Re:Media trust hits new low
by riversflow on Thursday March 18, 2021 @08:49PM
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I mean I’d agree with that rationale iff it was applied consistently. Unfortunately it isn’t. According to Snopes, the sheriff saying the serial-killer in Georgia “had a bad day” is true.[1]
Maybe I’m missing something but it seems like the exact same thing.
[1] https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bad-day-atlanta-shooting/
Re:Media trust hits new low
by Buttons840 on Thursday March 18, 2021 @09:03PM
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Yeah. It seems both should be labeled the same.
This slimy, esoteric parsing of politician's words is indistinguishable from what you see from Trump supporters. Just take the L and move on. Trying to convince people they didn't hear what they understand they heard is how you lose trust, which might matter for something important - and is the entire point of this whole comment thread.
I mean, as far as I've seen, Joe Biden never said the words "no empathy" anywhere near the word "plight", so I guess the extremely literal cut-and-dry answer to the question is no.
Yet, as you say, he did pretty much say that, but there is room for context, which the article does a pretty good job of presenting. People deserve to know the context and then judge the comment for themselves.
Can I get a fact check on whether ahelwer said "all countries the US doesn't like deserve to fall"? Is it true that you once said that (in this very comment section, no less)? It is true, and it isn't true; a mixture.