The Washington Post's headline about the death of ISIS leader led to well deserved mockery

Power Line:
As Scott noted a little while ago, the Washington Post has made a fool of itself with its obituary for al-Baghdadi. The Post’s headline for its obituary–its second attempt, apparently–was “Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, austere religious scholar at helm of Islamic State, dies at 48.” That prompted mockery across the internet:



David Burge@iowahawkblog

Adolf Hitler, Austrian vegan activist and landscape painter, dies at 56https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1188473675894284289 …

Yashar Ali 🐘
✔@yashar
They had it right the first time.

The Washington Post changed the headline on its Al-Baghdadi obituary from “Islamic State’s terrorist-in-Chief” to “austere religious scholar at helm of Islamic State.”

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Allahpundit@allahpundit

“John Wayne Gacy, children’s party clown, dead at age 52” https://twitter.com/JerryDunleavy/status/1188472255451467776 …

Jerry Dunleavy@JerryDunleavy
Yes, this is real https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/abu-bakr-al-baghdadi-islamic-states-terrorist-in-chief-dies-at-48/2019/10/27/0d004abc-663d-11e7-8eb5-cbccc2e7bfbf_story.html …

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John Noonan ✔@noonanjo
Osama Bin Laden, spiritual leader and architect of lower Manhattan urban revitalization projects, dead at 54. https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1188473675894284289 …
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I suspect the Post trapped itself into this ridicule by trying to contradict Trump's description of the terrorist meeting hsi demise in a deserving way.

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