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Shermann

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4. War reporting is a challenge

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Original post)

Sun Oct 15, 2023, 04:31 PM

Oct 2023

These events affect many countries and involve a wide range of complicated interests and motivations. There are always important historical and cultural aspects. One does not simply boil this down to a 30-minute news segment. Viewers get pummeled with contradictory stories to randomly focus on and interpret however they see fit.

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PSA: Is misinformation the worst it's ever been with the Hamas-Israel crisis? [View all] Fiendish Thingy Oct 2023 OP

It's been this way for years MutantAndProud Oct 2023 #1

Watch the video- apparently this week has been significantly worse. Fiendish Thingy Oct 2023 #2

Been headed that way for a long time too MutantAndProud Oct 2023 #5

Fiendish - Good call by you. EarnestPutz Oct 2023 #3

War reporting is a challenge Shermann Oct 2023 #4

the first 10 minutes are very good, i am BootinUp Oct 2023 #6

No, you are forgetting the Bush and Iraq information we were hand fed. republianmushroom Oct 2023 #7

The Iraq war misinformation was spread almost exclusively on traditional media Fiendish Thingy Oct 2023 #8

And where did the media get their information, why from our govt. republianmushroom Oct 2023 #9

I think you've missed the point Fiendish Thingy Oct 2023 #10

The original question. republianmushroom Oct 2023 #11

For context, watch the video. Fiendish Thingy Oct 2023 #12