This is perhaps the biggest example of actual media disinformation that I've ever seen.
Before the Georgia run-off that would decide control of the Senate (and therefore Congress), the Washington Post ran a bombshell piece claiming that Trump had pressured the state's top election investigator to "find the fraud," and told her she would be a "national hero" if she did so.
The title was as follows: "Trump pressured a Georgia elections investigator in a separate call legal experts say could amount to obstruction"
The WaPo story said these allegations had come from an anonymous source and the rest of the media ATE IT UP. Here were a few headlines:
The news ran for days and was pumped out to millions of Americans – including countless Georgians who voted in the Senate races – who believed it.
Earlier this week, however, WaPo quietly went in and edited the story with a correction that Trump NEVER SAID THESE THINGS!
Check it out:
Quote: "Trump did not tell the investigator to 'find the fraud' or say she would be 'a national hero' if she did so."
But that was literally the point of the story, and it played oh so well into the narrative of an Orange Hitler about to steal away our democracy.
This was used as evidence at Trump's impeachment trial, folks!
This sure shines a light on all those people in the media calling for all non-approved media outlets to be shut down for disinformation and conspiracies around the election, doesn't it???
I mean, when a writer at far-left Politico is grimacing at your actions, it ain't good.
Which begs the question, what WAS the point of the story?
Of course, will anyone hold WaPo accountable? I'd wager a vast sum of money that not a single Dem is going to call out the paper. About 2 minutes of total air time will be given to the story across the media. It will simply be disappeared.
What networks might be forced to cover is Trump himself, who has renewed his allegations of voter fraud and is pursuing legal action. A judge is also considering unsealing absentee ballots in Fulton County, Georgia to have them reviewed.
Here's what the Donald himself had to say:
"The Washington Post just issued a correction as to the contents of the incorrectly reported phone call I had with respect to voter fraud in the Great State of Georgia. While I appreciate the Washington Post's correction, which immediately makes the Georgia Witch Hunt a non-story, the original story was a Hoax, right from the very beginning. I would further appreciate a strong investigation into Fulton County, Georgia, and the Stacey Abrams political machine which, I believe, would totally change the course of the presidential election in Georgia.
Fulton County has not been properly audited for vote or signature verification. They only looked at areas of the State where there most likely would be few problems, and even there they found large numbers of mistakes. We are seeking to find and reveal the large-scale election fraud which took place in Georgia. Many residents agree, and their anger caused them not to turn out and vote for two Republican Senators in the January election.
The Consent Decree signed between Raffensperger and Stacey Abrams was not approved by the Georgia State Legislature, and therefore should be deemed invalid, and the election result changed. Why the Governor and Raffensperger ever approved this Consent Decree is one of the great questions? We look forward to an answer.
You will notice that establishment media errors, omissions, mistakes, and outright lies always slant one way—against me and against Republicans. Meanwhile, stories that hurt Democrats or undermine their narratives are buried, ignored, or delayed until they can do the least harm—for example, after an election is over. Look no further than the negative coverage of the vaccine that preceded the election and the overdue celebration of the vaccine once the election had concluded. A strong democracy requires a fair and honest press. This latest media travesty underscores that legacy media outlets should be regarded as political entities—not journalistic enterprises. In any event, I thank the Washington Post for the correction."
Just when you thought the election madness was over, our wonderful betters in the trustworthy media show how absolutely corrupt they are.
