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ABC News to apologize and pay $16 Million in defamation suit settlement with Donald Trump

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Donald Trump has often complained about fake news from the mainstream media, and now ABC will apologize and pay him a whopping $15 million settlement in a defamation suit brought by Trump ...

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How to know what the truth is, and what is the right thing to do

How do we know information that we are reading, watching, listening to or being told is accurate and the truth?  Maybe we will say, “Because it comes from my mom,” “It sounds ...

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Rasmussen reviews key polls from January

In January surveys and polls, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports: – Barely a third of Americans believe Martin Luther King Jr.’s dreams of equal opportunity in the country are a reality. – Voters ...

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Ethical issues with technology to watch this year

The ethical concerns over the effects of technology on humans have given way to larger issues about pervasive surveillance and the threat of digital authoritarianism For all of the good uses of ...

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Let’s stop the coronavirus hysteria

We’re at hysteria levels.  Just over a year ago, long before the term coronavirus had entered our collective vocabularies, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that in just a few ...

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Vast majority of Americans ‘troubled’ by news media

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The news media has an image problem and it’s not just with the President of the United States. A newly released poll finds that almost all Americans are “troubled” by the state ...

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News show questions efforts to decide what is ‘real’ news

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If you have not had a chance to watch “Full Measure” with veteran reporter and host Sharyl Attkisson, you are missing some of the best investigative news on television. And the best ...

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British paper apologizes, pays huge settlement to Melania Trump

A British newspaper issued an apology to First Lady Melania Trump, wife of President Donald Trump, after admitting it published an article that “contained a number of false statements.” The Telegraph removed ...

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Network 2018 news coverage of Trump administration 90% negative; yet his approval ratings improve

Coverage of Donald Trump’s presidency on the three major TV networks—ABC, CBS, and NBC—was overwhelmingly negative in 2018, just as it was a year earlier, according to a study conducted by the Media ...

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TV station fires editor after altered video of President’s address

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While the media says it doesn’t exist, another example of “fake news” has resulted in a major Seattle TV station firing a news editor after the station aired an altered video of ...

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CNN, with 50 other press passes, sues White House over one

WASHINGTON – At least 13 media outlets are backing CNN’s decision to sue the Trump administration over its suspension of CNN correspondent Jim Acosta’s White House press credentials. Among them are The Associated Press, Bloomberg, The Washington ...

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Huge newspaper admits it’s been publishing fake stories for years

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As the media continues to say that President Trump’s labels of “fake news” are completely baseless, one of the nation’s largest and most respected newspapers has been forced to admit it. The ...

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Propaganda, fake news and bias

If you google “propaganda defined” you get this definition: derogatory information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view. You ...

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Tactics of Meet the Press’ Chuck Todd don’t rankle Roy Blunt

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Missouri Senator Roy Blunt seemed unphased as he appeared on Meet The Press Sunday and was immediately pressed by moderator Chuck Todd. Blunt was asked to respond to a tweet from Saturday ...

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Facebook, Twitter grilled by Judiciary Committee

WASHINGTON – The US House Judiciary Committee held its second hearing to examine social media filtering practices, with a special focus on a possible lack of transparency and potential bias. Facebook’s Monika ...

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Rep. Hartzler: Russia fueled MU, other protests

Missouri Republican Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler, who represents the 4th district encompassing the Southern parts of the Kansas City Metro, says Russia is exploiting U.S. squabbles through its social media intervention. During a House ...

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CNN blunders into 2018 with a new name for abortion

CNN has come up with a new name for abortion and gets a lesson in American civics. News Analysis By Dwight Widaman If it couldn’t get any worse for CNN, the self ...

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