“War has always depended on a reliable system to spread its propaganda. The Arthashastra written by Chankya (350-283 BCE) who was chief advisor to the Emperor Chandragupta (the first ruler of the Mauryan Empire) discusses propaganda and how to disperse and apply it in warfare. It is one of the oldest accounts of the essentialism of propaganda in warfare.“

“Maybe the next time it is sued for defamation, the Times can use a satire defense: no reasonable person would believe that anything it publishes is true.‘

“One current anonymous FBI source cited in the article described the Trump performance as a “new low,” while a former senior Justice Department official, labeled Trump’s behavior as “directly out of the Putin playbook. We have a Russian asset sitting in the Oval Office.”

“The media loves to pretend they’re unbiased, but that couldn’t be further from the truth,” an email promoting the survey read. “Liberal propaganda machines have used every possible tactic to slander, undermine, and insult the President as he fights to put AMERICA FIRST.”

Call us “shocked”.

We ceased to be surprised by Fake News CNN. But this is a new low, and over the top, and outrageously irresponsible.

“Ever since Trump and his basket of deplorables defeated Hillary Clinton in 2016, Democrats and their journalistic handmaidens have been unwilling and unable to deal with it. They worked together to undercut his presidency.”

“Of course, no one who has paid attention is surprised. It is another left-wing hoax, promoted by left-wing news outlets that probably knew better. But it’s all for the leftist narrative, like most of what we read in newspapers these days.”

What are the odds this story gets buried I less than a week? Thought so.

“The state of American fact-checking is dreadfully misleading. There’s no reason for conservatives to give its authors the deference they seek.”

Media bias exists in many, many new forms today. From “journalists” acting as opinion columnists to the old faithful: bias by omission. The ‘Media’ pick and choose stories, narratives and now “facts” that support their preconceived narrative and notions of what truth represents. And the ‘disease’ has now spread to the checkers of the “facts” – whose supposedly are neutral ( yes Snopes – we mean you) politically. Embarrassing – and fraudulent – and possibly now liable? Let’s see how slippery the slope has become…

“Major media organizations are about to be sued for irresponsibly turning innocent Covington Catholic school boys into objects of national hatred. A lack of standards threatens to open the media to all kinds of legal liabilities”.

Fake news is more than a passing catchphrase. It’s the reflection of what a civil society looks like as it destroys itself. One media company seems to need to outdo the other in an endless procession of click bait hatred. “Media Hate Crimes” are now commonplace. Destroying reputations (or trying to – Kanye West), careers (she’s tough as nails and will have the last laugh – Sheryl Attkisson), individuals (a kid! – Nick Sandmann) and revered institutions (Kavanaugh crucifixion – US Supreme Court) are now media sport. Is the threat/weapon of punitive financial judgement now the only roadblock on our road to ruin? Stay tuned.

“Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring says he dressed up in a wig and brown makeup as part of a costume while a university student,” the NYT tweet said.

Ahem. What’s the difference between “Brown Makeup” and “Blackface”? Answer: Your politics at the moment.

“What NBC — amazingly — concealed is a fact that reveals its article to be a journalistic fraud: That same firm, New Knowledge, was caught just six weeks ago engaging in a massive scam to create fictitious Russian troll accounts on Facebook and Twitter in order to claim that the Kremlin was working to defeat Democratic Senate nominee Doug Jones in Alabama. ”

What the fudgecracker is NBC doing? Smearing a Democrat candidate for POTUS as a Russian puppet? Glen Greenwald is spot on. This is more than an embarrassment. It’s an abomination.

“Bots and other fake accounts have been running rampant on social media platforms, often stealing real people’s identities to carry out fraud“.

A return to reality? Via New York’s Attorney General? Call us surprised. Devumi and “Sock Puppets” are the little fish, will Letitia James have the guts re-target bigger game? Call us skeptical.