More fake news from NY Times

[WVPATX]

In another round of fake news, the New York Times on Tuesday quoted from a bogus Twitter account purporting to be from Mike Flynn, the general who resigned on Monday night as National Security Adviser. In an article, the Times used a quote from “@GenMikeFlynn” asserting, “But if a scapegoat is what's needed for this Administration to continue to take this great nation forward, I am proud to do my duty.”


This is a fake quote from a fake Twitter account. Appearing on CBS This Morning, Times journalist David Sanger pushed the tweet: “[Flynn] said himself in a Tweet this morning, that while he was responsible, there are others who are responsible, too.”

To the great credit of CBS, they stated they have not yet verified the twitter account.

Unfortunately, NBC made no such correction and let Pelosi state a lie.

During her 12 p.m. ET hour MSNBC show on Tuesday, host Andrea Mitchell interrupted her panel of guests to go to live coverage of House Democratic Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi ranting about the resignation of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn at a press conference. In her comments, the left-wing lawmaker cited a fake Twitter account purporting to be Flynn.


Pelosi proclaimed: “I didn't know until I heard from our colleague that the tweet of General Flynn today was ‘scapegoat.’ ‘Scapegoat.’ Do you know what a scapegoat is?...where people want to absolve themselves of guilt, they get a goat and they heap all of the ills onto the goat and then they run the goat out of town. So the inference to be drawn from his statement is that other people had blame that should be shared in all of this.”

Moments later, she added: “I have a tweet I'm going to make, I'm telling my staff right now, ‘It's not scapegoat, it's stonewall.’ And that’s exactly what the Republicans in Congress are doing.”

Pelosi was quoting a Tuesday tweet from a fake account, @GenMikeFlynn, that read: “But if a scapegoat is what's needed for this Administration to continue to take this great nation forward, I am proud to do my duty.”

After the live coverage concluded and Mitchell continued her show, at no point did the veteran journalist offer any correction or call out Pelosi for propagating fake news.
After the live coverage concluded and Mitchell continued her show, at no point did the veteran journalist offer any correction or call out Pelosi for propagating fake news.








Moments later, she added: “I have a tweet I'm going to make, I'm telling my staff right now, ‘It's not scapegoat, it's stonewall.’ And that’s exactly what the Republicans in Congress are doing.”

Pelosi was quoting a Tuesday tweet from a fake account, @GenMikeFlynn, that read: “But if a scapegoat is what's needed for this Administration to continue to take this great nation forward, I am proud to do my duty.”

After the live coverage concluded and Mitchell continued her show, at no point did the veteran journalist offer any correction or call out Pelosi for propagating fake news.

 

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[Popeer]

I've heard that if you're hyperventilating, breathing into a paper bag sometimes helps. You should try it -- and after you're done, try something other than the "fake news" trope ... especially if you're linking to articles that supposedly support your position but don't.

While the Newsmax story is still live and no correction has been made, the New York Times issued a correction.

“Because of an editing error, an earlier version quoted three posts from an unverified Twitter account," the Times wrote.

 

[WVPATX]

I've heard that if you're hyperventilating, breathing into a paper bag sometimes helps. You should try it -- and after you're done, try something other than the "fake news" trope ... especially if you're linking to articles that supposedly support your position but don't.

While the Newsmax story is still live and no correction has been made, the New York Times issued a correction.

“Because of an editing error, an earlier version quoted three posts from an unverified Twitter account," the Times wrote.

The damage was done. They got their news from a fake twitter account. Others picked up the error right away. The NY Times doesn't care. They will highly publicize the fake news, then issue a very tiny retraction that no one will see. The damage is done.

 

[WVex-pat in GA]

I think we all know that you've got a huge hard-on for the New York Times. Yet I have not seen one post from you today addressing the actual new story behind your post. You seemed to have side-stepped that issue entirely.

Inquiring minds want to know... when will you be addressing the top news story of the day?

 

[WVPATX]

I think we all know that you've got a huge hard-on for the New York Times. Yet I have not seen one post from you today addressing the actual new story behind your post. You seemed to have side-stepped that issue entirely.

Inquiring minds want to know... when will you be addressing the top news story of the day?

I notice you didn't address the fake news from the NY Times. The fact that is was picked up by everyone. The fact that their tiny retraction was noticed by no-one. I pick on the NY Times because they claim to be the paper of record and are thoroughly corrupt.

Inquiring minds want to hear your NY Times defense in this issue.

As for Flynn, he reminds me of Obama. When Obama was caught on a hot mic telling Medvedev to please tell Vlad he will have more flexibility after the election. Flynn resigned. if Obama had, we would have all been so much better off.

 

[WVex-pat in GA]

I notice you didn't address the fake news from the NY Times. The fact that is was picked up by everyone. The fact that their tiny retraction was noticed by no-one. I pick on the NY Times because they claim to be the paper of record and are thoroughly corrupt.

Inquiring minds want to hear your NY Times defense in this issue.

As for Flynn, he reminds me of Obama. When Obama was caught on a hot mic telling Medvedev to please tell Vlad he will have more flexibility after the election. Flynn resigned. if Obama had, we would have all been so much better off.

I will defend those who are right and, as I discussed with atlkvb the other day, go out of my way to take to task those who use "lies as the truth" (his words). This example is the unfortunate result of someone a.) being gullible, and b.) not doing their homework; as we have discussed before.

I only responded to this post to get your reaction to Flynn, as you have avoided the topic all day. I'm unsure if your comparison holds water. A comment on an open mic is very different from discussing government sanction options before you are actually part of the government. Compounded by lying about it. I also believe as former high-ranking military there are other prohibitions that may have been violated.

 

[WVPATX]

I will defend those who are right and, as I discussed with atlkvb the other day, go out of my way to take to task those who use "lies as the truth" (his words). This example is the unfortunate result of someone a.) being gullible, and b.) not doing their homework; as we have discussed before.

I only responded to this post to get your reaction to Flynn, as you have avoided the topic all day. I'm unsure if your comparison holds water. A comment on an open mic is very different from discussing government sanction options before you are actually part of the government. Compounded by lying about it. I also believe as former high-ranking military there are other prohibitions that may have been violated.

The only difference is that Obama was the actual president of the United States. Not some surrogate. He told Putin that he would have much more flexibility after the election. What the hell did that mean?

 

[WVex-pat in GA]

The only difference is that Obama was the actual president of the United States. Not some surrogate. He told Putin that he would have much more flexibility after the election. What the hell did that mean?

We can only assume, but it could have meant multiple things like: "I'll have more flexibility (time) after the election, campaigning is a *****." Or, like most politicians running for re-election they are hamstrung by the campaigning and in the instance of the president most of his supporters in Congress are running for re-election too and can't help to get much done. Nothing much happens in an election years as you know; there's not much "flexibility" to accomplish much.

 

[WVPATX]

We can only assume, but it could have meant multiple things like: "I'll have more flexibility (time) after the election, campaigning is a *****." Or, like most politicians running for re-election they are hamstrung by the campaigning and in the instance of the president most of his supporters in Congress are running for re-election too and can't help to get much done. Nothing much happens in an election years as you know; there's not much "flexibility" to accomplish much.

You and I both know what he meant. He had to say very strong, negative things about Russia during the campaign. We had to sound tough. He was telling Putin that he would be a much friendlier after the election when he did not have to get any more votes any longer.

Flynn was a surrogate. Obama was the real thing.