The week in whoppers: The NYT’s oops, Stacey Abrams’ election-denial flip-flop and more

Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams denied that she beforehand claimed victory within the 2018 election.
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Diary of disturbing disinformation and harmful delusions

This declare:

“There [has] been a spike in homicides; that has nothing to do with Democratic insurance policies.”

— MSNBC’s Tiffany Cross, Saturday

MSNBC host Tiffany Cross claimed jumps in crime throughout the nation weren’t associated to Democrat insurance policies.

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We are saying: Oh, no — Democratic insurance policies (defunding police, tarring them as racist, refusing to place criminals behind bars, and many others.) couldn’t probably have led to the nationwide spike in homicides. Wow! Speak about shirking duty! 

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Spot the distinction #1:

The New York Instances beforehand referred to as a narrative about an election software program firm a “conspiracy concept” after which reported that the CEO was arrested.

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We are saying: Oops. On Monday, the Instances painted allegations that a software program firm saved knowledge on US ballot staff in China as a “conspiracy concept” based mostly on “threadbare proof, or none in any respect.” But the very subsequent day, it famous that LA’s far-left DA, George Gascón, arrested the agency’s high government, Eugene Yu — noting that his probe “discovered knowledge saved in China.”

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This tweet:

If Musk is actually taking this website non-public, there are not any actual guardrails anymore. Rulemaking might be capricious.

He can elevate any thought or particular person he desires by means of suggestions and UX decisions and there shall be no oversight on this as a non-public firm.

— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) October 4, 2022

We are saying: NBC reporter Ben Collins echoes fears on the left that beneath Elon Musk Twitter, as a non-public firm, will be capable to publish any views or assertions it desires. Gee: The left would possibly lose its monopoly over speech. (Cue the violins.)

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Spot the distinction #2:

“Regardless of the ultimate tally . . . we gained.”

— Stacey Abrams, April 3, 2019

— vs. —

“I've by no means been unclear . . . that I didn't win the race.”

— Abrams, Monday

We are saying: Dem darling Stacey Abrams is now denying she claimed victory in Georgia’s 2018 race for governor vs. Brian Kemp (R). Positive she denies it: She’s operating for gov once more, Democrats are highlighting “assaults” on democracy (like hers) and a choose simply nixed her remaining claims that the 2018 election was unfair. Clearly, nobody ought to’ve taken her critically within the first place.

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This declare:

“I’ve been humbled.”

— TV host Chris Cuomo, Monday

Chris Cuomo mentioned that he was “humbled” by his latest scandal.

We are saying: Like his brother, disgraced ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Chris Cuomo has by no means acknowledged any wrongdoing. Not his secretly advising Andrew politically whereas concurrently appearing as a “journalist” on CNN. Nor his bid to smear the 11 girls who made sexual-harassment allegations in opposition to the then-governor. Nor even his ginormous battle of curiosity in selling Andrew on CNN. Chris Cuomo hasn’t been humbled; he’s simply mendacity once more.

— Compiled by The Put up Editorial Board