On the former, a story surfaced appearing to be an interview with Mr. Horner. He was described as a former Secret Service agent who had written a book to expose “the real truth” about Barack Obama. In an interview with The Washington Post in November, Mr. Horner said he was the reason Mr. Trump had been elected. “My sites were picked up by Trump supporters all the time,” he told The Post. Mr. Horner has been described as a hoaxer and a liar, but in 2014 he told The Washington Post that he was actually aiming to be funny.

Source: New York Times September 27, 2017 17:15 UTC