Ann Coulter Slammed by Tweeters Fooled By Satire About Pilot

A rumor swirling around on Thursday that outspoken conservative pundit Ann Coulter refused to stay on board an airplane when she found out it was piloted by a black woman started to pick up speed online before it was debunked as another gothcha by the Daily Currant.

An article posted to the Daily Currant said:

"According to witness reports Coulter was concerned the experienced, decorated pilot in question may have gained her position as a result of affirmative action and wasn't fully qualified to fly."

Though the Daily Currant is a satire site, one lesser-known than its inspiration, The Onion, that didn't matter to many readers. The Coulter story soon began circulating on social media networks as truth and many more took the farcical report as truth.

Twitter users railed against Coulter:

A racist witch! Ann Coulter Refuses to Board Airplane With Black Pilot dailycurrant.com/2013/01/29/ann…

— Glorious Johnson (@LadyGloriousjax) January 31, 2013

REALLY???Shower her true colors #racistHow Ann Coulter Refuses to Board Airplane With Black Pilot dailycurrant.com/2013/01/29/ann…

— Leann (@lbnassar) January 31, 2013

So, Ann Coulter freaks out because the pilot is black. CNN fired people for less. How about it Fox?

— al (@al_in_the_cloud) January 31, 2013

Ugh this ho should burn. “@diamonddogbark: Ann Coulter Refuses to Board Airplane With Black Pilot shar.es/CDBh7 via @sharethis”

— Laura Brown (@rebel_lulu) February 1, 2013

WOW! IGNORANCE AT IT'S HIGHEST POINT RT @karencivil: Ann Coulter Refuses to Board Airplane With Black Pilot bit.ly/TioTFZ

— B (@missbeatriiz) February 1, 2013

Gawd, I truly hate some people "@karencivil: Ann Coulter Refuses to Board Airplane With Black Pilot shar.es/CDR8T"

— Adam Contreras(@adamcontreras) February 1, 2013

Of course could I really expect anything less from Ann Coulter? livingcivil.com/ann-coulter-re…

— . (@amacattackkk) February 1, 2013

Psychiatric evaluation needed indeed>Ann Coulter Refuses to Board Airplane With Black Pilot | The Daily Currant - po.st/tsSJkM

— Kay Gee (@rhedstrype) February 1, 2013

.@anncoulter you are racist and ungrateful for those who serve your country-Refuses to Board Airplane With Black Pilot" flip.it/Dan5Z

— Jon Hearty (@jonhearty) January 31, 2013

The story became so widespread that investigative site Snopes eventually debunked it.

Coulter currently does commentary for Fox News.