Every day brings a fresh example of the complete lack of self-awareness from "journalists" and media outlets that makes it even more clear the goal is maintaining narratives with zero concern over reporting actual facts and truth.
I'll kick things off with a reminder about one such "reporter" (yes, I use scare quotes around "reporter" and "journalist" because they're usually not accurate descriptions of who those people really are) who helped the Left run interference on stories about Hunter Biden's laptop and its contents. "60 Minutes" Leslie Stahl interviewed Donald Trump shortly before the 2020 election and tried to play the "misinformation" card about the laptop, saying the story couldn't be verified:
This exchange between Trump and Lesley Stahl is insane. She repeatedly insists the Biden laptops “can’t be verified” so reporters shouldn’t talk about it.
— Anders Hagstrom (@Hagstrom_Anders) October 22, 2020
Trump asks her why it can’t be verified.
Her answer: “Because it can’t be verified.” pic.twitter.com/cf9hcSGnrm
"Can't be verified." And here's most of the media while being shown verification:
The above video of Stahl running cover for Biden and the Dems ahead of the 2020 election is part of what made yesterday's "60 Minutes" segment so special, and by "special" I mean absolutely shameless propaganda.
Stahl interviewed the "leader of a misinformation research group" and the woman looks exactly like I'd picture somebody with that title to appear:
X, formerly Twitter, only responded to 30% of the notes from researchers flagging misinformation in posts, says Kate Starbird, the leader of a misinformation research group. https://t.co/yCfxH64hAU pic.twitter.com/71SwTl4yUe
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) March 24, 2024
What's really going on here is a show of frustration from "misinformation experts" and the media because they're losing their firm grip on controlling narratives:
Academics, who are flagged misinformation to social media, say there’s a campaign to discredit them – and it’s mainly coming from conservatives. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/467xGLzuNh
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) March 24, 2024
How many stories these "misinformation experts" labeled as conspiracy theories have ended up being true? The answer is a whole lot. But of course, they're not concluding that the misinformation calls have been coming from inside their own house:
“Research across the board looking at the 2020 election found that there was more misinformation spread by people that were supporters of Donald Trump or conservatives,” says researcher Kate Starbird. (2/3)
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) March 24, 2024
"The people that pushed voter fraud lies are some of the same people that are trying to discredit researchers that are trying to understand the problem.” (3/3) https://t.co/SHTwNy1wvh
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) March 24, 2024
Yeah, because those "researchers" have pushed BS and discredited themselves -- this isn't difficult.
Dana Loesch wonderfully framed what's actually happening here:
“How dare you fact check our propaganda.” https://t.co/NZfdWPDO4F
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) March 25, 2024
Bingo! Too many people still think "misinformation" is defined as lies, when in fact it's simply information the Left doesn't want out there.
