[abb]

Which begs the question, BEFORE the internet, just how much did they show and tell us that wasn't true?

[Guenevere]

More than we care to know.....it would only make us ill.

[13Sisters76]

'Which begs the question, BEFORE the internet, just how much did they show and tell us that wasn't true?'

Do you remember that old show, "The Outer Limits"? The MSM controlled all that you saw or heard.

Walter Cronkite visited VietNam around the time of the '68 Tet offensive, one of the most decisive victories for the American and So V'Namese military. Cronkite went on TV and told the American people that Nam was "unwinnable" and he and the rest of the American press turned this victory into a loss. Think that could happen today?

[TomGuy]

Which begs the question, BEFORE the internet, just how much did they show and tell us that wasn't true?

Detections were more difficult, but they did happen.

I recall National Geographic getting into trouble for altering a photo some 20 years ago. They just 'moved' a camel and rider closer to the Great Pyramid. They got skewered for it.

It has happened previously. Now, with Internet and software and expertise it is easer to do and easier to expose.

In this instance, comparing the original to the photochopped, one wonders why they bothered. The original has significant smoke floating over the city -- and that was what they wanted to show. Their altered version was ridiculous and unnecessary.

[lawnguy]

Which begs the question, BEFORE the internet, just how much did they show and tell us that wasn't true?

You nailed that one. I think it's a sad day and ultimately harmful to our country that the press has so little credibility.

My hats off to all the folks out there who work to uncover this crap.

[nopardons]

Just about EVERYTHING they put out.