As the “fake news” narrative grows, and The House quietly passes a bill to “counter Russian propoganda” websites, one alleged ‘fake’ news wesbite – as defined by the farcical PropOrNot organization – has struck back. Naked Capitalism’s Yves Smith has threatened The Washington Post with a defamation suit and demanded a retraction.
As the lawyers like to say, res ipsa loquitur. Please tweet and circulate this letter widely. You will notice that our attorney Jim Moody is a seasoned litigator who has won cases before the Supreme Court. He has considerable experience in First Amendment and defamation actions. Past high profile representations include Westomoreland v. CBS and defending Linda Tripp.
I also hope, particularly for those of you who don’t regularly visit Naked Capitalism, that you’ll check out our related pieces that give more color to how the fact the Washington Post was taken for a ride by inept propagandists, particularly our introduction to our spoof PropOrNot.org site, which uses the PropOrNot project as an example of sorely deficient propaganda and shows where it went wrong, or the humor site itself. Be sure not to miss its FAQ.
We have another post today that describes how the few things that are verifiable on the PropOrNot site don’t pan out, as in the organization is not simply a group of inept propagandists but also appears to deal solely in fabrications.
If the site is flagrantly false with respect to things that can be checked, why pray tell did the Washington Post and its fellow useful idiots in the mainstream media validate and amplify its message? Strong claims demand strong proofs, yet the Post appeared content to give a megaphone to people who make stuff up with abandon. No wonder the members of PropOrNot hide as much as they can about what they are up to; more transparency would expose their work to be a tissue of lies.
We fully endorse Yves Smith’s efforts.
Additionally, we note that the only reason we haven’t followed up with a similar action is because i) the allegations were beyond laughable – we have rejected all of them on the record, and ii) there are simply too much other events taking place in what should otherwise be a quiet end to the year taking place to focus on what may be a lenghty, if gratifying, legal process.
I’m quite surprised the news story about the shooting at comet pizza in DC yet.
yet what?
Ooops. A NC man shot up the pizzagate pizza shop but nobody has posted the story yet.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/local/wp/2016/12/04/d-c-police-respond-to-report-of-a-man-with-a-gun-at-comet-ping-pong-restaurant/?client=ms-android-att-us
Ironically, WaPO will hide behind 1st amendment on this one. The more interesting point is how the propaganda/mainstream disinformation has become so much more obvious and in your face. No, Hillary didn’t get thrown into the van like a slap of beef, she merely “stumbled.” Shit is getting real in the propaganda war.
The First Amendment doesn’t protect slander, particularly deliberate slander with no fact behind it.
I hope the lawsuit gains traction. The operative word in the
attorney’s letter is “malice.” The paper is disreputable and
does not deserve a license to publish false news to intentionally
damage websites. Collusion in a presidential campaign in
cooperation with other nations is perhaps a treason. The MSM
does that constantly…consider Israel. Yet MSM/WA.Post, seeks
to tarnish others with their own playbook. Outrageous.
edit add: https://socioecohistory.wordpress.com/2013/04/15/six-jewish-companies-control-96-of-the-worlds-media/
Every single one of the major media outlets is controlled by this powerful interlocking combine. ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Time, Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune—even such “regional” giants as The New Orleans Times-Picayune, The Miami Herald, The San Diego Herald-Tribune. . . . The list goes on and on. And these media powerhouses control dozens— actually thousands—of other daily and weekly newspapers, magazines, and radio and television outlets across America (and around the globe).
The average American has no idea that super-rich predators with names like Rockefeller, Rothschild, Bronfman, Newhouse, Murdoch and Redstone are making vast profits and achieving immense power through their stranglehold on the American media (and, increasingly, on media around the globe.)
http://www.theglobalmovement.info/wp/areas-of-focus/global-financial-war/who-controls-the-media
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The comet pizzeria shooting was in the MSM.
The part that I found interesting was that they automatically called it fake news. They didn’t even suggest the possibility that it could be true.
I’m still shocked that the story didn’t get posted here on TBP.
No one gets their daily dose of propaganda anymore from the likes of CNN,ABC,CBS,FOX. NWO threatened. My personnel fav was the Red Line in Syria.I have to say big fan of Alex Jones.