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93 Media Mistakes in the Trump Era: The Definitive List
SharylAtkisson.com ^
| Oct. 5, 2019
| Sharyl Atkisson
Posted on 10/07/2019 4:04:21 PM PDT by confederatecarpetbag
We the media have “fact-checked” President Trump like we have fact-checked no other human being on the planet—and he’s certainly given us plenty to write about. That’s probably why it’s so easy to find lists enumerating and examining his mistakes, missteps and “lies.”
But as self-appointed arbiters of truth, we’ve largely excused our own unprecedented string of fact-challenged reporting. The truth is, formerly well-respected, top news organizations are making repeat, unforced errors in numbers that were unheard of just a couple of years ago.
Our repeat mistakes involve declaring that Trump’s claims are “lies” when they are matters of opinion, or when the truth between conflicting sources is unknowable; taking Trump’s statements and events out of context; reporting secondhand accounts against Trump without attribution as if they’re established fact; relying on untruthful, conflicted sources; and presenting reporter opinions in news stories—without labeling them as opinions.
(Excerpt) Read more at sharylattkisson.com ...
TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2020election; dnctalkingpoint; dnctalkingpoints; election2020; fakenews; mediabias; mediawingofthednc; nevertrump; nevertrumper; nevertrumpers; partisanmediashills; presstitutes; sharylatkisson; smearmachine; tds; trumplies
This is a staggering collection of links by the intrepid Sharyl Atkisson that underscore the reality of the “fake news” era. Good references with which to “red pill” your Dem friends and family. At least those who are persuadable.
To: confederatecarpetbag
Amazing stuff—I never pay attention to the garbage the media spews out so I was not familiar with most of this stuff.
Each and every one of these “journalists” owes us a public apology—the honorable Japanese way!
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posted on
10/07/2019 4:10:58 PM PDT
by
cgbg
(Vote Trump or you will _be_ Trump)
To: cgbg
Read John Solomon. He’s the real deal
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posted on
10/07/2019 4:13:58 PM PDT
by
Nifster
(I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
To: cgbg
I like how you think. They should fall on their media swords.
To: confederatecarpetbag
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posted on
10/07/2019 4:22:58 PM PDT
by
shanover
(...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
To: confederatecarpetbag
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posted on
10/07/2019 4:41:01 PM PDT
by
motor_racer
(If you don't read the news, you are uninformed. If you read the news, you are misinformed.)
To: confederatecarpetbag
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posted on
10/07/2019 5:30:45 PM PDT
by
Parmy
To: confederatecarpetbag; acapesket; al baby; AllAmericanGirl44; Art in Idaho; BatGuano; Batman11; ...
Another of Sharyl's infamous time lines for you to enjoy. She must have spent hours and hours compiling this info. Thank you Sharyl!
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posted on
10/07/2019 5:44:04 PM PDT
by
upchuck
(Democraps say the President is out of control. They mean the President of out of THEIR control.)
To: confederatecarpetbag
The fifth-column leftist media actively participates in Demonicrat seditious and treasonous activities.
To: confederatecarpetbag
To: confederatecarpetbag
Sharyl Atkisson is one of the few real journalists today.
Most of them are propagandists working for the Ministry of Propaganda.
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posted on
10/07/2019 5:56:09 PM PDT
by
Lurkinanloomin
(Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
To: upchuck; confederatecarpetbag
Thanks! Good stuff by Attkisson.
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posted on
10/07/2019 5:59:07 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
(Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
To: confederatecarpetbag
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posted on
10/07/2019 6:08:29 PM PDT
by
lizma2
To: upchuck
On top of it all, she’s Not Guilty!
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posted on
10/07/2019 7:22:33 PM PDT
by
wjcsux
(The hyperventilating of the left means we are winning! (Tagline courtesy of Laz.))
To: confederatecarpetbag
Very good list. However, almost all the the items on that list were intended as leftist propaganda. The lies in propaganda are not mistakes.
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posted on
10/07/2019 7:32:33 PM PDT
by
TChad
To: confederatecarpetbag
Notice how Sharyl charitably refers to the LSM lies as “media mistakes”. Kudos to her...
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posted on
10/07/2019 8:27:07 PM PDT
by
rockrr
( Everything is different now...)
To: confederatecarpetbag
2. Oct. 1, 2016: The New York Times and other media widely suggested or implied that Trump had not paid income taxes for 18 years. Later, tax return pages leaked to MSNBC ultimately showed that Trump actually paid a higher rate than Democrats Bernie Sanders and President Obama. Bookmarked...
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posted on
10/07/2019 9:02:23 PM PDT
by
GOPJ
(<img src=https://i.imgur.com/WjoG6dB.png width=500> Dems are taking a leaf out of old KGB handbooks)
To: confederatecarpetbag
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posted on
10/08/2019 1:44:56 AM PDT
by
Oldeconomybuyer
(The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
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posted on
10/08/2019 1:56:47 AM PDT
by
gogeo
(The left prides themselves on being tolerant, but they can't even be civil.)
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