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A Simple Tactic To Stop Platforming Propaganda
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Donald Trump sat down for his first wide-ranging interview (“Meet the Press”), and it featured an endless stream of lies and disinformation. In just a single interview, the man who will soon occupy the White House
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A Simple Tactic To Stop Platforming Propaganda
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Donald Trump sat down for his first wide-ranging interview (“Meet the Press”), and it featured an endless stream of lies and disinformation. In just a single interview, the man who will soon occupy the White House
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And why do they keep doing so again and again?
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So I’ll re-make the simple suggestion I made then: Never move on from the FIRST lie until Trump acknowledges it’s a lie.
NEVER.
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Why does this matter?
Because Trump and other dishonest subjects go into these interviews KNOWING they can get away with endless lying, for two reasons.
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Second, even if they are fact checked, the liar KNOWS that the interviewer’s goal is to get through a long list of questions.
That list of questions, more than truth itself, becomes the goal of the interview.
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Trump is a psychopath, but he's not stupid. He knows who he uses, and Kristen Welker is perfect for him. He knows she will never go there.
Low life lying scammers & those who choose to be scammed. Why people choose to be scammed is apparently never going to be understood.
Journalists need to say RIGHT at the get-go, "That is a lie" and if there's any pushback, say "This interview is over. Liar."
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Don’t equivocate with “I think” or “perhaps you mean.” Just straight up challenge him. He’ll end the interview before you do.
Forget them!
Exactly.
Once you accept that first lie and move on, why even bother asking more questions when you know it's going continue in a firehose of lies? What good does that do, unless your objective is to actually promote lies.
The GOP gives the networks a list of people they can talk to on Sunday. So basically the networks HAVE to select somebody from the LIAR'S CLUB.
Why?
Because they aren't interested in the TRUTH. They are only interested in ratings. If they fact checked these clowns--nobody would talk to them and their ratings would drop.
The media doesn't care whether Trump tells the truth. It is all about getting Trump's face on tv and pimping the interview for ratings.
They don't fact check him because they know he will get upset, walk out, and refuse to do future interviews with the station.