The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think, and How You Vote
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The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think, and How You Vote
“Donald Trump is out of time,” concludes the Daily Beast’s Goldie Taylor. “There may be three months to go until Election Day. But the race between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton is all but over.” “Is
Sharyl Attkisson • The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think, and How You Vote
Selling this fabricated narrative to the public requires Blumenthal’s mastery. Clinton is delighted when, three days after the Benghazi attacks, Blumenthal emails her an article that his son, Max, has written for the British Guardian newspaper, focusing attention on the false narrative that blames the video. It’s titled “Inside the Strange Hollywoo
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Emails dating back to Obama’s first months in office unmask transactional journalism conducted by Washington reporter Marc Ambinder from the Atlantic. He’s also written for New York Times, New Yorker, Washington Post, Vice, Hotline, ABC News, and CBS News.
Sharyl Attkisson • The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think, and How You Vote
the end, Blumenthal’s efforts don’t get Hillary to the White House in 2008. And they come back to haunt him when Obama ends up president. Obama appoints Hillary as secretary of state and she wants Blumenthal to be one of her top aides. But high-ranking Obama officials threaten to quit if Blumenthal is allowed into the administration after what he’s
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Over the years, slandered celebrities gripe about the tabloids, and some sue, but nobody speaks seriously of “curating” them, removing them from store shelves, or censoring them from public view.
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In a public statement, a Chevron official defends the PR newspaper, saying it “was widely panned when it was first started, it was called corporate journalism . . . I mean, it was highly criticized. . . . But now it’s to the point it gets more traffic than the San Francisco Chronicle.”
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They told me that the Clinton administration had been embarrassed by the theft and needed to make it seem as if the culprit had been caught.
Sharyl Attkisson • The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think, and How You Vote
when you notice the news media or pundits all seizing upon similar terminology, it’s reasonable to suspect there’s an orchestrated effort.
Sharyl Attkisson • The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think, and How You Vote
My sources also tell me that, historically, they consider China to be a more egregious offender. If you’ve watched politics long enough, you may remember the scandal broken by the Washington Post in 1996. The Post reported evidence of China directing contributions to the DNC during the presidential campaign between Bill Clinton and Republican Bob D
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