Sarah Huckabee Sanders Is Probably Making Up This Crap About Alexa Ordering a Batman Toy

[demmiblue]

Source: Gizmodo

On Sunday, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders used her official government Twitter account to complain that her two-year-old had allegedly ordered a $79.99 action figure by “yelling ‘Batman!’ over and over again at her Alexa-enabled Amazon Echo.

Hmm.

If this were true, it would certainly be a convenient way for Sanders to score some points with her boss, who has repeatedly accused Amazon of not paying fictional “internet taxes” (a confused reference to state sales tax), being a tax shelter, and screwing over the U.S. Postal Service on delivery rates. Also, it would be very bad if a two-year-old repeatedly screaming “Batman!” could in fact end up with an account owner being charged $79.99 for a toy.

However, as TechCrunch noted, despite several attempts, no one has actually been able to replicate Alexa ordering said action figure just because someone yelled about Batman at it. Amazon’s support documentation notes that ordering anything via voice requires making a deliberate purchase request and again verbally confirming the order.

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[JI7]

1. not "probably" . she is a fucking liar

[TheBlackAdder]

9. With Huckabee in her DNA, that's a given.

[Angry Dragon]

2. Watch SHS's mouth when she talks.....she twists it all over the place

[msongs]

3. sounds like somebody's kid does not get proper adult supervision. is this a family trait? nt

[HipChick]

4. She's a liar who does not understand technology and is dumb as brick..

Alexa ordering does not work like that...as you have to confirm the purchase..

[chelsea0011]

5. ...or, you can simply turn off this feature.

When a morning television show was showing how Alex works they voiced an order for Alexa to purchase. My own Alexa perked up and asked me if I wanted to order this product. I said no and disabled this feature by blocking credit use. You are right. She is dumb and should not use technology.

[LiberalBrooke]

6. With a touch screen

a child can order. At 3 years old my grandson was able to order from Amazon. Of course when I saw the email that he ordered a toy I cancelled the order and set more controls. I learned quickly that tablets were intuitive for little ones. I have never activated voice ordering.

[Weed Man]

11. Oh and the one click ordering

My then 5 year old ordered a bunch of Hot Wheels cars on amazon to my sisters in Chicago.

[underpants]

7. Sarah should have learned when she got subscriptions to The NY Times and Washington Post

because she stomps around the house constantly saying "Damned Liberal Media!"

[underpants]

8. Are we SURE it was the kid screaming out

BATMAN!
BATMAN!!
BATMAN!!!

yeah that's in your head now

[bullimiami]

10. Amazon should haul her into court to prove it.

[gratuitous]

12. Such a dumb story

Think about it: Sarah Sanders is telling the world that she can be outfoxed by a two-year-old with a one-word vocabulary.

[FSogol]

13. Outfoxed by a two-year-old with a one-word vocabulary: how does that differ from her day job?

[ThoughtCriminal]

14. About 199 words

At best.