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To: Jewbacca
I think NBC's treatment of Mike Pence and the boxes is the perfect example of how the MSM operates. They reported three facts:

1. Mike Pence was filmed helping to offload boxes of hospital supplies.
2. Some of the boxes were empty.
3. Pence was caught on tape asking if he could carry the empty boxes for the camera.

Technically, all three facts are true. But as we know now, there are other facts that reveal that the empty boxes were left in the van, and that he was joking, shutting the van door himself immediately after making the remark.

Then of course, there's the method of delivery: The MSM releases the misleading story loudly, and a couple days later, if they are caught, they release the retraction quietly.

28 posted on 05/12/2020 9:34:20 AM PDT by A_perfect_lady (The greatest wealth is to live content with little. -Plato)
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To: A_perfect_lady

I don’t disagree with you.

Someone needs to start to categorize and name this kind of propaganda.

1. Omission. (Skipping the quote)
2. Deceptive editing (Pence)

If we name it and categorize it in a scholarly fashion, be real handy at calling there bs.


29 posted on 05/12/2020 11:49:06 AM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
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