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https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hit_piece https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hit_piece "A published article or post aiming to sway public opinion, especially by pre
by thegrim33 2y ago
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hit_piece https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hit_piece
"A published article or post aiming to sway public opinion, especially by presenting false or biased information in a way that appears objective and truthful."
"false OR biased". So, a biased partisan article attempting to sway public opinion about someone is by definition a hit piece. Even without explicit lies.
- cm2187 2y agoAnd a lie is a very blurry thing. You can completely mislead the reader by not being factually incorrect and still present a completely false representation of reality. Usually by eliminating the relevant context or mitigating fact that would completely change the interpretation of an event. Sometimes editing out the part of a sentence that would give a different if not opposite meaning. That’s the standard operating procedure of all journalists these days, when they even bother to get their facts right.