Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

riversedge

(70,182 posts)
Mon Nov 28, 2016, 09:48 AM Nov 2016

Front page, Huff Post-- The Next President Just Told One Of His Biggest Lies To Date... vs WSJ...





LIAR, LIAR The Next President Just Told One Of His Biggest Lies To Date... Media Amplifies Latest Falsehood... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/

POLITICS
Donald Trump Just Told One Of His Most Brazen Lies Yet
Now he’s trying to undermine Hillary Clinton’s popular vote win.



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-popular-vote_us_583b4d6fe4b000af95ee8c14?qsewxn0j6afez5mi

11/27/2016 04:50 pm ET


Marina Fang Associate Politics Editor, The Huffington Post

President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday made the astonishing claim that “millions of people who voted illegally” contributed to opponent Hillary Clinton’s victory in the popular vote, following a campaign based largely on spreading conspiracy theories and claiming that the election was “rigged” against him.

Trump’s latest lie seems to have originated from the conservative conspiracy website Infowars, which published an article claiming that Trump actually won the popular vote because “three million votes in the U.S. presidential election were cast by illegal aliens.”
.............................................



I saw this tweet a bit ago:


TWEET:

Laurie B. ‏@Drtysxyministry 27m27 minutes ago Kentucky, USA

Laurie B. Retweeted Wall Street Journal


:large

Since when is "takes aim" a synonym for lies without any evidence?





4 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Front page, Huff Post-- The Next President Just Told One Of His Biggest Lies To Date... vs WSJ... (Original Post) riversedge Nov 2016 OP
That is a perfect example why I no long receive the WSJ. I also downgraded my Satellite Service still_one Nov 2016 #1
Online headline is a little better exboyfil Nov 2016 #2
Don't hold your breath PJMcK Nov 2016 #3
drumph lies ratio to HRC 400:0 BSdetect Nov 2016 #4

still_one

(92,116 posts)
1. That is a perfect example why I no long receive the WSJ. I also downgraded my Satellite Service
Mon Nov 28, 2016, 09:51 AM
Nov 2016

to the family pack on November 9, which is essentially the locals.

I no longer receive CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, or fox

exboyfil

(17,862 posts)
2. Online headline is a little better
Mon Nov 28, 2016, 09:58 AM
Nov 2016

Donald Trump Alleges That ‘Millions of People’ Voted Illegally
President-elect offers no evidence of claim that he otherwise would have won the popular vote

http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-and-his-team-attack-attempts-to-recount-ballots-in-three-states-1480268403

It should be incumbent on every "journalist" to ask Trump and everyone of his surrogates about this claim. Do not let them move off the topic without offering proof.

PJMcK

(22,025 posts)
3. Don't hold your breath
Mon Nov 28, 2016, 10:10 AM
Nov 2016

By using quotes around the word journalist, I think you know that no one in media is going to push back against Donald Trump's fabrications. After all, then they'd lose access to the Trump Administration and how would they be able to do their jobs?

(obvious sarcasm)

Latest Discussions»Retired Forums»2016 Postmortem»Front page, Huff Post-- T...