The photo below, which quickly went viral, isn’t real. It’s artificial intelligence fakery. But the stock market dipped on the “news;” somebody pocketed money from this hoax. Read story here. The internet has always been a cesspool of lies and misinformation, and it’s about to get[...]
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May 20th, 2023 - 12:11 am § in News Media, Schools & Colleges
Does this story have only one side?
J’den McAdory of Severn, Maryland, doesn’t like a new gun control law recently signed by Gov. Wes Moore, so he protested by parading with an AR-15 at an elementary school bus drop-off site. A news reporter tweeted: And he’s catching flak. Former Biden press secretary Jen Psaki sai[...]
May 19th, 2023 - 6:42 pm § in News Media, Politics
Tale of migrants displacing homeless veterans is a hoax
A viral tale was born when the New York Post published an article (here) on May 12, 2023, claiming that “nearly two dozen struggling homeless veterans have been booted from upstate hotels to make room for migrants.” The Post’s source was Sharon Toney-Finch, CEO of the Yerik Israel [...]
Texas Gov. Abbott blames Dominion for Carlson’s firing
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) is blaming Dominion Voting Systems for Tucker Carlson leaving Fox News (read story here). He’s knee-jerk reacting to an Axios report that Carlson was fired as part of Fox’s settlement with Dominion Voting Systems. Other reporting has portrayed Carlson as an out-o[...]
May 14th, 2023 - 12:39 pm § in News Media
Fox host blames subway attacks on “gender-confused” people
Rachel Campos-Duffy (bio here) was a reality-TV actor before she became an entertainer on a Fox talk show. I point this out because it’s important to keep in mind she’s not, and never has been, a journalist. Her job is to entertain Fox audiences to keep ratings up, as the Dominion lawsui[...]
April 25th, 2023 - 4:05 am § in Donald Trump, News Media
Rupert Murdoch’s last gasp?
It’s amazing Rupert Murdoch is still alive. Firing Tucker Carlson may be the only decent thing the 92-year-old has done in his entire long life, and as always, he did it for money. Rumor has it the old man got tired of the expensive lawsuits (to find out who the source is, click here). That&#[...]
April 24th, 2023 - 8:09 pm § in News Media
Analyzing the Tucker Carlson firing
Yeah, “The Young Turks” (TYT) are liberals, but they have media connections and know some stuff. If you want Rupert Murdoch’s side of the story, ask him. He doesn’t answer my emails. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
What a Trump supporter thinks of truthful reporting
It may pass as First Amendent-protected free speech, but it’s not responsible or grownup speech. See tweet here and read story here. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
April 2nd, 2023 - 2:06 am § in News Media, Politics
What Fox News is doing to America (video)
Fox isn’t a news network; it’s lying propaganda. Its own hosts don’t believe what they say on the air. It’s easy to believe the motive is political, because its owner — billionaire Rupert Murdoch — is a rightwinger. But it isn’t even that. His motive is mone[...]
March 29th, 2023 - 5:17 pm § in News Media
Journalistic malpractice
Fox News is a money machine for its owners, not a dependable news source. If you listen to Fox, you’re being fed lies. We now know for certain that Fox’s management prioritized profits over honest reporting. And the revelations keep coming. On December 2, 2020, Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott[...]