Whoopi Goldberg Addresses a Fake News Story That She Says Put Her and Her Family in Danger
On The View on Monday, Whoopi Goldberg addressed a recent story written about her on an admittedly fake news website that she says put her family in danger due to reaction to the story. On March 1, the website the Underground Report posted a story that claimed Goldberg made derogatory comments about the Navy SEAL widow who attended President Trump’s address to Congress. According to the site’s creator, James McDaniel, a Florida native now living in Costa Rica, the Goldberg story, along with every other story on the site, is a work of fiction. The reaction to the article and Goldberg’s subsequent feeling of endangerment could have been avoided had readers simply double-checked their information or, even better, heeded the note on the site itself telling readers that the stories are false.
“Normally, people would have to actually look up to see what someone said. And when you look on our website, all the shows are posted. But unfortunately, people don’t do that,” Goldberg said.
Goldberg said she plans to work to get legislation passed to protect unwitting victims of fake news stories, and though McDaniel currently lives in Costa Rica, she says she’s going to pursue legal action against him.
Goldberg addressed McDaniel directly, saying, “You cost me money because I had to protect my family. You cost me money because, quite honestly, I wasn’t gonna go to Disney [The View filmed at Disney World last week]. So, sir, Costa Rica’s not big enough for this lawsuit that’s coming your way.”
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