This week brought with it more reasons to dislike much of the media after the attempted hijacking and crashing of a commercial airliner from Dubai to Tel Aviv culminated in the kind of "journalism" we've become accustomed to.
It was apparent early on that it was a terrorist attack, but instead we saw reports of "brawls" and "altercations."
A pilot brawl, then a rapid descent: passengers recount chaos on flydubai flight https://t.co/KJ9HVlTbvx https://t.co/KJ9HVlTbvx
— Reuters World (@ReutersWorld) September 30, 2026
Reuters certainly wasn't alone:
Muslim co-pilot stabs pilot and tries to take down plane with 180 passengers
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) September 30, 2026
Media: pic.twitter.com/2sfYv2nI2M
NBC News basically made it sound like the plane tried to crash itself until heroes intervened.
He is being hailed around the world as a hero for helping stop a passenger plane bound for Israel from plunging into the ground, despite his own severe injuries. https://t.co/7jOLOVQKik
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 1, 2026
NBC set the "journalism" generator to "full passive" when coming up with that post.
Bill Maher couldn't help but notice the media's reluctance to explain what actually happened in these kinds of cases. Watch:
Bill Maher rips the media’s FlyDubai coverage: “The media is always a little reluctant to call it terrorism when it's obviously terrorism.”
— Brandon Tatum (@TheOfficerTatum) October 3, 2026
“The original reporting was the two pilots had an altercation. Yeah, they had a little argument. ‘I think we should crash the plane. You… pic.twitter.com/6Yfg4K5W8v
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“The original reporting was the two pilots had an altercation. Yeah, they had a little argument. ‘I think we should crash the plane. You don't.’ Agree to disagree.”
Maher also added this:
Speaking during the online “Overtime” segment of “Real Time,” Mr. Maher said, “It did seem like the media is always a little reluctant to call it terrorism when it’s obviously terrorism. After a while, they do.”
“But I noticed when the Hamas propaganda is out there, boy, that gets fast-tracked,” Mr. Maher added.
How often do we see "journalists" who will immediately publish anything that the "Gaza Health Ministry" tells them without scrutiny?
It's hard to believe we are living in times where Bill Maher has become the voice of sanity for the Left.
— Blue (@OdysseusBlue) October 3, 2026
He's certainly got the legacy media and socialist Democrats pegged.
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