--- title: Sarah Huckabee Sanders Baked a Pie Because of Internet Doubt description: After the web questioned whether or not Sarah Huckabee Sanders baked her own pie for Thanksgiving, she baked another one to prove she had. canonical: https://time.com/5065093/sarah-huckabee-sanders-piegate-twitter/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-12-14T21:11:26.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-12T23:33:55.000Z og:title: Sarah Huckabee Shared Her Next Pie After Internet Doubt og:description: Welcome to #Piegate og:url: https://time.com/5065093/sarah-huckabee-sanders-piegate-twitter/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7e758b310d5f2344/6988f523ab6d775a6e6b1024/sarah-huckabee-sanders-pie.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: sarah-huckabee-sanders-pie og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Sarah Huckabee Shared Her Next Pie After Internet Doubt twitter:description: Welcome to #Piegate twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7e758b310d5f2344/6988f523ab6d775a6e6b1024/sarah-huckabee-sanders-pie.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Internet Doubted That Sarah Huckabee Sanders Made a Pie. So She Shared Her Next One ## Video: Message in a Pie [Watch (HLS stream): Message in a Pie](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/Yw9mK19w.m3u8) (1:35)  _Published 2015-11-21. What's better than a delicious homemade pumpkin pie? One that gives a personal touch with a fun, caring message! Share some love with your friends and family, or anyone you know that could use a bit of joy this holiday seasonal. Our simple technique_  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Updated: Dec 12, 2023 11:33 PM UTCPublished: Dec 14, 2017 9:11 PM UTC  Getty Images (2); Photo Illustration by Allison Schaller  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Updated: Dec 12, 2023 11:33 PM UTCPublished: Dec 14, 2017 9:11 PM UTC While [Sarah Huckabee Sanders](http://time.com/5002102/watch-live-trump-robert-mueller-investigation/) has plenty to say about what she thinks is “[fake news](http://time.com/4938413/hillary-clinton-what-happened-sarah-sanders/),” she certainly has no tolerance for people who think that she may have baked a “fake pie” — going so far as to live-tweet baking four new pies during a social media exchange between her and White House correspondent and justified pie doubter [April Ryan](http://time.com/4673970/donald-trump-april-ryan-black-lawmakers/) that the Internet promptly christened “Piegate.” It all began on Thanksgiving day when Sanders posted a photo on her Twitter of a chocolate pecan pie that many online thought looked suspiciously like a stock image of a holiday pie, despite her caption: “I don’t cook much these days, but managed this Chocolate Pecan Pie for Thanksgiving at the family farm!” > [](https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/933782244166008832) While many expressed their doubt that Sanders had baked the pie herself, none were as notable as journalist Ryan’s succinct tweet — perhaps even more apropos given [the dynamic that Ryan and Sanders have shared in the past](https://www.salon.com/2017/11/22/sarah-huckabee-sanders-will-regret-asking-april-ryan-what-she-is-thankful-for-this-thanksgiving%5Fpartner/). > [](https://twitter.com/AprilDRyan/status/934101714415837184) > [](https://twitter.com/AprilDRyan/status/934102986221080578) Ryan’s response seemed to have struck a nerve with Sanders who promised to bake a “real pie” for Ryan the following week. > [](https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/934200817518817280) On Wednesday, Sanders made good on her promise, live-tweeting the entire process of making and baking four pecan pies and tagging Ryan throughout. > [](https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/941116548240068608) > [](https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/941132980499644416) > [](https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/941148517128687616) > [](https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/941152923551174656) Ryan, for her part, had a gracious response to Sanders. > [](https://twitter.com/AprilDRyan/status/941405458232987649) And at the White House Christmas party, Ryan and Sanders called a festive truce to Piegate. > [](https://twitter.com/FredLucasWH/status/941401322779299842) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5065093/sarah-huckabee-sanders-piegate-twitter/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5065093/sarah-huckabee-sanders-piegate-twitter/"},"headline":"The Internet Doubted That Sarah Huckabee Sanders Made a Pie. 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