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Fake News. Get your Fake News here. (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 weeks ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world

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[–] FistingEnthusiast@lemmynsfw.com 46 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Cue even more violence towards anyone looking vaguely middle-eastern...

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 11 points 3 weeks ago

Cue a false flag attack.

[–] LaserTurboShark69@sh.itjust.works 28 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Anyone named Wolf Blitzer is 100% trustworthy and definitely not evil

[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

He migbt be recruitable friend in a Sega jrpg you never know.

[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 20 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

This guy?

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago

Who's up for a 20 minute highlight reel of Wolf fucking up every journalistic aspect of the Iraq II invasion.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 14 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Iranian Sleeper Cell: it's just a regular Iranian dude who is asleep

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Wolf Blitzer on Jeopardy

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 weeks ago

Didn't he also play against a comedian and get crushed by him?

[–] urfavlaura@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 weeks ago

member of Israeli sleeper cell warns about Iranian sleeper cells

[–] Justas@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

Tangentially related musical shitpost.

[+] drolex@sopuli.xyz -34 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

It's true but I prefer my criticisms without ad hominems

Where's the source for discrediting the statement?

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 52 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

How do you prove "hidden" groups don't exist?

[–] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 3 weeks ago

Come onnnnnn. If that were the case, then there’d be no God, peace be upon It.

[+] drolex@sopuli.xyz -6 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Fair point. Could be a quote from a relevant expert saying "I think it's bullshit" maybe?

[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 25 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I guess he is a relevant expert? And I think his tone suggests his judgement on the matter's bullshitosity.

Alan MacLeod is Senior Staff Writer for MintPress News. He completed his PhD in 2017 and has since authored two acclaimed books: Bad News From Venezuela: Twenty Years of Fake News and Misreporting and Propaganda in the Information Age: Still Manufacturing Consent, as well as a number of academic articles. He has also contributed to FAIR.org, The Guardian, Salon, The Grayzone, Jacobin Magazine, and Common Dreams.

[–] drolex@sopuli.xyz -2 points 3 weeks ago

OK thanks for the context. The post is overly elliptic.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 13 points 3 weeks ago

[–] knatschus@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 3 weeks ago

I say I think it's Bullshit

Guess I, a random dude on the Internet, should have more credibility than this fraud

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

It’s true but I prefer my criticisms without ad hominems

Saying a person spreading Israeli propaganda. Openly worked for an Israeli propaganda organization seems relevant to me....

https://theintercept.com/2024/03/03/wolf-blitzer-aipac-israel-si-kenan-cnn/

Like, I think you don't know what an "ad hominem" is if you believe this is one

[+] drolex@sopuli.xyz -9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Mmh... Somebody could hypothetically have worked for AIPAC in the past and become a staunch opponent of Israel's policy

For me, not specifically knowing the guy in question, using the shortcut "has worked for AIPAC" -> "is a mouthpiece of Israel" isn't a really solid argument

So, thanks for the link, this is what I missed

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Somebody could hypothetically have worked for AIPAC in the past and become a staunch opponent of Israel’s policy

I'd be surprised if you could find a single example...

AIPAC uses bribes as the carrot, then if you go against them, the being up past carrots (bribes) and use the disclosure of them as "the stick".

Like, do you not understand how state back propaganda works? AIPAC works hand in hand with Israeli intelligence and their administration.

Literally the only reason AIPAC exists is because it's predessor had to register as a foreign agent, so AIPAC replaced it and immediately bribed the people who decide who has to register as a foreign agent....

For me,

This isn't a one off specific issue you missed ...

You seem completely unaware what AIPAC actually is and what they do...

But still feel the need to weigh in. Why?

Why not spend 15 minutes reading up on AIPAC?

[–] drolex@sopuli.xyz -4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Sorry I'm not an American! FFS

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That's fine...

I'm not saying you need to be an expert on everything.

I'm just asking you to at least familiarize yourself with things you want to discuss, before making assumptions and defending genocidal religious extremists.

because lots of people view genocide as a serious topic...

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 19 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

"Can you prove Iran doesn't have nukes? Because Israeli intelligence told me they do!"

[+] drolex@sopuli.xyz -16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I get it but you could apply it to the post itself.

"Can you prove Wolf Blitzer isn't Israel's mouthpiece? Because somebody on the internet told me so!"

I don't see why asking for sources is mocked.

[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Because when provided with positive evidence of obvious bias, you demanded proof of a negative which is ranges from prohibitively difficult to impossible. This is not a valid form of reasoning. The inability to disprove something is not a valid reason to believe in it.

Let me put it another way, I don't converse with paedophiles so I'm going to need proof that you've never diddled kids before we can continue.

[–] dalekcaan@lemm.ee 18 points 3 weeks ago

How is this an ad hominem? If he's being accused of pushing Israeli propaganda, the fact that he formerly worked for an Israeli lobby is 100% relevant.