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John Schmeeckle's avatar

It was the New York Post that originally broke the Hunter Biden's Laptop story, while the New York Times resolutely stuck its head in the sand.

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KR (OH)'s avatar

That rather proves Barbara’s point.

We readers of LFAA are well-informed, smart, and not vulnerable to propaganda, as we can all see straight through the bullshit. You’re wasting your time (and ours) here; you might have better luck on Facebook or something. I venture that almost all of us just want you to go away. I’d also venture that all of us also support your right to be here and to speak; just don’t be surprised if no one listens or agrees.

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John Schmeeckle's avatar

Hmmm...

Was the New York Times reliable when it dismissed Hunter Biden's laptop as "Russian disinformation"?

Is the New York Times now reliable when it admits that Hunter Biden's laptop is real?

It's no big secret that both the New York Times and the Washington Post flip-flopped their propaganda lines on Hunter Biden's laptop. But you are "smart, well-informed and not vulnerable to propaganda."

Yeah, right.

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Carol C's avatar

Unfortunately, propaganda works, but not equally on everyone. So, rather than trust or distrust information reflexively, we might look to see who benefits from the way a piece of information is presented and the choice of what is being presented or what ignored.

Roughly a third of Americans polled think we are losing jobs. Why would they think that, when 11 months of jobs reports have been big gains, not losses? Who benefits if people think the economy is tanking rather than improving?

We also might read something designed to provoke and wait for confirmation from additional reliable sources as the story unfolds.

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