White House press secretary Sean Spicer has definitely spiced things up, if you’ll excuse the pun, during his press briefings. He’s got the mainstream media feeling under attack, and that’s a really good thing. The MSM has gone too long unchecked and now they get checked daily.

But when Spicer joked this week that the press is so desperate to find a Russian connection to Trump that they would be suspicious if he used Russian salad dressing, no one thought any outlet would chase down that ridiculous claim.

But… This is CNN. And they did, indeed.

According to Newsbusters:

The humor-challenged CNN sprung into action. On CNN.com, Krupa wrote, “Thing is, Russian dressing isn't Russian." Wait for it, here is the devastating bombshell: 

The mayo and ketchup concoction -- often dressed up with horseradish and spices -- was created in Nashua, New Hampshire.

It was grocer James E. Colburn who invented the spread in 1924, according to "New Hampshire Resources, Attractions and Its People, a History," by Hobart Pillsbury. The Washington Post cites the 1927 text, which says Colburn sold the condiment to "retailers and hotels across the country, earning 'wealth on which he was enabled to retire.'"

This is what happens when real journalism has taken a back seat to sensationalism.