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AP admits putting out fake news on Islamic terror attack in Fresno.
Twitter ^ | 4/19/17

Posted on 04/19/2017 9:12:21 AM PDT by Az Joe

"We deleted a tweet about a Fresno slaying suspect shouting "God is great." It failed to note he said it in Arabic. A new tweet is upcoming."


TOPICS: Breaking News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ap; assininepress; associatedpress; fakenews; fresno; islamic; korialimuhammad; media; msm
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To: Az Joe

Conservative writer Stephen Miller noted how the “AP is now a sponsored fact checker on Facebook now. But this is cool.”

“Problem with media credibility isn't what AP did. It's other journalists who just whistle on by when they see what AP did. AP tweeted out a blatant falsehood, most likely on purpose. Where are you firefighting factcheckers,” Miller added in two subsequent tweets.



41 posted on 04/19/2017 10:16:15 AM PDT by ForYourChildren (Christian Education [ RomanRoadsMedia.com - Classical Christian Approach to Homeschool ])
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To: TexasGator

I don’t understand the question.


42 posted on 04/19/2017 10:17:55 AM PDT by Theo (FReeping since 1998 ... drain the swamp.)
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To: Az Joe

I think its time we moved on from “fake news” to just calling them liars.


43 posted on 04/19/2017 10:19:09 AM PDT by Uncle Sam 911
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To: Joe Bfstplk
What are reliable news sources? I need a list.

It really depends on the story. All news is suspect, because all news is written by people.

It has always been that way. But now we have the ability to cross-check and verify almost instantly many of the "news" stories.

And now we can call them out instantly, too.

44 posted on 04/19/2017 10:19:24 AM PDT by Semper911 (When you want to rob Peter to pay Paul, you'll always have the support of Paul.)
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To: Theo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_God#Judaism


45 posted on 04/19/2017 10:26:04 AM PDT by TexasGator
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To: TexasGator

Ah. It is a fascinating question. I think calling our Creator by the generic “God” is innocuous.

I will never call Him “Allah,” since that’s so associated with Islam, which is a God-dishonoring religion/political philosophy.

But it’s great that we have so many name options before us, to help us wrestle with our Lord’s breadth of character.


46 posted on 04/19/2017 10:51:17 AM PDT by Theo (FReeping since 1998 ... drain the swamp.)
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To: Joe Bfstplk

List of reliable news sources:
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why, they’re all blank!?!?!?


47 posted on 04/19/2017 10:54:31 AM PDT by gdc61
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To: Az Joe

Who in the hell do they think they’re fooling?

No one, that’s who.


48 posted on 04/19/2017 10:55:55 AM PDT by Raebie
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To: Az Joe

a hate crime?
L O L


49 posted on 04/19/2017 10:57:37 AM PDT by ßuddaßudd (>> M A G A << "What the hell kind of country is this if I can only hate a man if he's white?")
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To: Az Joe

AP got caught again putting out fake news.


50 posted on 04/19/2017 11:30:31 AM PDT by TYVets
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To: Sir Napsalot

I thought blacks weren’t racist.


51 posted on 04/19/2017 11:37:30 AM PDT by smileyface (Things looking up in RED PA! I love President Trump!)
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To: newfreep
allah = satan

"Exactamundo."


52 posted on 04/19/2017 11:49:39 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Good judgement comes from experience. And experience? Well, that comes from poor judgement.)
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To: Az Joe

This is progress. They would have never acknowledged their error 6 months ago. Winning!


53 posted on 04/19/2017 12:36:24 PM PDT by dan on the right
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To: Az Joe
Funny, on ABC news radio they said ‘he said “God is Great” in Arabic’. It was a strange way of wording out - like ABC didn't want to actually say “Allahu Ackbar”.
54 posted on 04/19/2017 2:23:14 PM PDT by Sam Gamgee
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To: Martin Tell

They don’t have to say it was in Arabic. We all know what the evil words mean.


55 posted on 04/19/2017 2:23:30 PM PDT by doug from upland (Hey, traitor Democrats. I have a tree. I'm sure another FReeper has a rope.)
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To: Az Joe

56 posted on 04/19/2017 2:29:40 PM PDT by doug from upland (Hey, traitor Democrats. I have a tree. I'm sure another FReeper has a rope.)
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To: Az Joe
Typical crap news from the world of lying liberals.
57 posted on 04/19/2017 3:21:55 PM PDT by Chgogal (I will NOT submit, therefore, Jihadists hate me.)
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To: smileyface

Just saw on twitter how one of the victims killed by this Jihadist was an Antifa member who hated white people..gotta love irony


58 posted on 04/19/2017 5:20:15 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Sam Gamgee
This isn't new. They did the same damn thing when that Russian ambassador was killed a few months ago in Turkey.

The live translation was "God is the greatest, do not forget Aleppo". But you can HEAR the assassin yell allahu akhbar.

Over and over.

Written reports also contained this "oversight", helpfully translating it to "god is the greatest".

Riiiight.

59 posted on 04/19/2017 5:46:32 PM PDT by boop ("I don't know"- Jeff Spicoli)
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To: Theo
I think calling our Creator by the generic “God” is innocuous.>/i>

In a sense it is generic. The word comes from "Goot" in German meaning "Good" or used to mean "all Good" or "the Good". There have been so many names and so many ways to offend.

60 posted on 04/19/2017 6:02:15 PM PDT by WVNan
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