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Liberal journalists and celebrities praised the Badlands National Parks brief moment of defiance against the Trump administration Tuesday when it published a series of tweets related to global warming.

When Badlands tweets were taken down, journalists and actors decried the fascist Trump administration for censoring scientific facts.

Well, it turned out none of that was true. The National Park Service put out a statement claiming a former employee compromised its official Twitter account. The Park Service also said the Trump administration did not tell them to remove the tweets, and that it did it on its own.

So, much for a defiant agency.

But the Park Service statement came out after sensational media headlines. The Washington Post wrote For a few hours, Badlands National Park was bad to the bone in defiance of Trump.

The Verge reported, Badlands National Park stands up to Trump administration by tweeting facts. Some journalists took to Twitter to vent their frustration with fascism in America.

Badlands National Parks Twitter account published a series messages about the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, claiming the greenhouse gas increased ocean acidity since pre-industrial times.

The tweets seemed out of line with the National Park Services mission, especially since Badlands National Park is in landlocked South Dakota and wouldnt be affected by ocean acidification.

The NPS preserves unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the National Park System for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations, according to its website.

New York Magazine tied the compromised Badlands tweets to a Trump administration gag order for the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Agriculture on talking to the press and putting out officials statements and documents.

With new rules like this in place, wheres the public going to get its scientific information? NY Magazine asked, unironically.

The tweets also came after at least two other government social media accounts were used to share posts critical of President Trump. The National Park Service retweeted a New York Times post showing how much smaller Trumps inauguration crow was than President Obamas in 2008. The Parks Service also shared an Esquire.com article claiming mentions of climate change were scrubbed from Whitehouse.gov.

The Parks Service temporarily suspended its Twitter activity before apologizing Saturday.

Then the National Hurricane Center shared a Facebook post from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders critical of Trump. NHC issued an apology before deleting that as well.

So, when a rogue former Badlands National Park started tweeting about global warming, then took them down, celebrities went wild.

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Journos, Celebrities Falsely Claim 'Fascism,' 'Censorship' After National Park Tweets Taken Offline - Daily Caller