Anatomy of the smear: I'm supposed to think Rick Perry, longest serving governor of a major energy state w/ huge nuclear facilities, didn't know what DOE does?

A media story in 4 acts:

1. Clickbait headline
2. Shocking lede
3. Bury bland, on record quote cited in headline in 4th graph
4. Narrative! pic.twitter.com/ny0WLT2U6G

— T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) January 19, 2017

NYT’s source was fired from the Trump transition team in Nov. Perry was picked in Dec.

The @nytimes invented a story!

Credit: @BecketAdams pic.twitter.com/KMFd2dFGLK

— The Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) January 19, 2017

And this is why the media is hated. https://t.co/xcVNG7mxyi

— Melissa Mackenzie 🌐 (@MelissaTweets) January 19, 2017

I'm supposed to think Rick Perry, longest serving governor of a major energy state w/ huge nuclear facilities, didn't know what DOE does?

— Logan Dobson (@LoganDobson) January 19, 2017