Corbyn supporting James O’Brien an LBC radio presenter, quite known for his extreme left-wing rants and his sanctimonious attitude to anyone that disagrees with him has been caught pushing fake news.
James O’Brien wrongfully claimed the chairman of Carillion, Philip Green, is an adviser to the Prime Minister Theresa May on corporate responsibility. His Fake News has had over 9,000 retweets:
The chairman of Carillion, Philip Green (not that one), is an adviser to the Prime Minister Theresa May on corporate responsibility. It's unlikely that you'll read anything more emblematic of the national pageant than that this week.
— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) January 15, 2018
He was corrected by the Cabinet Office, and yet still hasn’t removed his attempt to spin the decline of a large corporation into a political attack against the Conservatives.
Philip Green was appointed as an Adviser on Corporate Responsibility by David Cameron in 2012. When the current PM came to office, she reviewed a number of appointments in Dec 2016 and chose to discontinue his appointment. He is therefore not an adviser to this government.
— Cabinet Office (@cabinetofficeuk) January 15, 2018
He still couldn’t help himself pushing more Fake News, by claiming his correction was bigger than the original tweet:
Quite the opposite, James. My correction was bigger than the original mistake & made immediately – quite the opposite of the Mail’s modus operandi. Still waiting for a steer on why the PM ditched Green & when it was announced. Any help appreciated.
— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) January 15, 2018
His correction managed to get around 175 retweets, far from the original post of over 9,000.
My apologies: Guardian reported *is*, Number 10 tell me he *was* but ceased to be so in December 2016. It would be nice to know why. Trying to find out. https://t.co/cpTHyZhSvt
— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) January 15, 2018
Mr O’Brien consistently talks about Fake News on his radio show, and now he is pushing it for his own extreme left-wing gain. Maybe we should be talking about the thousands of people who will be out of a job, rather than pushing fake news.
