Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Fake News in a Nutshell

I have been tipped off that such news will be a huge bombshell if proven to be true.

All decent propaganda has an element of truth in it, but these days the media doesn't even bother to put out good propaganda - it is often bogus garbage start to finish.

Our "News" outlets simply don't care if what they report is based on the truth or not.

There is alternate internet media, radio, and the lone TV outlier of "Fox News." While admittedly less than perfect, "Fox News" does sporadically serve as a unique platform for conservative opinions.

Unnamed sources, unverified "Facts," and dubious, outlandish conclusions are all telltale signs of fake news.

Circular fake news - it has been published, therefore it has legitimacy and is worthy of being published.

"We've learned NEW information suggesting our suspicions are true: FBI/DOJ have previously leaked info to the press, and then used those same press stories as a separate source to justify FISA's.-Ian Schwartz"Meadows: 'Hard Evidence' FBI Leaked Info To Press, Used Same Stories To Obtain FISA Warrant.


https://canadafreepress.com/article/fake-news-in-a-nutshell

Buzzfeed News Struggles With Credibility After Disputed Report

 Go to Homepage Online outlet's "Major scoop" is in limbo after special prosecutor's office On Thursday night, Buzzfeed News posted a scoop that industry insiders were quick to compare to the work of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein and hailed as a "Smoking gun" that could buttress the case to impeach President Trump.

That scoop? Sources told the outlet that special prosecutor Robert S. Mueller III, had evidence that President Trump had instructed his former lawyer Michael D. Cohen to lie to Congress.

The only problem was that the following day, a spokesperson for Mueller took the rare step of issuing a public denial, throwing the reliability of the entire report into question.

BuzzFeed editor Ben Smith defended his reporters' work, but as his team scrambles to figure out which part of their report the Mueller office was debunking, the public rebuke has dealt a major blow to the site's credibility.

That comes at a time when public trust in the media is very much frayed.

"In their race to get ahead of Mr. Mueller with news that will please much of the electorate while also driving clicks and ratings journalists throughout the media have produced their share of misfires and unforced errors," writes The New York Times's Jim Rutenberg.

"Each mistake has been a gift to the president, providing fodder for his case that any unflattering reporting about him amounts to 'fake news,' and that the special counsel's investigation is nothing but a 'witch hunt.'".

http://www.realclearlife.com/daily-brief/buzzfeed-struggles-to-account-for-contested-mueller-report/

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