NYP:
MSNBC may finally be facing blowback for its deranged hatred of Donald Trump.
A bombshell $30 million defamation lawsuit against the Democratic mouthpiece recently got the go-ahead from a Georgia judge.
She ruled that Rachel Maddow and friends, goaded on by execs of parent company NBCUniversal, recklessly and falsely put out a story claiming a gynecologist working in a Trump-era immigration facility performed “mass hysterectomies’’ on women, most of which were unnecessary.
Yet as reporters breathlessly produced shocking story after story online and on air about the so-called “uterus collector,’’ the TV propagandists privately in text messages, emails and telephone conference calls expressed doubts about the veracity of the tale brought to them by a nurse “whistleblower.’’ more
This case puts journalists to shame? There is a long list of things that should put journalists to shame and that list grows longer every day.
media lib-twats need to have their choke-chains pulled
The mainstream media and Democrat politicians lie daily. Unfortunately, those who do not think for themselves (followers) and those who lack interest or sufficient intellect believe these lies. The result is tangible harm to millions of people. The media has no credibility left and politicians have never had it. Truth is a rare commodity among this group. Were they subject to accountability and punishment for their behavior the world would be a better place.
Fake news, real penalties.
Anyone who has ever dealt with whistle blowers, and both NBC and MSNBC have dealt with many, knows that you must vet these folks thoroughly. There are some whistle blowers who altruistically call out others who commit fraud or misuse their position, but there are many more whistle blowers who (1) want revenge, (2) want their 15 minutes of fame, (3) want to cash in on their whistle blowing, (4) are actually wrong or (5) just plain don’t understand what is going on or why.
A whistle blower who doesn’t have first hand knowledge is even worse. There is a legal definition of hearsay, but basically it is nothing more than someone’s interpretation of what they heard and therefore more untrustworthy than not. With hearsay, the whistle blower may not have heard the whole story, or may have heard a malcontent’s version of the story, or may have just misheard the information in the first place. “I saw Bill cheating on his wife” may have actually been nothing more than “Bill ran into an old classmate at the grocery store and I saw him chatting with her.”
Again, NBC and MSNBC deal with this type of information probably every day. If they intentionally run with a story based on this type of whistle blower information – or, in this case – run multiple stories, there is little question they are acting with malice.
Airing false info should be an immediate reason for the network to lose its credentials. Let them go post on social media.