The legacy media didn’t miss the Minnesota Somalian fraud story

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They actively dismissed it as made up, racist, or xenophobic.

Before the stories are quietly edited, I’ve got screenshots. ??
I can’t believe this is real, but @AP basically did the Somalians-founding-America meme as a straight reported piece on how beneficial the community has been in Minnesota.

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“Minnesota Somalis are as Minnesotan as tater-tot hotdish,” @CNN (Dec 7)

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Trump’s attempt to combat fraud is depicted by @NBCNews as “xenophobic.”

No mention of the multibillion dollar scam the community was perpetrating.

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@TIME dedicated a whole section in a piece about the connection between Somalis and fraud allegations to how “Democrats have condemned the accusations targeting Somalis.”

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The @washingtonpost took considerable pain to quote people who defended the Somali community in Minnesota, absent all evidence, against the supposedly “bigoted” immigration deployment by Trump.

That included the MN AG who failed to stop this outrage, @AGEllison.

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@Newsweek decided to highlight quotes about how Minnesota is “a well-run state” and how @GovTimWalz has supposedly “taken measures” to combat fraud.

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Or perhaps @politico would like a chance to update this piece lionizing him and @amyklobuchar amid their catastrophic handling of said fraud?

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@nytimes couldn’t help but focus on how “challenging” this has all been for Somalian immigrants.

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@StarTribune attempts to write off the scandal, rather than, you know, reporting on the multibillion dollar fraud being committed.

Like this one, about how religious and other leaders were stepping in to “condemn Trump’s attacks.”

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As the scandal has been headline focus for people interested in stopping fraud, @StarTribune has instead focused on lionizing Rep. Ilhan Omar for her “defiance” against Trump.

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