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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNo Consequence: Mass Media Criticism-Proof Fox News Attacks Obama, Lies About Marines Leaving Weapons Behind in Yemen
http://crooksandliars.com/2015/02/fox-news-lies-about-marines-leavingThe mass media lies. The mass media deflects and distracts. It is why they refuse to out Fox, because then the attention shifts to the mass media.... even when Fox pulls facts out of their ass?
Brian Williams is gone, they plead, is that not enough for social media to stop harassing the mass media?
The mass media is infected with a Foxbola and Cashpayola infection, it is an epidemic of lies and distraction.
America can no longer afford pretending that Fox and political corruption funded by Koch Kash and all made possible by CU is not dangerous.
Three brilliant NC University students executed by a NRA and media hate addict are proof of just how dangerous the collapse of journalism in America truly is.
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"On Tuesday, the American Embassy in Yemen was shuttered and all personnel ordered out of the country for their personal safety.
Fox News was on it Wednesday night with their "military expert" from the Koch-funded veterans' organization Concerned Veterans for America, Pete Hegseth. Hegseth appeared with a terrible story to tell and who better to lead it in than Megyn Kelly, with her breathless introduction about how Marines were "ordered to leave their weapons behind" when they evacuated."
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Oh, wait. That was their original report, the one where they pulled a story out of their butt to make it seem like we'd left taxpayer-funded weapons of death behind, reported solely to outrage viewers.
They were just wrong. Totally, completely wrong, as Megyn Kelly was forced to explain with as much spin as she could later in the broadcast.
The Marine Corps has clarified what Marines did under State Department orders in Yemen following the evacuation of the U.S. embassy.
Crew served weapons were destroyed at the embassy, while Marines personal weapons were rendered inoperable at the airport, and their destroyed components were left behind."
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No Consequence: Mass Media Criticism-Proof Fox News Attacks Obama, Lies About Marines Leaving Weapons Behind in Yemen (Original Post)
Fred Sanders
Feb 2015
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Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)1. Who got fired or suspended for lying?
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)2. They all got promotions for presenting the lie over half a hour and the mealy mouthed 30 second retraction.
Try taking any Fox lie away from the possession of the Fox hate addicts.
Fox is NBC Lying News on steroids.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)3. Yes, the good old FOXXY way, huh.
I listen to them some by default of entering somewhere where FOX is the only channel, they have no shame.
world wide wally
(21,749 posts)4. New Rule:
Fox must spend an equal amount of time clarifying misstatements as they do on making the statement to begin with. (at the same time of day)
They can call it Foxed up Again News.