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Americans Can’t Stop Laughing After Trump Falsely Claims He Won the Nobel Peace Prize

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Only soon-to-be-leaving President Donald Trump can goof with such flair, and he did that Monday night by posting a video on Twitter that contains one big, juicy error backed up by misinformation. Goofs and misinformation have been the hallmarks of Trump’s presidency so why should this video be any different?

The minute-long video features a superimposed image of the Nobel Prize at one point. The clip praises him as “[standing] for America” and as it nears the end the prize is seen superimposed over a title card that reads “Trump Stands for Peace,” TheWrap reports.

Journalists were quick to remind people that Trump has never won a Nobel, Peace Prize or otherwise.

https://twitter.com/davidgura/status/1343690885276561408

That’s where the error part comes in. The medal featured isn’t the actual peace prize. It’s a Nobel Prize, to be sure, but it’s the one given out for the sciences or for literature.

John Kraljevich, an expert on rare coins offered up more precise criticism on Twitter.

“Professional medal guy here,” he wrote. “I’ve actually catalogued/authenticated a Nobel Peace Prize before (it brought over a million bucks at auction). That’s not even a Nobel Peace Prize. The medal depicted is awarded for physics, chemistry, physiology, or medicine, and literature. Idiot.”

The video itself is peculiar because it almost sounds like a campaign ad — nearly nine weeks after the election is done and over. It steals heavily from the old “Beef… it’s what’s for dinner” ad that was distributed by the Beef Industry Council from years gone by. Where incidentally, Trump served as a former pitchman. It features images of Trump on the campaign trail and music from composer Aaron Copland’s Hoedown. The clip concludes with a photo of Trump hugging the flag and then the screen reads: “Trump…He’s What’s For America.”

I’m including the clip below and some additional commentary from the Twitterati. Enjoy.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1343673164270858241

https://twitter.com/JRehling/status/1343952168353579008

https://twitter.com/NellSco/status/1343711211792326658

Megan Hamilton
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Megan has lived in California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida and she currently lives in Central America. Living in these places has informed her writing on politics, science, and history. She is currently owned by 15 cats and 3 dogs and regularly owns Trump supporters when she has the opportunity. She can be found on Twitter at https://twitter.com/GaiaLibra and Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/politicalsaurus

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