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>Here's just one example of a fake Breitbart headline But it starts to get a bit confusing when you actually look at the accusations and rebuttals, especially
by alva 9y ago
>Here's just one example of a fake Breitbart headline
But it starts to get a bit confusing when you actually look at the accusations and rebuttals, especially when you look at the fleshed out indy article [0]
Accusation : "The right-wing American website, which enjoyed a meteoric rise to prominence in 2016, claimed a 1,000-strong mob chanting “Allahu Akbar” set fire to the country’s oldest church in Dortmund."
Rebuttal :"Mr Bandermann on the other hand, in a Q&A-style response published the following day, said that from between 6.45pm and 1.30am, groups of young foreign men formed a large group of 1,000 people.
He said the fire at the church only set light to netting surrounding the building and lasted just 12 minutes."
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"He said that saying Allahu Akbar is as normal as saying ‘Amen’ in church,"
So which is fake news? On the facts, the Independent agrees (although through semantics "church netting on fire, not the church" "group" not "mob") with the Breitbart article.
If they both agree on the facts, but spin them different ways, how do you determine which is "fake news"?
[0] https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/edited-1038-headline-works-well-a7512636.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/edited-1038-...
edit: They did actually issue a correction for something they got wrong in the article
"Correction: This article states St. Reinold’s Church is the oldest in Germany. We are happy to clarify that accolade belongs to the Trier Cathedral."
- morogop 9y agoIf you read the articles for a while, it becomes quite clear that Breitbart's mistakes are done on purpose. Only a truly stupid person could think otherwise. They've literally _never_ accidentally reported in a direction that was opposite their editorial spin. They are careful liars; defended solely by vile people. If you want to pretend you're not vile, find an example where Breitbart grossly _underreported_ a crime committed by a non-white. Oh, you can't. Because they've never done it. And you're a vile person for pretending that it's an honest mistake. Fuck Breitbart, and fuck the awful anti-American scumbags who spend their spare time defending that treasonous attack on our nation.
- ygaf 9y agoReplying to the deadpost: >They've literally _never_ accidentally reported in a direction that was opposite their editorial spin. You won't find any news outlet who will err two ways.