“A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.”
–Mark Twain
Once upon a time, unscrupulous people were said to “push” or “peddle” lies.
In an era of ubiquitous fake news, apparently that’s not energetic enough.
Now, if a lie is to get anywhere (never mind “around the world”), it needs to be actively pedaled.**
**Or . . . a sloppy NBC News fact-checker slipped up (perhaps they were preoccupied with the whole Matt Lauer imbroglio yesterday). 🙂
See also, “NY Times Gaffe: “Energize” and its Phantonyms“; and “Disapprobation,” But Not “Disopprobium” (Huh?!?).”
