New York homeless men say they were offered money to pose as military veterans and falsely claim the

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  1. omni

    omni Well-Known Member

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    I don't see anyone making excuses for kicking veterans onto the streets to make room for migrants. I see people questioning the source which ironically was proven to be false.

    Then when proven false, the narrative changed to well dems didn't show any outrage, which is false because they questioned the source so nothing to be outraged at yet.

    Then when it's proven dems didn't support displacing veterans for migrants, the narrative will change to "well, it wasn't true and they didn't support it in this case, but the situation can happen in the future! Awful democrats."

    Ignore the lazy reporting from the NY Post though.
     
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    Louisiana75 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    OMG, you're right. One person questioned the source.
     
  3. omni

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    You made a claim that the homeless people who came forward alleging they weren't completely trustworthy, but then in the same breath took the NY Posts article for face value when they had a single source. No interview with the homeless veterans displaced or comment from the hotel.
     
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    Who made excuses? Show me. I think the idea that leftists were making excuses for displacing veterans was a MSM myth.
     
  5. Louisiana75

    Louisiana75 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Yes, so again, did you think I worked at the post?
     
  6. omni

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    When you read another article from the NY post, will you be more cautious concerning its sources. We all know the answer. Now that's an example of MSM control.
     
  7. Louisiana75

    Louisiana75 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Ok, is this your hangup now? You didn't seem to say much when the story broke, now you're so vocal about it?

    The story was very believable. We all know the dems love their illegal invasion of the country, (except when it arrives in their backyard), so not hard to believe vets were kicked out to make room.
     
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    Louisiana75 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Are you that cautious with every news story that comes out? Or only after it's proven false do you wag your finger?
     
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  9. omni

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    I didn't even hear of the story until today.

    To you, the story is so believable that you don't even care the MSM made a fake story to rile you up.
     
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    I try to look at several articles to see if the sources have been confirmed, comments from the parties involved. In this instance, the source wouldn't let NY Post talk to the displaced veterans because they were "traumatized." No attempt at contacting the hotel either.

    Just because you think the story is believable doesn't absolve the MSM from doing quality reporting.
     
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  11. mdrobster

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    Just when one thinks MAGAs have hit rock bottom with the defense of Trump, they reinforce why they shouldn't be taken seriously with any of their complaints.
     
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    crazy isn't it
     
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  13. Louisiana75

    Louisiana75 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Which MAGAS falsely reported this? Or did they do this as a countrywide group? Maybe they held a board meeting to make the plans and have the media report it as they saw fit? Have you seen the memos that were sent out?
     
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    How about the Hotel Manager?

     
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    Be quiet.... We're not supposed to discuss the details outside of the meeting. :)
     
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    You seem to be having difficulties framing your message effectively…..here let me help you…

    “Yes, I can see that I was duped by the hoax story published in the Post and amplified by Fox and Newsmax. I’d like to apologise to anyone I offended with my initial comments….thank you”
     
  17. Louisiana75

    Louisiana75 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    No, I understand the story was false. There have been many false stories by the media, many which we never knew about. However, it's not a "maga" thing, and no one was offended by anything I posted. It happens with both sides, only the leftists like to pretend that they knew better all along. Compared to the mess our country is in right now and all the correct stories, this was a drop in the bucket. I'm glad the story was false as I'd hate to think anyone would treat our veterans like that, but let's face it, leftists wouldn't care anyway. And that's why it was so believable.
     
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    All the ones that claimed this story was real before even knowing the facts as usual.
     
  19. Louisiana75

    Louisiana75 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Riiiiight, you would never believe news stories published. GTFOOH
     
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    So-called 'fake' news, whether misinformation, disinformation or propaganda, [Ed.: They are different,] is relatively easy to spot once you decide to train yourself to spot it. There are a number of books available. Almost any one of these can serve as a primer: The best books about fake news (picked by 8,000+ authors) (shepherd.com)

    Regards, stay safe 'n well . . . and don't take any wooden nickels.
     
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    The story was RIDICULOUSLY unbelievable.... I never did comment on the original thread because I smelled the BS "story" a mile off...

    Suggesting a tuneup service on your BS detector....
     
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    Don't know your acronym, but I assume it is unflattering.

    That aside, I'm not the one that took the bait, hook, line and sinker, once again.
     
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    If you are serious, it's Get the f*ck out of here...
     
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    I was, thanks.:)
     
  25. Louisiana75

    Louisiana75 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Do you ever wonder how many stories are false, but we'll never actually know? Do you think it's one sided? I don't, it's done on both sides and BOTH SIDES will usually believe it, so please get off your high horse acting like you'd never fall for a fake story. Stories such as this duped people on BOTH SIDES. There have been many fake stories and there will continue to be others. Most of the time, the general public has no way of knowing otherwise.
     

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