Dan Gillmor on Nostr: This absurd "Fact Check" headline in the NY Times is a perfect example of Big ...
This absurd "Fact Check" headline in the NY Times is a perfect example of Big Journalism's constant failure to provide context. Trump lies all the time, yet this is presented as if it was some kind of new thing.
It's also an example of the Times' ingrained -- and cowardly -- reluctance to say that an inveterate liar has, as usual, lied.
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