St. Louis Reporter Quotes “Police Sources” in Tweet About Michael Brown Killing, Gets Suspended

It looks like one of the major retweets on the right-wing today may not have been sourced very well.

St. Louis Dispatch reporter Christine Byers tweeted out the following Monday night:

Christine Byers Michael Brown police sources tweet

 

Of course, it was retweeted a couple thousand times, favorited and cited all over the internet, especially on the right where they seem hell-bent on trying and convicting Michael Brown of his own killing.

As I was looking at Christine Byer’s Twitter feed, the following popped up:

Christine Byers on leave

Hmmm… I wonder if the two tweets are connected?

And I wonder how many retractions you’ll see of the specious initial reporting?


 


Christine Byers Michael Brown police sources tweet

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