re: December NY Times Article: Obama gave Trump blueprint how to crack down on press

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They reported the story that was unfolding at the time with the president. I mean any potential scandal involving any president will be largely publicized in the media. That's just how it goes. I believe most said it was alleged in a dossier which was true.

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It was untrue and fake news. CNN, NBC, Buzzfeed, and WaPo caught major flak for reporting something with zero evidence that couldn't be proven the days following. If something is total bullshite and unverified, you don't report on it. It was a buzzfeed article that CNN originally propped, then tried to save face shortly following it's debunk.

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But CNN declined to include the specific allegations contained in the dossier — such as collusion between Mr. Trump’s team and Russian operatives — saying that its journalists could not independently verify them.

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You don't report such claims if they're completely unvarified with no significance, especially something as appalling as this. It's an embarrassment to their credibility and integrity. Many false allegations go un reported because of such repercussions.


We all know that it sounded completely true to begin with, huh?