another (over)negation?

[Victor Steinbok]

Twitter from Chuck Todd (NBC News):

> Cannot believe reports about bogus cost of president's trip didn't
> pass smell test with so many folks. Ridiculous that it got any traction

I thought "not passing the smell test" was "being unbelievable". He
seems to imply just the opposite here--too many people /believed/ the
bogus report.

     VS-)

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