Even though it is intended as humorous, as it is in a tragic way, there is actually good value in the article. I very occasionally attempt to keep track of which major stories the MSM get wrong and mislead the public away from productive discourse. A rather Sisyphean task if there was one. Sisyphean being the reason that the effort is so occasional.
But there it is in the headline and the article of the Babylon Bee. Major stories which the mainstream media have gotten substantially long for prolonged periods of time for apparently political or ideological reasons and ends.
Errant Reporting On Gaza BombingRussian CollusionJussie SmollettCovington CatholicHunter’s LaptopThe Steele DossierKyle RittenhouseOrigins Of CovidTrump calling Charlottesville neo-nazis "fine people"COVID-19 vaccine effectivenessBubba Wallace garage nooseTrump telling people to inject themselves with bleachBLM riots being "mostly peaceful"Border Patrol agents whipping migrantsTrump commandeering his own limoGretchen Whitmer kidnapping plotJan 6 "insurrection"Duke University lacrosse team rape allegationsCritical race theory not being taught in public schoolsHow much money Michael Bloomberg could give every AmericanThe effectiveness of wearing masks"Two weeks to flatten the curve"Joe Rogan and IvermectinBidenflationJeffrey EpsteinNo irregularities in the 2020 electionRight-wing extremists planning to attack all 50 state capitalsDon Lemon being described as a journalistOnly 10 years left to stop climate changeTrump will start World War IIIJoe Biden had no involvement in Hunter's international business dealingsTrump encouraged his supporters to storm the U.S. CapitolHillary Clinton had a 91% chance of winning the 2016 election
And as extensive as that list is, it is still incomplete. Some obvious omissions where the mainstream media is routinely wrong. In three minutes off the top of my head.
Anthropogenic Global WarmingDisparate policing impactWomen are paid less than men for the same workAffirmative Action and racial targets don't constitute racismMainstream media are viewpoint neutralRape culture on campus in generalUVA Fraternity Rape in particularUS is systemically racist and more so than any other countryMalign influence of good old boy networkDefunding police reduces crimeDecarceration and bail reform reduces crimeRising national debt is a low consequence issueInflation is a low consequence issue
Global warming is causing an increase in storms
Bad weather is indicative of global warming
Homelessness is an increasing problem across the US
The list is immense. In some instances, the charge is that the mainstream media does not present the whole picture. In other cases, that they don't do the easy work to report an empirical story. In yet others, the issue is that there seems to be a pattern of deliberate misdirection or misreporting.
All the chatter about government need to root out misinformation and disinformation becomes even more alarming in the above context. All information is subject to the accusation of misinformation and disinformation. Especially in a world where most of that which is reported is mere opinion. As the Roman Emperor Aurelius said, "All is opinion."
There also being the old Latin maxim De gustibus non est disputandum,
In matters of taste, there can be no disputes
The advocates for controlling misinformation and disinformation (aside from being delusional) are clearly and singularly interested in revoking one of the most fundamental of constitutional human rights in order to exert greater coercive control. The don't mind the massive amount of mainstream media misinformation as long as it serves the establishment purpose.
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