The Biggest Source Of ‘Misinformation,’ Lies, And Delusion Is Leftist Corporate Media
By: Kylee Zempel
The Biden regime, the lamestream mainstream fake news media, and big tech social media along with their gate keeping biased fact checkers are liars and are the domestic enemies of we the people. Their attempts to control information, what we can see and hear and where and how we can see it are an open outright assault upon the first Amendment. The questions asked and points made in the seeded article below are right on and I’m proud to identify myself with every last word of it.
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The Biggest Source Of ‘Misinformation,’ Lies, And Delusion Is Leftist Corporate Media
Why would people believe so-called misinformation? It's a pivotal question, and the left can't bring themselves to answer it because it damns them.
Talking heads throughout the Democrat establishment and corporate media echo chamber are all saying the same thing: People are dying, it’s Facebook’s fault, and left-of-center politicians must save the day by “helping” to quiet views that threaten their messaging monolith.
Joe Biden says Facebook is “killing people.” Sen. Amy Klobuchar says people aren’t getting vaccinated “because they’ve gotten something off of social media.” White House press secretary Jen Psaki insists it’s information on Facebook “that is leading to people not taking the vaccine, and people are dying as a result.” Don Lemon asserts , “Misinformation is killing us and our democracy.”
But why? Why are people looking to unconventional sources for their coronavirus cues? How is a Facebook meme more persuasive than health agency guidelines or a presidential press conference? Setting aside the obvious problems with Big Tech censorship and Facebook operating as an extension of the federal government’s PR arm, these are questions that need to be asked.
CNN host Brian Stelter, known for his Russia hoaxing and regular meltdowns over whatever Fox News happens to be doing, actually offered an apt observation. “Disbelief about election results, distrust of public health officials, disregard for democratic principles — it’s all connected,” Stelter wrote with Oliver Darcy in their Thursday newsletter.
In other words, he’s claiming the people with concerns about the integrity of the 2020 election are the same people who are hesitant to take the COVID-19 vaccine, and the people who push back on the idea that the Jan. 6 Capitol riot was an “insurrection” (especially in light of the media-downplayed summer of rage) are “also susceptible to other types of misinformation,” according to Stelter.
Stelter has a point. Many of the people who doubted the election are likely the same ones who now hesitate to stick themselves with an emergency-use mRNA vaccine. And perhaps those who rightly question “sedition” and “insurrection” language for the Capitol riot are reluctant to trust other media narratives.
But that’s the extent of the CNN host’s accuracy in assessment. He then veers sharply off course. In Stelter’s summation, these political opponents of his are the problem. They’re gullible conspiracy theorists who foolishly fall for all types of misinformation — and this “information crisis,” Stelter and his media cronies surmise, is “ killing us .”
While the corporate media’s total lack of self-awareness is not its most nefarious failure, it is still a shocking shortcoming. When things go south, Stelter, Lemon, and the folks over at the Washington Post always look outward. They don’t look within. And they should.
While it’s unsurprising when someone like Psaki runs cover for Biden and diverts blame to opponents — because it’s her job — the corrupt media have wrongly made it their job too. When the moment calls for introspection, their knee-jerk reaction is to revert to Democrat talking points and make their foes on the right out to be the bad guys.
This brings us back to the question of why , a question Stelter, Democrat politicians, and their ilk refuse to grapple with honestly. Why would people believe so-called misinformation? It’s a pivotal question, and the left can’t bring themselves to answer it because it damns them.
As Stelter says, these things are connected: “Disbelief about election results, distrust of public health officials, disregard for democratic principles.” His third point is a ubiquitous left-wing insult that’s lost all meaning, but what about the other two? What connects the “disbelief” and “distrust” he identifies?
Maybe we can answer the question with a question. Might a person be justified in disbelieving media-touted election results concerning the defeat of Donald Trump if that same media spent four years delegitimizing his presidency, lying about collusion, weakening election integrity mechanisms, and then throttling stories unfavorable to his opponent? Might they have grounds for distrusting the public health officials who lied about masks, covered up the likely COVID-19 origin, kept kids home from school unjustifiably, and tanked the economy?
This “disbelief” and “distrust” are inextricable from the media, which obediently carry water for the Biden family and Anthony Fauci and anybody else they believe will accomplish leftist goals. When Republicans reject those narratives and lose faith in the institutions overrun by left-wing hegemony, the media impugns motives such as “white supremacy” or smears them as conspiratorial QAnon nutbags.
But do factions of conservatives really embrace “misinformation” because they’re all off their rockers? Or is it because would-be trustworthy sources of information have repeatedly failed them, lied to them, gaslit and slandered them?
For instance, do conservatives largely reject media-endorsed critical race theory in their kids’ classrooms because they’re white nationalists? Or is it because the media constantly race-bait them with false narratives? Ma’Khia Bryant ? “Hands up, don’t shoot”? Charlottesville? Adam Toledo?
If you’re going to smear people who fall prey to so-called disinformation, you must ask what the alternative is — and whether that alternative might contribute to the rise of fringe explanations. In this case, the alternative is the same media that smeared Brett Kavanaugh as a gang rapist . It’s the media that fell for the Jussie Smollett hoax and the Russia hoax, and that cut video footage to paint a Catholic teenager as a smug racist. It’s the media that saw the Hunter Biden laptop story and said “nothing to see here,” that stood in front of burning buildings and called it “ peaceful protests ,” that wrongly claimed Trump tear-gassed “peaceful protesters” in Lafayette Park for a photo op.
Corrupt corporate media gaslit conservatives with critical race theory and wrongly insisted MAGA insurrectionists bludgeoned a Capitol Police officer to death with a fire extinguisher. Shoddy news outlets teamed up with Facebook to issue false “ independent fact-checks ” that nuked the opinions of their opponents. The media machine ran damage control for Fauci while he flip-flopped and passed the buck .
They told us that the 2020 election, rife with last-minute rule-changes and vote-by-mail and Big Tech censorship, was the safest and most secure election of all time. They opted for comedy hour with Gov. Andrew Cuomo instead of asking him and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer real questions about their lethal nursing home policies . They concocted a false narrative out of thin air about Gov. Ron DeSantis and Publix pharmacies when they needed to make a successful Republican leader look bad.
They’ve downplayed the border crisis , framed as an “ accident ” the story of car-jacking teenagers who murdered a Pakistani immigrant in broad daylight, said Antifa doesn’t exist , and lied about conflict in the Middle East, with the New York Times even ginning up fake maps of Palestine . They called Republicans who voted for Trump a “ credulous boomer rube demo ” and said the GOP needs to be de-programmed .
They giddily ushered in a sham impeachment — and then a second sham impeachment . They claimed there was no way the National Security Agency was spying on Tucker Carlson . They lied about Russian bounties and downplayed Fauci’s emails .
“All of this goes back to 2016,” conservative TV host Saagar Enjeti rightly wrote on Twitter. “These people believe in their bones that Trump was only elected because of ‘misinformation.’ Their solution is to rig the platforms instead of ask why so many millions lost trust in all our institutions in the first place.”
Millions have indeed lost trust in our institutions and for valid and obvious reasons, reasons that Democrats and the media can’t explore because to do so would expose where the real “misinformation” has long originated — and what their lies have reaped.
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Good evening. I see Elder can run.
How is it going?
Going great. I’m pleased and I’m voting for him.
The Federalists surely has turned into a shitshow!
I can still remember they had a shred of credibility.
Past tense...
They have more credibility now than ever before and they’ve always had a lot of it.
I haven't seen this much bs since the summer I worked on a cattle ranch.
The Federalists did find the author on a farm...
I am pleased that the very young Miss Kylee has finally managed to keep a job for more than 9, 6, 3 or 2 months.
Does it surprise you that this very young conservative attended a Baptist University?
She also writes a mean resume'.
Coming to a Fox affiliate sooner or later.......
Kylee Zempel
Assistant Editor at The Federalist
Washington, District of Columbia, United States 500+ connections
About
A well-rounded communications professional, I am working toward a career in television broadcasting and political commentary. In addition to educational experience in public speaking, visual communication, multimedia, and criminal justice, my professional experience has included an Editor role at National Geographic and the solo copy editing position for the Washington Examiner weekly magazine. Internship experiences have included a national broadcasting network, state government and public service, and professional development through The Fund for American Studies. I write and produce podcasts for my personal website, "The Kylee Zempel Blog," and do freelance writing, covering issues related to economic policy, social issues, religion, etc.
Experience
Assistant Editor
The Federalist
Jul 2019 - Present 2 years 1 month
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Magazine Copy Editor/Web Producer
Washington Examiner
Feb 2019 - Jul 2019 6 months
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Editor/Producer - Travel
National Geographic
Nov 2018 - Dec 2018 2 months
Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Edited magazine feature stories, quick reads, and photo gallery captions for daily web
content and weekly distribution
- Wrote original text and photo captions for web articles and galleries
- Produced articles and photo galleries in Adobe Experience Manager CMS for SEO ranking and social outreach optimization and performed quality assurance checks for other team members' content
- Fact-checked contributor content and researched various travel topics and destinations for articles
Research Fellow
Consumers' Research
Sep 2018 - Nov 2018 3 months
Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Wrote 2-3 stories daily, plus additional magazine features, informing consumers about policies, regulations, innovations, and other
relevant issues
- Pitched 2-3 consumer article ideas daily
- Researched consumer topics related to health, energy, finance, and technology
Program Advisor for the Institute on Political Journalism
The Fund for American Studies
May 2018 - Jul 2018 3 months
Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Coordinated about 50 collegiate journalism interns in the Washington, DC area and advised them on professional development and branding
- Pitched programming ideas and creative promotional design strategies to the TFAS Communications Team and DCInternships supervisors
- Planned logistics for site visits to NPR, Fox News, C-SPAN, and National Geographic as well as guest lectures with elected officials, thought leaders, and educators
- Designed fliers, handouts, and reference…
Student Writer
Maranatha Baptist University
Sep 2017 - May 2018 9 months
- Covered campus news and human interest stories for MBU News with Maranatha Baptist University’s Communications Department
- Reported on MBU events including a congressional assembly with US Senator Ron Johnson, a Medical Missions Summit, and intercollegiate athletics
- Interviewed elected officials, professors, alumni, and students
Student
The Fund for American Studies
Jun 2017 - Jul 2017 2 months
Washington, District Of Columbia
- Participated actively in networking events, a Foreign Policy Symposium, professional development seminars, guest lectures, site briefings, debates, and a Constitutional Leadership Seminar
- Took an "Economic Problems and Public Policies" class at George Mason University in Arlington, VA
- Provided critical analysis at 2 Socratic-style seminars on topics of "Liberty and Equality" and “Liberty and Responsibility in the Media” as a TFAS alumna
Intern
Radio America
Jun 2017 - Jul 2017 2 months
Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Produced radio and television scripts, news broadcasts, and advertisements from beginning to end including research, script writing, voice-over / stand-up, and editing
- Edited podcasts and videos for the American Veterans Center, utilizing four Adobe editing software programs: Premiere, Audition, After Effects, and Photoshop
- Performed in-depth research of the peer-to-peer economy for a radio and television story including interviews with topic experts
Intern
Office of Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch
Jan 2017 - May 2017 5 months
Madison, Wisconsin
- Researched various topics including prison reentry programs, agriculture, the opioid epidemic, and education to prepare for public remarks and site visits
- Created weekly briefs for Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch, expanding my written communication and editing skills
- Planned a 2017 Tour Wisconsin campaign trip for the Lieutenant Governor and her family, strategically targeting un-visited regions of the state
- Handled public relations work involving constituent contacts
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She’s very impressive. So why is she instead of what she wrote your issue here? At least you aren’t yet accusing her of being a Russian supermodel working for Putin…
She's just another young fish in a large ocean who went to a tiny WI Bible College with 600 other kids in person and online. Not that impressed. My High School was much larger.
I wasn't part of that conversation but I understand people's suspicions. The internet is not a source of truth, it's an illusion of pixels and photo shopped misinformation.
Never heard of her. I will say this. Anyone who sucks up to Trump and Trumpism the way she does. "two sham impeachments". isnt worth a damn. Both impeachments of Trump were righteous and he should have been removed after the first one. They had an airtight case against him.
You realize that a majority considers both of those impeachment’s to be faux shams. Even some people who never liked Trump recognized the lack of validity to both impeachment’s.
and? Who cares! I went to a private denomination owned college with 900 students. There are lots of small Christian colleges of 300-2000 total students all over the country. We have three of them in my home town.
You had to have moderated it. The one written by an African American conservative woman writing for Chicks on the Right whose married to a Russian ethic American army soldier who has the same first name and the same married last name as an unmarried Russian miss universe model. Two members here had like 50 posts trying to say this African American mom was really a Russian model.
Comment 3.1.6 is totally false. Polling showed that the majority of Americans favored convicting Trump in impeachment 2 and were evenly split regarding conviction in impeachment 1, although the majority believed Trump was guilty of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, the two counts alleged against him in impeachment 1.
Comment 3.1.6 is Trumpist disinformation.
These are the polling numbers that confirm that Comment 3.1.6 is false:
Trump 2024! MAGA Again! We will desperately be needing it by then.
Trump Making America Gag Again is not something anyone will ever need.
Him having that effect upon the progressive left is an added bonus…
Forget Tokyo Rose and Axis Annie.
Kylee Zempel has come to town...
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Jen Psaki is far worse than anyone you mentioned in that context.
Kylee Zempel is a great American 🇺🇸!
This site proves the argument. In addition to all the made up things documented by the author the media pushed, you have people on this very site who still think trump stole the election in 2016 by fraudulent vote counts. They believe thousands of unarmed blacks are killed by cops each year. That the south is as racist now as it was 60 years Ago, that the steele dossier was verified and the FBI didnt use it as a basis to spy on Americans, etc…
all of these nonsensical narratives were explicitly pushed or insinuated by the MSM and amplified on far left echo chambers so they are ingrained in the belief system of many left wingers
You are exactly right regarding everything that you wrote. Well said and bravo 👏
Cue the Twilight Zone theme song.
Ah, the theme song of the Biden regime and its corporate lamestream media and big tech social media agents and tools.
The liberal mainstream media, big tech social media and their aligned so called fact checking gatekeepers are the true sources of delusion, lies , and misinformation in our country