Posted on 08/13/2024 6:29:19 PM PDT by thegagline
The Harris campaign has been editing news headlines and descriptions within Google search ads that make it appear as if the Guardian, Reuters, CBS News and other major publishers are on her side, Axios has found.
Why it matters: It's a common practice in the commercial advertising world that doesn't violate Google's policies, but the ads mimic real news results from Search closely enough that they have news outlets caught off guard. According to Google's ad transparency center, the Trump campaign isn't running these types of ads, but this technique has been used by campaigns before.
The ads say that they are sponsored, but it's not immediately clear that the text that accompanies real news links is written by the campaigns and not by the media publication itself. *** The intrigue: The mainstream media industry is already fighting assertions of bias. These ads, even though they comply with Google's rules, could leave media outlets further vulnerable to charges of partisanship.
"Some of these news organizations might not want to be positioned as promoting one campaign, and this implies that they have a bias towards that campaign, potentially," said John Gable, co-founder and CEO of AllSides, a nonpartisan firm that rates media bias. ***
(Excerpt) Read more at axios.com ...
Add in the continuous stream of Harris ads on YT, much of the DNC funding seems to go to social media.
Fake, fake news?
It's the Dems' middle name.
Google Admits to Changing Search Results for 'Trump Assassination' Searches and Much More due to a prohibition against searches for political violence-related topics,
And if "prohibition against searches for political violence-related topics" is secretly censored, then so may results for ideological issues. Using my standard barometer (since evidence is overwhelming), a Google search for Negative effects of homosexual relations (w/out quotes) will not show a web page with that very title, and abundant CDC stats on how the practice pf sodomy has (historically) resulted in a greatly increased incidence of other infectious diseases and effects besides HIV, from Meningitis to premature death. . Instead, the "negative effects" cited in snippets for top results are mainly issues designed to elicit sympathy, such as
1. (numbers are added by men in the order of top results with snippets) increased risk of depression, bipolar disorder and anxiety.
2. "increased risk for suicidal behavior and ideation, major depression."
3. "poor psychological health and increased risk of suicide attempts,"
4. "Gay men smoke and use tobacco products at much higher rates than others."
5. "higher rates of body dysmorphia and eating disorders," "suicidal thoughts and high risk activities."
Then comes,6. "Participating in homosexual activity could be viewed as dangerous to society and incompatible with full health." ... "There are no negative effects associated with gay marriage that aren't also associated with any other configurations you could imagine."
Finally, if without details, 7. "Homosexual activity can also lead to other diseases. Homosexual activity is also dangerous spiritually. God designed sex to be used in the context of marriage,"
Which results is followed by a statement countering the last one, that,
8. "While some believe that homosexual activity is unnatural, scientific research shows that homosexuality is a normal and natural variation in human sexuality."
Next, Google even resorts to the obligatory, 9. "Same-sex couples more vulnerable to the negative effects of climate change."
And in all 50 top results there is zero mention of HIV/AIDs (despite the stats) and only one reference to sexually transmitted infection, while providing apologetics for the lifestyle.
Of course, Goggle opposes God
who made man and women distinctively different yet uniquely compatible and complementary, and only joined them together in marriage - as the Lord Jesus Himself specified (Mt. 19:4–6) - and Scripture only condemns homosexual relations wherever they are manifestly dealt with.
And homosexual relations have been tragically primarily responsible for approx. 80% of new HIV cases among men and over 700,000 American deaths, though such is not even the decisive reason why homosexual relations are wrong.
Yet there is still room at the cross for all who will come to God in repentance and faith, and trust in the Divine Son of God sent by the Father, the risen Lord Jesus, to save them on His account, by His sinless shed blood, and thus be baptized and live for Him. Acts 10:36-47
Wait... this came from Axios? AXIOS?! Wow.
Something along those lines which I have not seen before. AOL e-mail, which verizon e-mail was switched to, posts adds for Harris asking for donations. Offensive to me.
This is the definition of fake news. No wonder no one trusts the media, including social media.
Note that if what they were selling was actually worth something, they wouldn’t have to lie like this. That shows what we’re up against, a bunch of lying failures who only want power. Vote accordingly.
She doesn't like Trump.
CSN&Y..."there's something happening here...what it is ain't exactly clear"
Pretty sure it’s a Buffalo Springfield song.
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