Twitter Mocks Brian’s Pope Stories

Is Twitter snarky? Is the Pope Catholic? As Brian Williams returned to TV Tuesday with coverage of Pope Francis’ first U.S. visit, Twitter poked fun of the lying anchor’s history of “misremembering” stories. With the hashtag #BrianWilliamsPopeStories, users shared exaggerated stories of the news anchor and the pontiff. Sample: ‘The Pope told me how impressed he was when I walked on water during Katrina.’ And: ‘Who do you think baptized John the Baptist?’

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