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ABC, CBS Distort History to Mark 10th Anniversary of Trayvon Martin's Death
Newsbusters.org ^ | 2/28/2022 | Brad Wilmouth

Posted on 02/28/2022 7:28:44 AM PST by rktman

As ABC and CBS ran reports commemorating the 10th anniversary of black Florida teen Trayvon Martin being shot to death by George Zimmerman, both networks misinformed their viewers, and ABC even imitated the same smear that NBC News was forced to apologize for 10 years ago.

As both networks incorrectly implicated Florida's "stand your ground" law for making it easier for Zimmerman to avoid punishment, ABC News correspondent Zachary Kiesch used edited audio of Zimmerman's 911 call, making it sound like the neighborhood watch volunteer had told the dispatcher that Martin seemed suspicious in part because he was black.

When NBC's Today show made precisely the same edit 10 years ago, the deception brought widespread condemnation, and even led liberal comedian Jon Stewart to excoriate NBC News.

Both networks also failed to inform viewers that Zimmerman received serious injuries, including a broken nose, that bolstered his claims of being attacked by Martin, leading him to shoot the teen to save his own life.

After informing viewers that Zimmernan was acquitted, he then lamented the decision and played the doctored audio that made him sound racist:

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KEYWORDS: crazytown; demlies; fakenews; medialies; trayvon; woke; zimmerman
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To: rktman

Not surprised. See Tagline.


21 posted on 02/28/2022 7:46:45 AM PST by libertylover (Our BIGGEST problem, by far, is that most of the media is hate & agenda driven, not truth driven.)
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To: Lurkinanloomin
Trayvon attacked an armed man. He should have expected to get shot. Same for the “Gentle Giant” in MO.

Same for piece of sh*t Ahmed Arbery.

22 posted on 02/28/2022 7:47:16 AM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: rktman

if Zimmerman hadn’t killed him at that time, Martin would most likely have been killed by another black guy by now.


23 posted on 02/28/2022 7:47:33 AM PST by euram
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To: rktman

Of course they do.

They are not trustworthy now , weren’t trustworthy then and won’t be trustworthy in the future , In fact the MSM is our enemy.


24 posted on 02/28/2022 7:47:55 AM PST by Altura Ct.
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To: dhs12345; BroJoeK
And yet, little has been done to correct the failures that created Martin.

They aren't "failures". They are quite successful at keeping Liberals in power, and that is exactly what these policies (paying unwed mothers to keep putting out children without fathers) are designed to do.

They are a Liberal vote creating machine.

25 posted on 02/28/2022 7:50:17 AM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: rktman

ABC, CBS Distort History to Mark 10th Anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s Assult of George Zimmerman


26 posted on 02/28/2022 7:51:07 AM PST by Vision (Elections are one day. Reject "Chicago" vote harvesting. Election Reform Now. Obama is an evildoer.)
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To: DiogenesLamp

Why does the civil rights act keep popping up.......?


27 posted on 02/28/2022 7:54:28 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: DiogenesLamp

Excellent point. You cannot screw up this badly over and over again.

Democrats gotta keep the black man down and uneducated. That way he will continue to vote for you and keep you in power.

Sadly, the traitorous black leadership are complicit. They get rich while the inner city crumbles.


28 posted on 02/28/2022 7:55:22 AM PST by dhs12345
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To: struggle

Rachel might not be the sharpest crayon in the box who can't read cursive but she knows enough to get her "court nails" on. Priorities.

29 posted on 02/28/2022 7:55:34 AM PST by bgill (Which came first, the vax or the virus?)
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To: DiogenesLamp; All
They are quite successful at keeping Liberals in power

I discovered that back in high school when I realized there had to be a motive behind policies that create a permanent underclass. Why else exploit the anguish of the black community or pursue open border policies. The Left depends upon having people to exploit for their own power. A thriving community has little need for their handouts, classism, oppression narratives and gimmicks.

30 posted on 02/28/2022 7:56:28 AM PST by newzjunkey (“We Did It Joe!” - The Taliban)
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To: rktman
The Propaganda Media outlets still lie that Trayvon Martin was just walking along with his Skittles and Arizona Iced Tea when in fact it was Arizona Watermelon Drink, one of the known ingredients of "drank", along with cough syrup.

The Propaganda Media outlets still refuse to address that the witness on the stand perjured herself because she was the half-sister of Trayvon's girlfriend, not Trayvon's girlfriend.

ABC in particular was guilty of malicious slander when they blurred out the wounds on George Zimmerman's head to hide them.

31 posted on 02/28/2022 7:56:29 AM PST by T.B. Yoits
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To: rktman

That jerk was a wannabe gangsta and attacked Zimmerman. There was plenty of evidence showing this. He FAFO’d.


32 posted on 02/28/2022 7:57:05 AM PST by Kevmo (I’m immune from Covid since I don’t watch TV.🤗)
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To: rktman

I’ll never forget how ABC news moved their logo to cover up the bloody head of Zimmerman who was attacked by Martin and was screaming for help.

Regardless of who starts a fight, how many times does an armed man have to have his head slammed into a concrete sidewalk before its ok to shoot?


33 posted on 02/28/2022 7:58:30 AM PST by Pxzftrnqfrn
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To: Pxzftrnqfrn

34 posted on 02/28/2022 8:02:27 AM PST by Pxzftrnqfrn
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To: rktman
Why does the civil rights act keep popping up.......?

I don't understand your question in the context of what I said. Could you clarify?

35 posted on 02/28/2022 8:02:56 AM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: Vision

Thankfully, there aren’t 29 days this month so just a few more hours. When is Asian month?


36 posted on 02/28/2022 8:03:35 AM PST by bgill (Which came first, the vax or the virus?)
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To: rktman

Crump literally had his client lie under oath,basically handing the trial to Zimmerman. How is he still relevant. I still see these black “victims” utilizing the man. He is a con man.


37 posted on 02/28/2022 8:05:31 AM PST by MrRelevant
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To: dhs12345
Democrats gotta keep the black man down and uneducated. That way he will continue to vote for you and keep you in power.

The "War on Poverty" was a vote bribing system and it was created precisely because Liberal Republicans pushed through the 24th amendment that removed all requirements to pay taxes.

The whole thing is about money. It's about federal spending programs that route money through the hands of liberals (handling these programs) and thereby enrich them.

Once you remove the tax paying requirement, it becomes a very workable idea to bribe non taxpayers with government money so that they will keep voting for those people who advocate spending government money.

The war on poverty program successfully flipped the Black vote from mostly Republican to overwhelmingly Democrat, because who would be against free money?

And that was it's intent from the beginning.

38 posted on 02/28/2022 8:08:10 AM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: rktman

The left are like freaking bulldogs with lockjaw who never ever let go of their agenda no matter how many facts refute their agenda


39 posted on 02/28/2022 8:10:09 AM PST by Bob434
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To: newzjunkey
The Left depends upon having people to exploit for their own power. A thriving community has little need for their handouts, classism, oppression narratives and gimmicks.

Exactly, though I don't think Liberals planned this outcome. I think they were simply pleasantly surprised that their efforts to bribe voters to keep them in power turned out to be self perpetuating.

It was a self licking ice cream cone from their perspective.

40 posted on 02/28/2022 8:10:22 AM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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