The letter Why Support Biden? (July) echoes the disinformation and alt-right conspiracy theories common on social media, shock-jock talk radio programs like Rush Limbaugh and Alex Jones and repeated on Fox News by Sean Hannity and Judge Jeanine Pirro, and, sadly, by the president.<\/p>\n
These are not news outlets. They are entertainment broadcast media that mirror supermarket tabloids and traffic in sensationalist journalism.<\/p>\n
Their stories dont have to be true; someone just has to have said it was true.<\/p>\n
These outlets use \"experts\" to provide credibility for a story, even if that person has no credentials or subscribes to fringe beliefs. The more outrageous, bizarre and controversial the story, the better.<\/p>\n
Many of those stories closely skirt the libel laws.<\/p>\n
Apparently, there are a lot of gullible people who will believe anything without question and cant be bothered to evaluate what they read or hear in order to determine the truth for themselves.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, these people also vote.<\/p>\n
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Letter to the Editor: Alt-right conspiracies common on social media, talk radio and Fox network - Tulsa World<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The letter Why Support Biden? Continue reading