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Embarrassing journalism fail: ABC deletes ‘fake news’ tweet attributing traditional UK bonfire night fireworks to Biden win

9-11-2020 < RT 14 166 words
 

Mainstream American media is so excited about Joe Biden being declared the winner of the US presidential election it even thinks that traditional bonfire night fireworks in the UK are a tribute to the Democrat.


“Fireworks lit up the night sky over London, England, after Joe Biden was characterized to be the apparent winner of the presidential election,” ABC excitedly tweeted on Sunday, as US news outlets basked in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s apparent election defeat.


There’s just one problem with that narrative: it’s complete nonsense. The revellers weren’t toasting Biden’s win, they were celebrating Guy Fawkes night, AKA Bonfire Night. The event marks the anniversary of a failed plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament. It dates all the way back to 1605, long before the USA even existed.



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