Must-read thread: Kyle Becker shreds TIME and the rest of the US media over manipulation campaign

Brett T. | 6:48 PM on June 23, 2018

As Twitchy reported, CNN’s Chris Cillizza is in awe of TIME magazine’s “powerful” cover that the magazine stands by even though its implied premise — the crying little girl was separated from her family thanks to Trump — was debunked by her father and the border patrol.

But hey, it was a heart-tugging image, just like the one of kids in cages that went viral and enflamed national outrage — even though the photo was taken in 2014 under the Obama administration.

Kyle Becker, writer and producer at LifeZette, has posted a lengthy but comprehensive thread that we think sums up this week’s hysteria over illegal immigration and family separation. Have a look:

https://twitter.com/kylenabecker/status/1010560926888624128

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