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"Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon." This phenomenon is at least new to me. As bonus
by burkaman 9y ago
"Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon."
This phenomenon is at least new to me. As bonus points, it's a nice example of an attempt at social "hacking".
- threeseed 9y agoThis sort of thing goes on every single day. It's not new at all. Politics is not exactly a clean business.
- dragonwriter 9y agoIt is not a new phenomenon. It is not even a new technique for the specific group (James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas) organizing this instance, which has repeatedly and notoriously used similar false-flag techniques to attempt to discredit organizations that are (or are perceived by them to be) on the left side of the American political spectrum.
- Bartweiss 9y agoA major news organization choosing to publish off-the-record comments is itself a pretty significant event that I'm glad to find out about. It's a sign of extreme confidence in their story (and a lot of irritation at Project Veritas), because that's the sort of decision that, if mistaken, can lastingly cripple a publication.