Barack signs a drawing for one of the kids

This is a real trifecta -- cute kids, Barack Obama at his charming best, and a seriously demented press corps.

It goes like this: Barack Obama is visiting an elementary school classroom in Ohio and as he prepares to leave, one of the kids in the class asks for a signature -- on his outstretched hand.

Barack breaks out a grin says that if he signs the hand, he'll get into trouble with with the boy's mom.

So instead of signing the boy's hand, Barack signs his name -- using a crayon -- on a drawing handed to him by the boy.

Everything is cute, everybody is happy, but here's how the poll reporter assigned to the event said it actually went down:

As he left, a boy tried to give him a fist bump. Obama said no.
“If I start that …” his voice trailed off.

Not. Even. Close.

And you can watch it for yourself.

H/T: TPM.

Update: ABC, not one known for it's pro-Obama coverage, notes the false report was reported as fact by several media outlets.

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Barack signs a drawing for one of the kids

This is a real trifecta -- cute kids, Barack Obama at his charming best, and a seriously demented press corps.

It goes like this: Barack Obama is visiting an elementary school classroom in Ohio and as he prepares to leave, one of the kids in the class asks for a signature -- on his outstretched hand.

Barack breaks out a grin says that if he signs the hand, he'll get into trouble with with the boy's mom.

So instead of signing the boy's hand, Barack signs his name -- using a crayon -- on a drawing handed to him by the boy.

Everything is cute, everybody is happy, but here's how the poll reporter assigned to the event said it actually went down:

As he left, a boy tried to give him a fist bump. Obama said no.
“If I start that …” his voice trailed off.

Not. Even. Close.

And you can watch it for yourself.

H/T: TPM.

Update: ABC, not one known for it's pro-Obama coverage, notes the false report was reported as fact by several media outlets.