Fake news and its effect on the community

[SirRumpole]

The sad thing is, may would read that and not grasp that it's not actual news.

I don't think it's fake.

Sultanas as we know are a laxative.

Over consumption could cause drivers to have a sudden urge to use the loo, resulting in an increase in speed to get to a convenience, resulting in a higher risk of accidents.

An increased urge to pass (other drivers) would also be a risk factor.

 

[bellenuit]

New York Post Reporter Who Wrote False Kamala Harris Story Resigns (Published 2021)

The front-page article in the Murdoch tabloid claimed that copies of a children’s book by the vice president were given to migrant children as part of a “welcome kit.”

www.nytimes.com

 

[basilio]

New York Post Reporter Who Wrote False Kamala Harris Story Resigns (Published 2021)

The front-page article in the Murdoch tabloid claimed that copies of a children’s book by the vice president were given to migrant children as part of a “welcome kit.”

www.nytimes.com

I read this story on The Guardian. It seems the reporter was directed to write the untrue story (basically to trash Kamala Harris) and then ...

“Today I handed in my resignation to my editors at the New York Post,” she said. “The Kamala Harris story – an incorrect story I was ordered to write and which I failed to push back hard enough against – was my breaking point.”

New York Post reporter quits citing pressure to write incorrect story about Kamala Harris

Laura Italiano claimed she was forced to write a report about migrant children being given a copy of the VP’s book as part of a welcome kit

www.theguardian.com

 

[basilio]

I read this story on The Guardian. It seems the reporter was directed to write the untrue story (basically to trash Kamala Harris) and then ...

“Today I handed in my resignation to my editors at the New York Post,” she said. “The Kamala Harris story – an incorrect story I was ordered to write and which I failed to push back hard enough against – was my breaking point.”

New York Post reporter quits citing pressure to write incorrect story about Kamala Harris

Laura Italiano claimed she was forced to write a report about migrant children being given a copy of the VP’s book as part of a welcome kit

www.theguardian.com

What really stinks about this story is that the reporter who was directed to write up a dishonest story ended up losing her job.
But clearly the management team that gave her the order are still free to force the next reporter to finish the task..

Just.No. Justice

 

[Garpal Gumnut]

What really stinks about this story is that the reporter who was directed to write up a dishonest story ended up losing her job.
But clearly the management team that gave her the order are still free to force the next reporter to finish the task..

Just.No. Justice

Do not expect justice where might is right. Plato

gg

 

[sptrawler]

What really stinks about this story is that the reporter who was directed to write up a dishonest story ended up losing her job.
But clearly the management team that gave her the order are still free to force the next reporter to finish the task..

Just.No. Justice

One would think that if as you say, the reporter was only carrying out orders as a servant of the company, that would be very strong grounds for civil prosecution and compensation.
A worker can be sacked for refusing a reasonable request, or not carrying out a reasonable request, but to sacked for carrying out a request sounds illegal to me and grounds for civil action and compensation.
So IMO someone is not telling the whole truth, either the article, the reporter, or ghe company.
Just my take on what has been posted.

 

[rederob]

One would think that if as you say, the reporter was only carrying out orders as a servant of the company, that would be very strong grounds for civil prosecution and compensation.
A worker can be sacked for refusing a reasonable request, or not carrying out a reasonable request, but to sacked for carrying out a request sounds illegal to me and grounds for civil action and compensation.
So IMO someone is not telling the whole truth, either the article, the reporter, or ghe company.
Just my take on what has been posted.

Maybe there is an option you missed?
“Today I handed in my resignation."

 

[bellenuit]

One would think that if as you say, the reporter was only carrying out orders as a servant of the company, that would be very strong grounds for civil prosecution and compensation.
A worker can be sacked for refusing a reasonable request, or not carrying out a reasonable request, but to sacked for carrying out a request sounds illegal to me and grounds for civil action and compensation.
So IMO someone is not telling the whole truth, either the article, the reporter, or ghe company.
Just my take on what has been posted.

The reporter resigned.

New York Post Reporter Who Wrote False Kamala Harris Story Resigns (Published 2021)

The front-page article in the Murdoch tabloid claimed that copies of a children’s book by the vice president were given to migrant children as part of a “welcome kit.”

www.nytimes.com

 

[sptrawler]

Maybe there is an option you missed?
“Today I handed in my resignation."

My apologies, I was on the phone so couldn't read the article, only what Bas posted.
Which sounded like unfair dismissal, even if the person resigned and can show they only performed the action under duress from their employer, it would be grounds for civil action.
Otherwise it kind of falls under the umbrella of well he said, she said, I said, but honest it wasn't me.
That is why these days anyone with any brains at all if they aren't happy with the request, sends an email to their superior raising their concerns and clarification as to the task they are requested to do, then they at least have a paper trail to show their innocence.
Well that is what i did back in 1987, when I was told to do something I wasn't happy with, obviously todays people just have to say "it wasn't me"?
Who knows.

 

[basilio]

The insanity of Q Anon.

4 Corners is running its program on the friendship between The Prime Minister and a man who is absolutely committed to the Q Anon conspiracy. This persons views and actions have been considered so extreme his family have reported him to the National Security hotline.

Tim Stewart believes 'evil people' are trying to harvest children's blood​

Tim Stewart's blog, Sideways Step, lays out a central thesis of the QAnon conspiracy theory - that a group of leftist elites are running a paedophile ring designed to harvest children's blood.

"The true nature of these crimes shows that humans are being treated as a commodity and human energy is being harvested without permission," Mr Stewart writes.

"Furthermore, it is focused on children, who are more innocent and unaware ...

"Why do evil people wish to rob a young child of their virginity? ... Why do they drink blood? Why do they need to sacrifice humans?"

Lynelle Stewart and husband Tim Stewart in 2018.(

Facebook

Tim's family says he told them he could talk to cockroaches and that both former American first lady Michelle Obama and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern were actually men.

"They believe there's a spiritual warfare being waged and that they have knowledge of this and so that they're on a crusade to win to make sure that the Satanists are overthrown," Karen says.

Four Corners has learned that Australia's top spy chief, ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess, has also been made aware of the concerns about Tim Stewart.

Watch the full investigation on Four Corners tonight at 8:30pm on ABC TV or livestream on the Four Corners Facebook page.

He's an old friend of the PM. But his parents and sister fear he is a potential national security risk

Tim Stewart's family watched with alarm as he descended into bizarre political conspiracy theories. They tell Four Corners of their concerns about his extreme beliefs and his relationship with the Prime Minister.

www.abc.net.au

 

[basilio]

Part of the Tim Stewart manifesto

 

[Knobby22]

Great show tonight on the ABC showing the latest deep fake technology and the scary future. Worth watching on iview.
Deep fake Biden declaring war on Nth Korea for instance.
There is a way forward though.

Worth watching.

 

[wayneL]

Deep fake Biden

Hmmm the mind boggles

 

[IFocus]

Great show tonight on the ABC showing the latest deep fake technology and the scary future. Worth watching on iview.
Deep fake Biden declaring war on Nth Korea for instance.
There is a way forward though.

Worth watching.

Yeah watched it, not surprised at the development but scary how easy and accessible it is and to do it could go anywhere.

 

[orr]

Yeah watched it, not surprised at the development but scary how easy and accessible it is and to do it could go anywhere.

I'm about to watch this,; I heard the promo on radio yesterday.
The thought that came to me over the last day was the intergration of blockchain as a base line of defence. If it can be done for money? Is there an insurance line for history in this? ... And if that is the case, for a market;
What's the value of verifiable information???(incert your own bolds)

Sure a lie is twice around the world before the truth gets is pants on....
It's the re-wrighting of history, the Orwellion 'he who controlls the present controls the past... etc etc' that allows error to flurish and be ingrained; But, only if the 'truth'(or the best readings of it) ain't out there.
I'm about to find out how this possibility or any alternative is postulated by heads with far greater resources than mine at the ABC.... or are they going to 'save us' in the next installment...

 

[bellenuit]

Great show tonight on the ABC showing the latest deep fake technology and the scary future. Worth watching on iview.
Deep fake Biden declaring war on Nth Korea for instance.
There is a way forward though.

Worth watching.

What's it called?

 

[sptrawler]

How do you watch iview?

 

[IFocus]

Try this https://www.abc.net.au/foreign/american-deepfake/13418096

 

[basilio]

He's back !!!
Roll up Roll up . The worlds greatest showman, con man and consummate liar is on the road again.

For all the high spirits, attendees’ T-shirts held an inverted mirror up to reality: “Trump won, deal with it”; “Re-elect Trump. Make liberals cry again”; “Don’t blame me, I voted for Trump”; “Trump 2024. Make votes count again”; “**** Biden. Trump 2024”; “Biden is not my president”; “Unmasked, unmuzzled, unvaccinated, unafraid”.

Everyone interviewed by the Guardian took it for granted that last year’s election was stolen from Trump, and some even clung to the belief that he will somehow be reinstated. As for the 6 January insurrection at the US Capitol, the only disagreement was whether it was true patriots fighting for a just cause or an infiltration by Antifa and Black Lives Matter (there is zero evidence of this).

‘He’s not a quitter’: faithful out in force as Trump gets back to the campaign trail

Thousands of adoring fans turned out in Ohio to remind America that Trump’s cult of personality never went away

www.theguardian.com

 

[wayneL]

FYI