Posted on 10/08/2022 8:16:10 AM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
A liberal political media operation being run out of Washington, D.C., and Florida is pushing left-wing stories in 51 different fake news outlets in order to influence the outcome of the November midterm elections, it is claimed.
The allegations came in a shocking new investigation from Axios that was published on Thursday.
The report alleges that in the past 12 months, multiple new 'news' website have appeared across the country, all run by a company named Local Report Inc.
They do report a wide variety of stories - but sprinkled throughout are news items pushing Democrat lawmakers and policies.
Online records show that the Local Report was founded in Tallahassee, Fla.
Content is provided for the sites from writers who are employed by another left-wing group, the American Independent. The Independent was founded by David Brock, known for other liberal endeavors such as Fox News watchdog, Media Matters for America.
Other employees at the American Independent include Matt Fuehrmeyer, who previously worked for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and for disgraced Sen. Al Franken, according to his LinkedIn page.
Franken's son is also employed by the organization, as is former Sen. Harry Reid's son, the Daily Caller reported.
Prior to working as the executive editor of the American Independent, Jessica McCreight was part of President Barack Obama's communications team, according to her LinkedIn page.
When asked about the connection between the American Independent and the Local Report, McCreight told Axios that the pair had a 'co-publishing agreement,' adding that their content is 'open source' and they were a 'partner' of Local Report's.
She also said: 'It’s been widely reported that where local news outlets shut down, dis- and misinformation grows.
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That will only happen if the usurpers don’t believe they can pull off another 2020 ‘win’.
This time it’s for control of the the Senate and House.
I’m sure they’ll get censored ! /sarc
People wised up during the lockdowns.
Democrats lie, all the3 time. But demon rat voters like being lied to. It is at their IQ level. Looks like the DNC has decided that ‘undecided’ like to be lied to also.
Let’s discuss the facts of newsy.com, channel 2-5 on my antenna in Sandy Springs.
Wm Hurd was allowed to give his opinion with no gotcha or wife beating questions.
Leading questions on illegal to elicit hearth wretching emotion. Then in the same story many interviewees are allowed to repeat the same story line. Not even alternate pro-illegal perspectives.... just the one perspecive.
DOJ weighing charges against Hunter Biden...You be the judge on that story.
Counted on: Newsy tracks the election process.... You be the judge.
Strangers Welcome...whether to welcome immigrants....
The Dissying Cycle of Winemaking and Climate Change.... The entire Science and Health category is not science and health, it is politics just the same as the politics category is.
Newsy expands, bets on appetite for more news, less politics David Bauder AP
So if it agrees with me it is not politics. If it disagrees with my opinions, then it can be writ off as politics.
After reading the names working for them I have no doubt some taxpayer dollars are behind this.
The JournoList never left.
They are just doing a better job of hiding.
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