Major American News Media:
-Lied that Spain sunk the USS Maine and sparked the Spanish-American War, just to sell more newspapers
-Repeated, uncritically, the lie that WMDs in Iraq justified the Iraq War, helping gain public consensus for a conflict that has killed about 70,000 civilians and a quarter of a million people in total
-Have been caught feeding debate questions to Presidential candidates before the event and giving veto power to politicians over what to include in articles
-Collectively have (at minimum) hundreds of CIA assets and agents working both as reporters and in management positions, according to Watergate journalist Carl Bernstein in his report "CIA and the Media"
-Eagerly publish grisly footage and reports of ISIS behadings while remaining conspicuously uncritical of American ally Saudi Arabia, which publicly beheads someone every two or three days, stones people to death for crimes from atheism to adultery, and punishes rape victims
-Lied to protect legendary pedophile Jimmy Savile
-Based their assessment of the veracity of a highly-publicized list of "Fake News" websites almost entirely on the unverified claims of ProporNot, a newly-formed and anonymous group of unknown people providing no evidence or methodology whatsoever for their conclusions
Are you really going to let these clowns tell you what "Fake News" is?
▼ JeremiahSinclair
Updated with more examples:
Major American News Media:
-Lied that Spain sunk the USS Maine, sparking the Spanish-American War, just to sell newspapers
-Repeated, uncritically, the lie that WMDs in Iraq justified the Iraq War, helping gain public consensus for a conflict that has killed about 70,000 civilians and a quarter of a million people in total
-Have been caught feeding debate questions to Presidential candidates before the event and giving veto power to politicians over what to include in articles
-Collectively have (at minimum) hundreds of CIA assets and agents working both as reporters and in management positions, according to Watergate journalist Carl Bernstein in his report "CIA and the Media"
-Eagerly publish grisly footage and reports of ISIS behadings while remaining conspicuously uncritical of American ally Saudi Arabia, which publicly beheads someone every two or three days, stones people to death for crimes from atheism to adultery, and punishes rape victims
-Repeated ad nauseam the offical government line that US-supported rebels in Syria under US support were "moderates," when in fact they were violent jihadists who exploited their US backing to later form what would become ISIS, setting the stage for many years' more global war and instability in the middle east and abroad
-Include a celebrated broadcaster who, after being caught concocting multiple elaborate lies, including one about coming under enemy fire in a war zone where real soldiers were risking their lives, has been able to continue his TV journalism career with a quick "mea culpa" followed by minimal repurcussions
-Staged a fake "crime scene" by pinning yellow crime scene tape between two off-camera mic stands just to add drama to an inteview shot
-Reported across multiple outlets that a broadcast station ran 30 minutes of hardcore pornography based entirely on the unverified claims of a single Twitter user
-Uncritically repeated claims from a teenager, supported by members of Congress with no verification and who gave only her first name, when she lied that babies in Kuwait were torn from their hospital incubators by Saddam's henchmen, generating public support for the first Gulf War that generated thousands of deaths. The teenager ended up being the daughter of a diplomat and her lie was concocted by a PR firm hired by Kuwaitis to artificially drum up support for a US invasion
-Lied to protect legendary pedophile Jimmy Savile
-Based their assessment of the veracity of a highly-publicized list of "Fake News" websites almost entirely on the unverified claims of ProporNot, a newly-formed and anonymous group of unknown people providing no evidence or methodology whatsoever for their conclusions
Are you really going to let these clowns tell you what "Fake News" is?
▼ alliecapone
I am copying that for good reference all over. Like print out and leave in random places like the church people leave pamphlets in store bathrooms. I respected them and didn't throw it away during my stint in retail. Since they're going to limit the internet, it's time to get real again. Real life. I'm leaving it where I can...the more actual public outreach coupled with what we can do on social networks, the more light we shine like we were asked to do, and hold the light vigilantly everywhere and not let up the outcry is going to come. Eyes will open if this logic is pointed to them.
I'm still testing the waters about who to speak to about it. It's a hard blow and it's just so unbelievable, literally. I always gotta stumble upon information myself. I take others opine with a grain of salt. If the common nosy person stumbles upon that list randomly in public spots. (I'll be at a Uni tomorrow and that's a great place to leave stuff if you're wise to where you leave it. And around the city. I'm going to brave the city for some good eats around the campus. I actually feel safer taking her and being where I can defend myself with what I wish right now. And I pray she's safe. I call Unis sitting duck zones. Saving as much in pocket as I can (hope it's legit, it's easy because its on all my devices to share) My printer is gonna go dry for now, but it's worth it to get info out unhindered.
▼ FoxMcCloud11
Nice contribution. Check out this article, includes excellent examples of the MSM spreading fake news and more: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-12-07/ultimate-fake-news-list
▼ ZalesMcMuffin
That's a great article, except for calling the Mockingbird media establishment "mainstream" 13 times. That's like doggedly insisting that your political opponent is "the popular candidate".