While CNN remains an undisputed propaganda arm of the ruling class (see: Ted Cruz’s recent ‘will you accept the results’ purity test interview), the network committed two recent acts of journalism we felt warranted recognition in the hope they’ll change their ways (don’t hold your breath).
First, they debunked the absurd “unified Reich” hoax – in which the Trump campaign ‘reTruth’d’ a video which used a stock video template that anyone can buy online, called “Newspaper Vintage History Headlines Promo,” and which flashed the image of a headline from 1871 which reads “”German Industrial Strength After 1871 Driven By The Creation Of A Unified Reich.””
The leftist media complex, which unrepentantly helped the US intelligence community frame Trump as a Russian asset, flipped out – with networks including CNN going into literal shakes to whip up their goldfish-brained viewers.
- Newsweek: Donald Trump ‘Unified Reich’ Video Leaves People Stunned
- MSNBC: Trump’s Online Account Promotes ‘Unified Reich’ Video, Adding To Alarming Pattern
- The Hill: White House Slams ‘Sickening’ Video Shared By Trump Referencing ‘Unified Reich’
- CNN: Trump Posts Video Referencing ‘Unified Reich’ If Reelected
Former CIA Director Gen. Michael Hayden amplified the hysteria to his 345,000 followers.
UNIFIED REICH, My God. https://t.co/mfE6L37gJJ
— Gen Michael Hayden (@GenMhayden) May 21, 2024
CNN does journalism!
What’s amazing here is that CNN then devoted resources to actual journalism to track down the origin of the video (no doubt in the hopes of finding a tiki-torch aficionado at the bottom of it) – only to discover, and report, that a 30-year-old Turkish graphic designer made it, and that “All signs point to it’s inclusion being an oversight, not a fascist dog whistle.“
He made the template to mimic a vintage newsreel and copy and pasted random phrases that he assumed people would replace. “United Reich” appeared in the Wikipedia entry on WW1. pic.twitter.com/UuozlxeWWB
— Jon Sarlin (@jonsarlin) May 24, 2024
“I’m really actually in my soul…I’m sad, because this is just for the text.” pic.twitter.com/mTH8pgQUtF
— Jon Sarlin (@jonsarlin) May 25, 2024
How did this slip past the editors!?
Of course, this moment of journalistic integrity is likely an outlier, as the same CNN journalist, Jon Sarlin, was pushing ‘it’s not the economy, you’re just stupid‘ propaganda earlier this year.
Except…
While underlying costs have similarly risen – including forced wage hikes, ruining the ‘greedflation’ narrative. Even James Carville is willing to tell the truth.
James Carville: “We keep wondering why these young people are not coming home to the Democrats. Why are blacks not coming home to the Democrats? Because Democrat messaging is full of shit, that’s why.”
Democrats went from “It’s the economy, stupid!” to “You’re stupid if you… pic.twitter.com/9q2Rpipu7f
— Eric Abbenante (@EricAbbenante) May 25, 2024
CNN’s second act of journalism in the course of two weeks was when Manu Raju ambushed Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and badgered him over his bribery case.
New — Henry Cuellar, a Texas Democrat, walked into my live shot so I asked him about his three associates pleading guilty in his bribery case and whether he would resign from Congress amid his federal indictment. pic.twitter.com/TFtApNdpsr
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) May 15, 2024
What’s going on here?
Tyler Durden
Sun, 05/26/2024 – 14:00
