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Title: Dem. fake news operation
Post by: Perd Hapley on October 09, 2022, 11:32:29 AM
https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-sneak-peek-a852a159-eeaf-470c-97af-c725f1be7146.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiossneakpeek&stream=top

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Writers for a D.C.-based media operation run by prominent Democratic operatives are behind a sprawling network of ostensible local media outlets churning out Democrat-aligned news content in midterm battleground states, Axios' Lachlan Markay and Thomas Wheatley have learned.

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Each follows a similar template: aggregated local news content and short write-ups about local sports teams and attractions — interspersed with heavily slanted political news aimed at boosting Democratic midterm candidates and attacking Republican opponents.

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What they do offer is a steady stream of friendly — and sometimes misrepresented — news coverage that can be touted by political allies.
Title: Re: Dem. fake news operation
Post by: WLJ on October 14, 2022, 10:13:40 PM
Why when most of the MSM already do it for free?
Title: Re: Dem. fake news operation
Post by: Bogie on October 15, 2022, 06:53:49 AM
I just wonder how they're able to have thousands of outlets/bots all on the same page regarding using the same phrasing, etc... A week or so ago, it was all about "chipping in" to stop Trump...
Title: Re: Dem. fake news operation
Post by: Perd Hapley on October 15, 2022, 09:31:52 AM
Why when most of the MSM already do it for free?

I think the difference is that this is disguised as your local, hometown newspaper, instead of coming from the big city.
Title: Re: Dem. fake news operation
Post by: Ben on October 15, 2022, 09:50:20 AM
I think the difference is that this is disguised as your local, hometown newspaper, instead of coming from the big city.

It seems like that's all "hometown" newspapers and TV stations anymore. We often post the youtube video here of all the "local" TV stations giving the exact same story with the exact same words and hot button phrases.