Fake News

Robert said:
After Trump's little "fake news" faux pas, Ch4 have offered their own guide:
https://twitter.com/x/status/832618082153676800
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Surprisingly unshitey advice, but really aimed at non-msm sources, which are generally easier to weed out. What's harder is when fake news is laundered through "respectable" or "credible" news organisations - which just seems to happen too damn often for them to remain credible.

Areas that are left out here which indicate to me fake/strongly agenda-ed/propagandist news are emotive language (phrases like 'Hitler', 'nazi' or 'terrorist' (not that nazis and terrorists don't exist - but folks like to stretch those words to smear), rape, or extreme descriptions of cruelty - emotive language is used to bypass your rational mind. It is hard to be scared, horrified, angry etc, at the same time as rational.

Also, read the whole article. The actual facts are often saved for the last column inch. Also, important to check that the story matches the headline before you share! A lot of headlines are misleading.
 
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FluffyMcDeath said:
Surprisingly unshitey advice...
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As far TV news goes, Ch4 is usually the most unshitey source in the UK*, so not that surprising.

, but really aimed at non-msm sources, which are generally easier to weed out.
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Yes, pretty basic stuff but it doesn't do ay harm to have a wee reminder as I'm sure we've all fallen for the type of things shown before.

Also, read the whole article. The actual facts are often saved for the last column inch. Also, important to check that the story matches the headline before you share! A lot of headlines are misleading.
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Indeed. Look at the actual quotes (if there are any) to see if they tie in with what is being claimed.
And try to check that video clips actually show what they claim to show before you take them as gospel.


* of course, that's not saying very much. :)
 
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BUSTED! Georgia Court Rules CNN Guilty of Pushing ‘Fake News’

While Judge Orinda Evans didn’t all out declare that CNN was peddling in falsehoods. She did take aim at the network in an initial judgment in favor of a former hospital CEO who sued CNN accusing them of purposely skewing statistics to reflect poorly on a West Palm Beach hospital. Davide Carbone, former CEO of St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach, filed a defamation lawsuit against CNN after they aired what he claims were a “series of false and defamatory news reports” regarding the infant mortality rate at the hospital. CNN’s report said the mortality rate was three times the national average. However, Mr. Carbone contends that CNN “intentionally” manipulated statistics to bolster their report. He also claims that CNN purposely ignored information that would look favorable to the hospital in order to sensationalize the story.
 
How did Libertards get so stupid? They believe every bit of Fake News and propaganda fed to them. I'm telling you, must be Chemtrails and vaccines after all!

Pic of Canadians ‘Welcoming’ U.S. Refugees Goes Viral, but Look What’s NOT Mentioned…

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What do Libertards have to say about this?

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However, also predictably, press and liberals didn’t share the ‘rest of the story.’

Far from a ‘greeting.’

The cute little child being lifted up by the Mountie was being arrested, albeit politely and with a smile, along with the rest of the group of refugees.

Oh dear, those pesky facts again. Libertards never let something like "facts" get in the way of how they feel.

But let not facts get in the way of a cute picture that bashes the United States…
 
metalman said:
A Muslim Brotherhood Security Breach in Congress

Last year, eight members of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence issued a demand that their staffers be granted access to top secret classified information.

The signatories to the letter were Andre Carson, Luis Guiterez, Jim Himes, Terri Sewell, Jackie Speier, Mike Quigley, Eric Swalwell and Patrick Murphy. All the signatories were Democrats.
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EXCLUSIVE: House Dem IT Guys In Security Probe Secretly Took $100K In Iraqi Money

The money was a loan from Dr. Ali al-Attar, an Iraqi political figure, and was funneled through a company with “impossible”-to-decipher financial transactions that the congressional information technology (IT) staffers controlled.

Imran’s employers included two members of the intelligence committee, Indiana Democrat Rep. Andre Carson and California Democrat Rep. Jackie Speier.

Abid claimed the Iraqi doctor may never have existed. “If as suspected, all of this is a charade, particularly if it is learned the mysterious Dr. Al-Attar doesn’t exist or didn’t sign the documents, then the whole matter rises to a higher level,” he said in court documents.
 
metalman said:
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Conspiracy nuts should be having a lot of fun with this. How come Trump called the event a couple of days early? What went wrong that he didn't know it hadn't happened already? Were the provocateurs delayed somehow? Maybe by Putin? Or Hillary? We need to hear the truth!
 
FluffyMcDeath said:
Conspiracy nuts should be having a lot of fun with this. How come Trump called the event a couple of days early? What went wrong that he didn't know it hadn't happened already? Were the provocateurs delayed somehow? Maybe by Putin? Or Hillary? We need to hear the truth!
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Trump has more power than he can imagine over "western" countries. He can call their leaders privately and tell them to do what he wants, or he will talk about their country in a press conference and watch the bloody violence break out.
 
Question:
How many times can Trump keep doing it?

Answer:
Just like Lucy with the football, the press will fall for it everytime!

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How Trump manipulates the media:
a) Trump decides what he wants discussed in next news cycle
b) he makes a speech or sends a tweet that has an obvious error
c) The press rushes to fact check this obvious error!!!
d) Then the topic he wants discussed then dominates the next news cycle, all other stories are lost in the fact check storm
 
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This should surprise absolutely nobody with a brain larger than a pea. These 3 outlets are not legitmate news sources anymore than The Daily Mash, Weekly World news or The Onion are legitimate news sources. These 3 outlets have outright stated their mission are to take down Trump by any means.

White House Bans CNN, NYT & BuzzFeed From Press Briefing

Liberals are seething with rage this afternoon after news that the White House has banned a number of mainstream media outlets from covering spokesman Sean Spicer’s press conference.

Leftist snowflakes are melting down. You violent criminals and mouth breathers brought this on yourself. Suck it up buttercup, it will be a LOOOOONG 16 years for you.

Yes, 16 years, get used to it.
 
Remember the Muslim WH Worker Who Quit After 8 Days? Look What the Media’s NOT Saying…

https://twitter.com/x/status/834811972482977793
You like how that headline makes it sound like Trump forced her out?

This dishonesty isn’t working out well…

From BizPac Review:


Except there really was no story as Ahmed chose to quit her job and was not fired or placed on leave. Any number of employees who have gone through management transitions in the private sector would attest to facing the same kind of challenge as changes unfold.
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Let’s see what Twitter had to say about it.

https://twitter.com/x/status/835090937978085376
https://twitter.com/x/status/834815661553618945
https://twitter.com/x/status/834814364196675584
https://twitter.com/x/status/834892587878268929
https://twitter.com/x/status/834924253090820096
 
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