Using his verified X account Wednesday, Brooks posted a photograph of a hamburger, fries, and what was left of what looks like an alcoholic drink. He added this caption: “This meal just cost me $78 at Newark Airport. This is why Americans think the economy is terrible.”

Brooks’ tweet received so much attention (most of it ridicule) that the airport restaurant in question, the 1911 Smokehouse Barbecue, responded on Facebook. Above a photo of Brooks, the restaurant piled on the scorn with what can only be described as an awesome fact check:

Looks like someone was knocking back some serious drinks – Bar tab was almost 80% and he’s complaining about the cost of his meal keep drinking buddy – we get paid off everything.

It really is astounding how modern journalists truly believe they can lie with impunity nowadays.

This may seem small but lets be honest, thirty years ago publicly lying would get you fired from any reputable newspaper. Now he'll just ignore it and the whole thing will go away in a few days while his buddies all cover for him.

Frankly I wish businesses would begin suing these assholes.