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Next time you are flabbergasted upon reading a headline, or seeing an 8 second excerpt - take a moment and view the entire source material. Be it the press brie
by drak0n1c 6y ago
Next time you are flabbergasted upon reading a headline, or seeing an 8 second excerpt - take a moment and view the entire source material. Be it the press briefing, speech, or document. What is often revealed is that the bulk of the content is uneventful and the moment in question is either the result of an unusual sentence structure/pauses, a poorly expressed idea that was revised or clarified in later sentences, or an ad-libbed paraphrase/metaphor/idiom that made more sense considering the surrounding context.
As you see how many flabbergasting moments are not quite as portrayed or are outright constructed, you will understand why articles like the OP are relevant. Selective gotcha reporting is the game, and it is detracting from reporting on the actual policies and failures of the administration.
For example, here is a fact check on the "drink bleach to cure Corona" rumor that you mentioned:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jul/11/joe-biden/no-trump-didnt-tell-americans-infected-coronavirus/ https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jul/11/joe-biden/...