All The Proof You'll Ever Need That America's Media Really Are 'Fake News'

GURPS

INGSOC
PREMO Member
This past week was disastrous for the press. A slew of fake stories rained down, pushed by anxious anchormen placed in powerful posts. And we want to note before we go on, that ALL of this happened in a single week.

On Friday December 1, ABC News reported that former national security advisor Michael Flynn was ready to testify that Donald Trump, while still a candidate for president, directed him to contact Russian officials. That would've been a big no-no. But it wasn't true. The network waited most of the day to issue a "clarification" that said president-elect Trump directed Flynn to reach out to the Russians — a huge difference, as incoming administrations routinely begin communications with foreign leaders.

The stock market plunged on the "news," dropping 350 points. A day later, the reporter responsible for the story, Brian Ross, was suspended for four weeks and the network said he would no longer cover President Trump.

On Monday, CNN's Jim Acosta, who is trying to become a star by berating Trump at every turn (and not by, say, being a damn good reporter), said, "When journalists are attacked, journalists have to resist." That rings of the Democratic Party's mantra to "resist" (and we'll note that that's not at all what good journalism is about). To Acosta and others who regularly cover the White House, this is what "journalism" is today.

On Tuesday, Reuters and Bloomberg, two left-leaning wire services that have bashed Trump from the outset, reported that special counsel Robert Mueller had subpoenaed Deutsche Bank for records on Trump and his family members. But that wasn't true, either. The Wall Street Journal later reported that the subpoenas actually didn't target Trump and his family, but rather "people or entities close to Mr. Trump." Big difference (or as Trump would say, "yuuuuuge").

Then on Friday, CNN reported that Donald Trump Jr. and senior Trump campaign officials — possibly even Trump himself — received an email on September 4, 2016, directing them to what CNN said were unreleased WikiLeaks documents that may have been hacked from the Democratic National Committee. That, too, would have been a giant story, but it was all wrong — again.



All The Proof You'll Ever Need That America's Media Really Are 'Fake News'
 

SamSpade

Well-Known Member
Guess it must be true that all media is fake media if two propaganda sites report the exact same story!

You really don't want to go there. Do you have ANY idea how fast incorrect stuff about Trump spreads across the media world, to every outlet - until the inevitable retraction comes?
They all do the massive pile-on and frankly, it's hysterical when they all look stupid when they find out it's not true.

What I find ALMOST as funny - is how often the press will parrot the VERY SAME PHRASE regarding the same situation.

Remember this one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqKZpG88MnA

But there have been MANY of them. They're all copying one another. When you've seen it enough times, it's actually less funny and seems creepy.
 

Hijinx

Well-Known Member
The fake news is part and parcel of an attempt to have President Trump removed from the WH.
Now even Chris knows that.
Might deny it, but knows it.

Pretty much sedition. And we thought Randolph Hearts was bad.
 

This_person

Well-Known Member
Guess it must be true that all media is fake media if two propaganda sites report the exact same story!

Reuters, Bloomberg, CNN, ABC, et al, are two propaganda sites? :confused:


I'm not sure I follow what you are trying to say.



But, let's be frank here. We have mostly asked what it is the Russians did to influence our election (much less how they coordinated with the Trump campaign to do it), and we've heard very little answer except "it's obvious, clear, undeniable" etc. No examples of things done, or even explanation of things done, except the repeated mantra it is clear and increasingly obvious due to "evidence" that is mounting....blah blah blather blather.

When someone does actually attempt to answer the question, there is usually something about fake news stories against Clinton. Granted, that is patently false, as those fake news stories were about Trump and after the election and about $3.50 was spent for 28 people to see the ads, but still....if the left believes the Russians tilted our election with fake news ads on Facebook, they should be equally outraged that any fake news story is printed about Trump. If fake news is bad, fake news is bad. When I hear fake news about Obama, or Clinton, or Trump, or McCain, I am equally outraged because fake news is bad.

So, what would you possibly gain by belittling (however it is you are trying to do so) actual fake news stories?
 

vraiblonde

Board Mommy
PREMO Member
Patron
on and frankly, it's hysterical when they all look stupid when they find out it's not true.

Unfortunately there are a lot of super indoctrinated people out there (*cough* Trans *cough* Sapidus) who want desperately to believe it's true, even after the retraction. You tell them, "Fake news, dude," and they go, "Nuh uh!" So you show them the retraction and they ignore you and continue repeat the fake story. Reminds me of my grandmother - "Gran, he admitted it." "Oh, the Republicans made him do that. He would never cheat on Hillary."

True believers. Truth and facts do not interest them.
 

MiddleGround

Well-Known Member
...it's hysterical when they all look stupid when they find out it's not true.

Actually, it is quite sad. Sad because you know they haven't learned anything and that it will be happening again and again. Kind of like how a druggie keeps overdosing and being revived with narcan. About as funny as that!
 

vraiblonde

Board Mommy
PREMO Member
Patron
Actually, it is quite sad. Sad because you know they haven't learned anything and that it will be happening again and again. Kind of like how a druggie keeps overdosing and being revived with narcan. About as funny as that!

That's actually a good analogy. What would be better for them is to stop the destructive behavior, but they just can't seem to do it even if it (metaphorically) kills them.
 
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