Activists Distribute “Bye-Bye 45” A Satire Edition Of The Washington Post
Other headlines on the fake website read "Celebrations break out worldwide as Trump era ends" and "From #MeToo to 'You're Fired'" | Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Yes Labs

WASHINGTON — Fake editions of the Washington Post that falsely claimed President Donald Trump had stepped down circulated across Washington on Wednesday.

The imposters, dated May 1, 2019, state in an extra large headline: “UNPRESIDENTED,” with a subhead continuing with “Trump hastily departs White House, ending crisis.” A fake website designed to look like the Washington Post’s carried similar language.

“There are fake print editions of The Washington Post being distributed around downtown DC, and we are aware of a website attempting to mimic The Post’s,” the Post’s PR account tweeted. “They are not Post products, and we are looking into this.”

Other headlines on the fake website read “Celebrations break out worldwide as Trump era ends” and “From #MeToo to ‘You’re Fired.'”

It was not clear who created the fakes. The protest group Code Pink posted a video Wednesday morning showing co-founder Medea Benjamin passing out the parody paper.

“The crisis is over, Trump has left the White House. It’s very exciting,” Benjamin said in the video. “Trump is gone, he’s toast. You gotta believe in the Washington Post.”

Benjamin and representatives from Code Pink did not respond to inquiries about the post.

MoveOn, a liberal advocacy organization, also shared photos of activists passing out the paper, but the group said on Twitter that it was not involved with creating it.

“While we love the headline, we didn’t produce today’s satirical Washington Post,” MoveOn tweeted.

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