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1. The media routinely ignores conduct from Trump that would be debilitating for any other presidential candidate.
In recent days Trump has promoted an unhinged theory that Biden ordered the murder of Navy SEALs
I looked into how the media covered it
Follow along if interested
In recent days Trump has promoted an unhinged theory that Biden ordered the murder of Navy SEALs
I looked into how the media covered it
Follow along if interested
2. Biden, according to this theory, gave the order to shoot down a Navy SEAL helicopter as part of a scheme to cover-up that the killing Osama bin Laden in 2011 was faked.
Trump has twice promoted this theory to tens of millions of followers on Twitter https://popular.info/p/yawning-at-depravity
Trump has twice promoted this theory to tens of millions of followers on Twitter https://popular.info/p/yawning-at-depravity
3. Accusing your opponent of orchestrating the murder of US troops seems pretty newsworthy. But it's been ignored by major outlets.
Associated Press: No coverage.
USA Today: No coverage.
WSJ: No coverage.
ABC News: No coverage.
CBS News: No coverage.
NBC News: No coverage.
Associated Press: No coverage.
USA Today: No coverage.
WSJ: No coverage.
ABC News: No coverage.
CBS News: No coverage.
NBC News: No coverage.
4. Trump unhinged conspiracy theory received minimal coverage in the NYT, and slightly better coverage in the Washington Post.
THOUGHT EXPERIMENT: What would the coverage have been if Hillary Clinton accused Trump of murder in October 2016? https://popular.info/p/yawning-at-depravity
THOUGHT EXPERIMENT: What would the coverage have been if Hillary Clinton accused Trump of murder in October 2016? https://popular.info/p/yawning-at-depravity
5. Coverage of these issues is tricky, because you don't want to contribute to the spread of vile rumors. But what's happened plays directly into Trump's hand. He gets to fire up his base while most people won't even become aware of what he's doing. https://popular.info/p/yawning-at-depravity
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