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WaPo, NYT writers humiliated after separate fake news attacks immediately shown to be false
American Thinker ^ | 06/12/2019 | Thomas Lifson

Posted on 06/12/2019 6:39:15 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

It’s almost as if writers at the two most important newspapers in America want to be identified as fake news purveyors.  Two reckless false attacks were launched yesterday, based on the hateful imagination of prog news mavens, and almost immediately discredited.

Or maybe this, from Capehart’s WaPo colleague:

 

Hmm, this looks like a blank piece of paper https://t.co/2yHatGfYSV — Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) June 11, 2019

 

Kessler, who is a “fact-checker” for the WaPo finally checked his facts:

 

Nope, the video clip was deceiving. A screengrab via @BySteveReilly indicates there is some text! pic.twitter.com/azDdYLb0Do — Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) June 11, 2019

 

Jonathan Capehart of the Washington Post suborned a fake news meme with a tweet referencing a respected source: his mommy: (hat tip: The Right Scoop)

 

Txt from my mom after watching Trump:

Are you watching Trump? If so check out the sheet of paper he is holding up as the agreement with Mexico. It is a blank sheet of paper.

🤭😂 — Jonathan Capehart (@CapehartJ) June 11, 2019

 

Perhaps Mom and Jonny had seen this:

 

Trump holds up blank paper with claimed secret agreement with Mexico. pic.twitter.com/8RZMHjQKq9 — Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) June 11, 2019

 

Or this:

 

POTUS holds up what appears to be a blank piece of paper claiming it contains the Mexican deal. Refuses to answer when I ask him to show us. ⁦@realDonaldTrumppic.twitter.com/m8sgJer9Uq — Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) June 11, 2019


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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: fakenews; newyorktimes; nyt; nytfakenews; wapo; wapofakenews; washingtonpost
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1 posted on 06/12/2019 6:39:15 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Crenshaw responded:

And Wajit Ali’s snarky response confirmed his arrogance:

Thanks for letting me know. I'm glad you did and I have no problem correcting and updating the record with facts. Now try it with your comments about Ilhan Omar. You'll feel better. Sincerely, a fellow patriot. https://t.co/6bAsYBpxsY
— Wajahat Ali (@WajahatAli) June 11, 2019
2 posted on 06/12/2019 6:41:53 AM PDT by SeekAndFind (look at Michigan, it will)
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To: SeekAndFind

Time to lock the doors on the NYT and WaPo.


3 posted on 06/12/2019 6:43:54 AM PDT by ptsal
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To: SeekAndFind

i would have thought there would be more balanced news agencies starting up...


4 posted on 06/12/2019 6:45:51 AM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Lib “journalists” are incapable of feeling shame. Except maybe when they are standing in line at the unemployment office.


5 posted on 06/12/2019 6:46:29 AM PDT by Huskrrrr
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To: SeekAndFind

That hasn’t stopped them before, nor will it in the future.

They knowingly want to spread propaganda to influence people, not news.


6 posted on 06/12/2019 6:49:28 AM PDT by Innovative
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To: SeekAndFind

Their readership will never know (or refuse to believe) they’re being fed lies.


7 posted on 06/12/2019 6:50:43 AM PDT by bgill (when you badmouth women, you are badmouthing your mama and the good women on FR)
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To: SeekAndFind

For others confused

“Nope, the video clip was deceiving. A screengrab via @BySteveReilly indicates there is some text! “


8 posted on 06/12/2019 6:51:08 AM PDT by SMGFan ("God love ya! What am I talking about")
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To: ptsal
"Time to lock the doors on the NYT and WaPo."

With all of their writers and staff inside. That'll shut 'em up, at least for a while.
9 posted on 06/12/2019 6:51:29 AM PDT by LIConFem (I will no longer accept the things I cannot change. it's time to change the things I cannot accept.)
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To: teeman8r; Lazmataz; All

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10 posted on 06/12/2019 6:53:43 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Which again, gives credence to the constant remarks of Donald Trump that they fabricate news. They need to LISTEN to what DJT is saying, and quietly conform to higher journalistic standards.


11 posted on 06/12/2019 6:56:36 AM PDT by rovenstinez
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To: SeekAndFind

Their exercise just reeks of desperation.


12 posted on 06/12/2019 6:57:43 AM PDT by marajade (Skywalker)
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To: teeman8r

Nobody wants to go into a money losing business.


13 posted on 06/12/2019 7:00:45 AM PDT by RainMan (rainman)
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To: SeekAndFind
Think of the petty focus of our press and media. It clearly indicates an institutional failure of their profession.

It is really very sad. They function no differently than the FBI. Give it careful and series thought. They function the same. Same methods. Same goals. Same self absorbed passionate defiance of integrity.

14 posted on 06/12/2019 7:02:43 AM PDT by blackdog
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To: SeekAndFind

I heard about the blank page yesterday so this morning I watched Trump’s press briefing very carefully. When Trump brings out the paper at 4:25 in the video it’s obvious the page is folded. I looked closely and saw something printed on the paper. Trump was not lying.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRDY4xnjZmY


15 posted on 06/12/2019 7:03:03 AM PDT by Atlantan
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To: Mr. K

You’re really on to something. FB, Google (including You Tube) and Twitter
are going to take the meat ax to all conservatives to help the Rats in 20. Viable alternatives are desperately needed. The left is diabolical in the way that they infest any public facing entity.


16 posted on 06/12/2019 7:07:43 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: SeekAndFind

Why are they doing this except for spreading lies?

The State Department already made a joint release stating the terms of the agreement. It was posted right here in FR:

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3755356/posts

This is nothing short of INSANE and LIES!


17 posted on 06/12/2019 7:14:45 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just hava few days that don't suck.)
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To: SeekAndFind

They don’t care. The lie was put out there. The correction won’t be seen by most.


18 posted on 06/12/2019 7:16:01 AM PDT by dynachrome (Build the wall, deport them all.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Here is the Joint Declaration issued the the state department on June 7, 2019. After that was issued does it matter what the President holds up? If I were him I”d hold up a one finger salute to the press.

https://www.state.gov/u-s-mexico-joint-declaration/


19 posted on 06/12/2019 7:17:20 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just hava few days that don't suck.)
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