[See NewsBusters for more.] Talk about fake news. ABC's Jimmy Kimmel and actress Kathryn Hahn on Wednesday shared a factually false story to mock Ronald Reagan. In what was supposed to be some sort of epic slam, The Jimmy Kimmel Live host recounted a letter the then-eight year Hahn wrote in 1982 to Ronald Reagan: “There was a movie of the week in ‘82... called The Day After.” Hahn, who has appeared in Bad Moms, Parks and Recreation and Girls, explained: “I saw [the TV movie]. I remember going to McDonald's the next day and getting a Happy Meal and bawling because I was so terrified of nuclear war.” Kimmel explained: “It was about what would happen the day after the Russians nuked us.” After explaining that she wrote Reagan and that the President responded, Kimmel held up his letter. The only problem? It's clearly dated May 12, 1982. The Day After debuted on ABC, November 20, 1983.
