claim: Miley Cyrus said she would prefer a North Korean nuclear attack on the US to the presidency of Donald Trump.
origin: In May 2017, several dubious web sites published a story quoting the pop singer Miley Cyrus saying that sheâ€™d rather North Korea launched nuclear war against the United States than have Donald Trump as president.Â The web site RedInfo simply posted the following headline: < Miley Cyrus Says: I Hate Trump So Much That Iâ€™d Rather Have North Korea Nuke Us To Death > The inventedÂ quote was followed by a poll that asked â€œWould you support Trump if he arrest [sic] her?â€ Other versions of the same story â€“ on the News Tips, US Postman, Last Deplorables and Deplorable & ProudÂ web sites â€“ also included extensive and accurate quotations from a videoÂ Cyrus posted to Twitter in the immediate aftermath of Trumpâ€™s victory in November 2016.Â In that video, the singer tearfully described her disappointment at the election of Donald Trump, but declaredÂ â€œI accept you as President of the United States.â€Â Miley Cyrus has attracted the ire â€“ and schadenfreude â€“ of some conservatives and Trump supporters after she vowed, during the 2016 presidential election campaign, to leave the United States if Trump was elected.Â In a 2 March 2016 Instagram post, she wrote: â€œHonestly fuck this shit I am moving if this is my president. I donâ€™t say things I donâ€™t mean!â€ However, there is no record of Cyrus expressing a preference for a nuclear attack on the United States over the presidency of Donald Trump.Â