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The NYT apologised for their Iraq war coverage [1]. The people involved in your [2] and [3] got fired/resigned, and acted on their own. Meanwhile the right win
by zapnuk 6y ago
The NYT apologised for their Iraq war coverage [1].
The people involved in your [2] and [3] got fired/resigned, and acted on their own.
Meanwhile the right wing media still hangs on to lies or very misleading reporting/propaganda without consequences. Is there any apology for the WMD reporting by right wing media? Did any fox news staffers got fired for propagating lies (climate change not existing for example)?
On the contrary, the very popular Fox news anchor Shepard Smith ended his career because of misleading reports (Clinton + uranium one) spread by fox news.
Claiming they are somewhat similar is plain wrong. Also, it's the classic 'trick' used by self described centrists to normalize right wing ideas when in reality on is clearly more wrong than the other (e.g. Hunter Biden conspiracy vs Trump nepotism).
[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/26/world/from-the-editors-the-times-and-iraq.html https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/26/world/from-the-editors-th...
[2] https://www.npr.org/2020/09/29/917747123/you-literally-cant-believe-the-facts-tucker-carlson-tells-you-so-say-fox-s-lawye?t=1604139400679 https://www.npr.org/2020/09/29/917747123/you-literally-cant-...
- 0xy 6y ago>The NYT apologised for their Iraq war coverage Is this an adequate punishment for the thousands of families decimated in the US and the Middle East? How many people have to die before it can't be brushed away with "we're sorry"? >Hunter Biden conspiracy This is conjecture. The emails have not been disproven. In fact, at least one email has been cryptographically verified using DKIM headers by an independent third party Errata Security. [1] Additionally, both the FBI and the head of the DNI have stated that the leak is not the result of Russian disinformation. [2] If you have proof that the FBI, DNI and Errata Security are in fact wrong, you need to back up your claims. >Is there any apology for the WMD reporting by right wing media You seem to have erroneously accused me of defending Fox News. Please re-read my comment. You'll find I called them a bottom feeder in no uncertain terms. [1] https://twitter.com/ErrataRob/status/1322007153415200768 https://twitter.com/ErrataRob/status/1322007153415200768 [2] https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/21/politics/fbi-russia-disinformation/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/21/politics/fbi-russia-disin...
- zapnuk 6y ago> Is this an adequate punishment for the thousands of families decimated in the US and the Middle East? How many people have to die before it can't be brushed away with "we're sorry"? Out of all the actors who pushed for illegal wars and ignored war crimes, you'd have to be crazy to give the NYT the majority of the blame. If you trust their apology, they've been sloppy rather than malicious. > The emails have not been disproven. Just because some parts are true doesn't mean what right wing media makes of them aren't conspiracies. I'm very certain this story will disappear after Tuesday and there won't be any legal repercussions whatsoever. > You seem to have erroneously accused me of defending Fox News. You equated them by calling them all bottom feeders when it's painfully obvious that they operate on different value systems and level of integrity.