In the latest episode of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver opened with a segment on the London Bridge attacks.
After offering his thoughts and condolences to those who were affected, he decided to single out the American media for their coverage of the attack.
In particular, he singled out coverage that featured reports that London is "reeling" and being "under siege."
On the morning following the attacks, such reports from American news outlets resulted in a lot of responses on British social media.
This sort of hyped-up headline does the terrorists' job for them. UK isn't "reeling" @nytimes
He pointed this out on his show.
Tweets under this hashtag included:
Choosing the wrong items for a meal deal and having to pay £10 for a bottle of water, a Sandwich and a twix… https://t.co/8Fep736M13
When Americans refer to our language as 'British English' #ThingsThatLeaveBritainReeling
#ThingsThatLeaveBritainReeling ....people that use the same spoon to stir tea, directly after stirring coffee !!!
And he summed it up as this:
Oliver also praised Londoner Richard Angell, who was a witness to the attacks on Saturday. Angell went back to the restaurant he was dining in to pay his bill on Sunday, and his comments about the attack went viral.
