That’s exactly right. No one was presenting any evidence, it was all a right-wing fever dream, aimed at diverting attention from the Russians.
press orgs keep getting this wrong. downplays how initial claims were transparently political and based on close to zero evidence. also ignores that we still don't know how the virus originated. liars r better able to work journos that scientists https://t.co/D1dIUw9IGx
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) June 10, 2021
This is the latest distraction because they don’t want people to remember how INEPT and INDIFFERENT Trump was to the virus:
Fox News and Tom Cotton are now suggesting Fauci should be locked up pic.twitter.com/09D6nCDrcX
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 10, 2021
Why does the press corps keeps advancing a GOP talking point that has been proven false? The fixation on false balance. For too many reporters that means repeating baseless claims and ignoring the evidence when the claim is discredited.
https://t.co/TWlDPjWKKU— Jennifer 'pro-voting' Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) June 6, 2021
“He made me do it!”
Eric Boehlert points to the “grip” narrative reporters use to excuse Republicans "instead of telling the glaring truth, which is that Republicans couldn’t care less what caused the bloody insurrection, or if it happens again.https://t.co/z45FDaxY7Q @digby56
— Tom Sullivan (@BloggersRUs) June 1, 2021
WaPo WH bureau chief @AshleyRParker writes: "Depending on the viewpoint, Biden has restored routine and order to the White House—or removed the freewheeling passion."
God help us all.https://t.co/xfwP14rkab
— Dan Froomkin/PressWatchers.org (@froomkin) May 24, 2021
Fox's Steve Doocy got the number of Americans who have died from COVID-19 wrong three times in one segment.
Doocy: "Think about it this way folks, here in the United States of America 52,000 Americans have died from COVID, 52,000!"
The actual number is nearly 600,000 pic.twitter.com/I0x3WKOorc
— Lis Power (@LisPower1) May 20, 2021
If bad faith critics can edit your staff based on the appearance of bias, then you have surrendered power to people who want you dead. Forget appearances. Was her work biased? Did she introduce bias into the AP’s report? If so, her firing may be justified. If not, you got played. https://t.co/xvOdy78VMp
— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) May 20, 2021
"It's not an opinion. It's a fact." Nicole Wallace goes off on Jake Sherman when he described Liz Cheney's remarks about the Big Lie as a difference of an opinion. After everything that's happened so many members of the press keeps both-siding Trumpism. pic.twitter.com/znVDj1S1rE
— Daryl Sturgis✊🏽 (@darylsturgis) May 4, 2021
This 👇 is how you know for sure it was a bad question https://t.co/0Qp70DA00w
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 28, 2021
