On Wednesday, Trump tweeted, "And the FAKE NEWS winners are...", along with a link to the Republican National Convention website with a list of ten winners. Studies have shown that over 90 per cent of the media's coverage of President Trump is negative," said the GOP-hosted website. The awards link was unavailable immediately following their announcement by Trump due to a traffic overload. Finally, the "Fake News Awards" noted that "Russian collusion was perhaps the greatest hoax perpetrated on the American people. Republican senators John McCain and Jeff Flake harshly criticised Trump for the awards.

Source: bd News24 January 18, 2018 11:03 UTC