Real Company, Fake News: Kirkland Firm Used In Air Force One Hoax

KIRKLAND, WA - A Kirkland company that customizes jets has been caught up in a fake news story about President Donald Trump allegedly redesigning the interior of Air Force One, according to reports.

Some fake news makers recently lifted photos from the website of Kirkland-based Greenpoint Technologies to make it look like Trump had outfitted the presidential jet to look more like, well, a Trump building, according to the Associated Press.

But the photos are just renderings of upgrades Greenpoint is able to make, company spokeswoman Christine Hadley told the AP. The images are, "conceptual renderings only, not for one specific customer," she said.

Some fake sites cited by the AP appear to have removed the story involving Greenpoint's photos, but others, including "Conservative Fighters" and "World News Politics," were still hosting the untrue story on Wednesday morning.

Trump has taken to calling real media outlets - like the New York Times or CNN - "fake news." But the sites that used Greenpoint's photos are literally fake, meaning that the stories are fiction. Fake news sites often make up untrue and salacious headlines to earn advertising revenue.

In a November report, the Washington Post found that fake news makers can earn anywhere from $5,000 to $10,000 per month on ad revenue generated from fake news websites.

Trump has criticized the cost of Air Force One. Boeing is set to deliver a redesigned Air Force One in 2024, and Trump tweeted in December that "costs are out of control," and threatened to cancel the order.

Image via Jose Luis Magana/Associated Press