Home Title Index Topic Index Sources Directory News Releases Sources Calendar

'Fake news' is okay if it's about #RussiaGate: Top 7 fake 'collusion' stories the media pushed

http://www.rt.com/usa/449362-russiagate-fake-news-bombshells/

Publisher:  RT
Date Written:  21/01/2019
Year Published:  2019  
Resource Type:  Article

A summary of stories of Russian interference in US politics that were later retracted.

Abstract: 
--

Excerpt:

BuzzFeed’s 'bombshell' claim last week that Donald Trump told ex-lawyer Michael Cohen to lie to congress is just the latest in a long line of 'Russiagate' stories that have later turned out to be false.

But BuzzFeed’s rubbished article is part of a phenomenon of what could be termed 'acceptable fake news' - fake news that gets a pass from the media because it serves a certain narrative. In this case, it furthers the 'Russiagate' narrative, which the mainstream media has been pushing breathlessly for two years. Lacking hard proof that Trump 'colluded' with Russia to win the 2016 election, they have clung to any shred of fake evidence they can find.

Topics


Sources-journalists use the sources website to find you


AlterLinks
c/o Sources


© 2023.