"The traditional media would be in a whole world of legal pain if we ran and boosted claims that were knowingly untrue. Yet Meta, Facebook, X, YouTube, TikTok and the rest of them actually make money off this model. They incentivize people by rewarding those who advance the wackiest claims imaginable."
"If you need more proof of how deranging our times have become, just consider this: the number of times the word “staged” was used in the hours after the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner shooting last Saturday.
"This isn´t only a problem for social media companies. It is a problem for our democracy. And it is one we need to tackle.
"While hundreds of journalists were sheltering in place on Saturday evening, and the entire chain of command of the United States was being raced out of the room in DC, social media platforms were having a field day.
"Analysis shows that in the hours after Saturday´s attack, the term “staged” (as in that the latest attempt on the life of President Trump was “staged”) appeared in more than 300,000 posts on X (formerly Twitter). Other platforms like Facebook, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube were filled with the same claims. Many of these claims were unnaturally boosted — some by foreign accounts.
"In case there’s anyone reading this who does think that the most recent attempt on Trump´s life was “staged,” let me try to nip that in the bud. If anyone was going to try to fake an assassination attempt on the president, where would be worst place to do it? I would think it would be in a ballroom literally filled with the world´s media: outlets that compete with each other, vehemently disagree with each other, and that come from every spot on the political spectrum. All of which couldn’t wait to let their readers know if there was something suspicious going on." . . .More...
One is amazed at the professionalism of the plotters at Butler, Pa. Trump needed a shooter so skilled that he knew the gunman could come so close to his head yet only skin the ear, missing the head. Then he told Crooks after that to just shoot anywhere for effect. "I don't care if you hit someone else". You need good professionals to fake an assassination. TD
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