Newark Mayor Cory Booker tweeted out an inspirational Mark Twain quotation Thursday morning—one problem: the quote is fake.
Carl M. Cannon, the Washington editor of Real Clear Politics, called out the inaccuracy:
I wish @corybooker would quit tweeting these fake Mark Twain quotes. It's not Watergate (or Benghazi), but it is annoying.
— Carl Cannon (@CarlCannon) May 9, 2013
@carlcannon Sorry I annoy you so, I'm sure you are not alone. But I won't change. I wish you all the best and understand if you un-follow
— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) May 9, 2013
Booker then called Cannon an "honorable man" and conceded the quotation is fake:
@carlcannon You are an honorable man then for defending his honor & reputation AND for enduring my muck for the rare pearl. Peace to you.
— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) May 9, 2013
Cannon wrote last year about the proliferation of fake quotations attributed to Twain, and then, for instance, tweeted by Arianna Huffington.
H/T America Rising