Posted on 02/08/2017 8:10:55 AM PST by combat_boots
Journalists, media types, reporters, you have two choices: you can fix these problems, or you can watch your profession go down in flames.
Since at least Donald Trump’s election, our media have been in the grip of an astonishing, self-inflicted crisis. Despite Trump’s constant railing against the American press, there is no greater enemy of the American media than the American media. They did this to themselves.
We are in the midst of an epidemic of fake news. There is no better word to describe it than “epidemic,” insofar as it fits the epidemiological model from the Centers for Disease Control: this phenomenon occurs when “an agent and susceptible hosts are present in adequate numbers, and the agent can be effectively conveyed from a source to the susceptible hosts.”
(Excerpt) Read more at thefederalist.com ...
For later.
Only 16 Fake News Stories?
Must be today’s list. Or a list of the top 16 out of the hundreds (thousands) of Fake News Stories.
It’s nice someone is keeping track, I’ve lost count.
The same and more, plus derivations and combinations will be forthcoming the next 8 years I am certain.
Liars lie, it’s what they do.
The islamic terrorists have said that they would take over the Vatican. Looks like this pope is surrendering without a fight.
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More like 160, and frankly the fake news media is so filled with hatred they could care less about destroying the profession. and they will, people are already getting tired of the non-stop anti-Trump stories. Listen to CBS this morning, out of 10 stories per hour 9 are anti-Trump, it’s way over the top.
Has he 'torn down the wall' around the Vatican yet ?
Reporter: “Trump hates children”.
Interviewee: “Sir, you are a liar”.
Reporter: “Sir, I remind you that I am a journalist”.
Interviewee: “Then you are a paid liar”.
Yeah, I think there are many more, but they listed some of the better ones, with some great detail and facts.
One of my favorites had to be the “Russians Hacked the Election” that they ran with for over a week. THEN, when Trump asserted voter fraud skewed the popular vote, what happened? They go to a presser with Spicer and DEMAND to know what PROOF he has of that? Yet, what evidence did they ever offer of the Russian hacking claim? ZERO! It’s almost laughable sometimes.
This link will take you to this small sample of fake news stories, all of which have posted on Free Republic. Some posted as examples to laugh at. Some by concerned ones about how bad things are in America, since Trump won.
Since Trump’s election, here’s just a small sampling of fake news that our media and our journalist class have propagated:
http://thefederalist.com/2017/02/06/16-fake-news-stories-reporters-have-run-since-trump-won/
We need to keep a running count, with rebuttals.
Only 16 Fake News Stories?
But of course you’re right. Every time they open their mouth, or type on their keyboards, they are issuing Fake News.
Ping.
“I think you can be considered an honest person and lie about any number of things.” — Dan Rather.
The “Free Press” has turned on its own people with lies, deceit and un-American behavior. The “leaks” coming out of the Executive Branch are disturbing and its unknown if the media makes sh*t up or the “unnamed” sources are Obama holdovers. I suspect both tying it all in with their bias and narrative. Treason used to be serious and now it’s quite common as an Alinsky tactic by the left.
The Leftist Obama holdovers are soulmates with the media, I'm sure they are leaking everything to their media friends knowing they will run with all pro-Obama anti-Trump stories.
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