journalists were killed, because some "guy" had a beef with the newspaper, do you know asshole how many journalist have been killed around the world.................


https://cpj.org/data/killed/2018/?status=Killed&motiveConfirmed%5B%5D=Confirmed&type%5B%5D=Journalist&start_year=2018&end_year=2018&group_by=location

[kimbutgar]

1. Someone needs to lose their job

[2naSalit]

2. Might be elected.

I can't recall, I used to own a house in that town back in the late 1970s.

[The River]

3. When They Say

"Fake News" they really mean Sieg Heil.

[Blue_true]

4. They will keep saying fake news until just saying it burns them like fire.

Currently they don't pay. The Press gets upset for a day, then start trying to normalize them. They need to be exposed and be treated like the beasts they are.

[blue-wave]

5. The Northwest Herald

as far back as I can remember has always been republicon leaning. Sounds like another deranged tRumptard to me.

[ProudLib72]

6. Be warned, you shouldn't use the suffix "tard"