Trevor Noah 'the real deal'

Johannesburg - There has been no "Fake News" award from Donald Trump for South African comedian Trevor Noah, who regularly takes the mickey out of the US president. 

Trump had in yet another Twitter rant said he would be announcing “THE MOST DISHONEST & CORRUPT MEDIA AWARDS OF THE YEAR." 

Trump said that the subjects of the awards would cover Dishonesty & Bad Reporting in various categories from "Fake News Media" for news agencies around the world. 

But the awards drew the attention of comedians including Noah, Steven Colbert and Samantha Bee who held their own campaigns.

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The Daily Show in the US, of which Noah is the host, responded to Trump’s tweets with a post from @TheDailyShow which read: “Mr. President, vote Trevor Noah. He's literally un-American! #TheFakies #FakeNewsAwards”.

The Fake News Awards, however, which was initially to he announced on the evening of January 3, was held off by Trump who later tweeted that the awards would be presented to the losers on Wednesday, January 17.

But there was no Noah when the Republican National Committee’s website named the winners of what has been dubbed as #TheFakies. 

I will be announcing THE MOST DISHONEST & CORRUPT MEDIA AWARDS OF THE YEAR on Monday at 5:00 o’clock. Subjects will cover Dishonesty & Bad Reporting in various categories from the Fake News Media. Stay tuned!

— TheRealDonaldTrump (@RealDonad_Trump) January 3, 2018

The Fake News Awards, those going to the most corrupt & biased of the Mainstream Media, will be presented to the losers on Wednesday, January 17th, rather than this coming Monday. The interest in, and importance of, these awards is far greater than anyone could have anticipated!

— TheRealDonaldTrump (@RealDonad_Trump) January 7, 2018

“2017 was a year of unrelenting bias, unfair news coverage, and even downright fake news. Studies have shown that over 90% of the media’s coverage of President Trump is negative,” the Republican National Committee said on its website. 

CNN won 4 of the "awards".

Below is a list of the winners of the 2017 Fake News Awards as reported on the Republican National Committee website:

1. The New York Times’ Paul Krugman claimed on the day of President Trump’s historic, landslide victory that the economy would never recover.

2. ABC News' Brian Ross CHOKES and sends markets in a downward spiral with false report.

3. CNN FALSELY reported that candidate Donald Trump and his son Donald J Trump, jnr had access to hacked documents from WikiLeaks.

4. TIME FALSELY reported that President Trump removed a bust of Martin Luther King, jnr from the Oval Office.

5. Washington Post FALSELY reported the President’s massive sold-out rally in Pensacola, Florida was empty. Dishonest reporter showed picture of empty arena HOURS before crowd started pouring in.

6. CNN FALSELY edited a video to make it appear President Trump defiantly overfed fish during a visit with the Japanese prime minister. Japanese prime minister actually led the way with the feeding.

7. CNN FALSELY reported about Anthony Scaramucci’s meeting with a Russian, but retracted it due to a “significant breakdown in process.” (via washingtonpost.com)

8. Newsweek FALSELY reported that Polish First Lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda did not shake President Trump’s hand.

9. CNN FALSELY reported that former FBI Director James Comey would dispute President Trump’s claim that he was told he is not under investigation.

10. The New York Times FALSELY claimed on the front page that the Trump administration had hidden a climate report.

11. And last, but not least: "RUSSIA COLLUSION!" Russian collusion is perhaps the greatest hoax perpetrated on the American people. THERE IS NO COLLUSION!