NRA TV Host Cites Fake Twitter Account, Claims Bernie Sanders Tweeted “Who Cares About A Few Terrorists?”

Media Matters reports:

The National Rifle Association’s media operation NRATV aired a tweet sent by an obviously fake Bernie Sanders account, with NRATV host Grant Stinchfield falsely claiming that Sanders asked on Twitter, “Who cares about a few terrorists?”

Stinchfield represented that Sanders actually sent the tweet, saying, “It may be one of Bernie Sanders’ responses to Cher that is the most offensive. ‘Who cares about a few terrorists,’ he writes.”

The NRATV host went on to say: “We care, Bernie Sanders and your supporters. We care about terrorists not voting from behind bars. The 5 1/2 million members of the NRA care because we love this country.”

The fake account has been suspended.

The @NRA‘s media outlet host attacks Sen. Bernie Sanders over a fake Sanders Twitter account. Sadly, this probably wasn’t an accident, but purposeful dishonesty intended to fool gun extremists. https://t.co/jvDO7Rh1J8

— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) April 25, 2019