There was a rather small group of people who assembled outside the Los Angeles office of congresswoman Maxine Waters that stomped on and then burned an American flag. These were supporters of Waters. So how did the AP portray this news? The AP actually blamed a group called the Oathkeepers. This is a "right wing" group according to the AP that had supposedly said it was going to come to Water's office in LA to protest, but then never showed up. That's right, the AP blamed the flag burning on a group that wasn't there. Indeed, the AP blamed the flag burning on a group that was NEVER there.
Now I know that in the world of Fake News, there are a lot of tenuous links that get emphasized by the mainstream media to make things appear to be other than they actually are. Still, it is an all-timer for the Fake News writers at the AP to blame a group that was never there for a demonstration.
I know very little about the Oathkeepers. Supposedly, they are former police and military who hold far right wing views. I'm not sure if that is even remotely accurate. Blaming this group for something that happened when they WERE NOT present, however, is a new low in media honesty.
Now I know that in the world of Fake News, there are a lot of tenuous links that get emphasized by the mainstream media to make things appear to be other than they actually are. Still, it is an all-timer for the Fake News writers at the AP to blame a group that was never there for a demonstration.
I know very little about the Oathkeepers. Supposedly, they are former police and military who hold far right wing views. I'm not sure if that is even remotely accurate. Blaming this group for something that happened when they WERE NOT present, however, is a new low in media honesty.
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