You can just call it “an incident” not “a punch that turned out not to be a punch” if you’re embarrassed that you fell for what Labour are factually pointing out was bare faced lying.https://twitter.com/bbclaurak/status/1204105643424206849 …
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More press lies used by the Conservatives in their campaign: IPSO rule Mail on Sunday lied that Labour planned to scrap capital gains tax emptions on main homes, & must carry a page 2 correction which will be seen by far fewer ppl than the original story:https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/dec/09/ipso-rebukes-mail-on-sunday-over-labour-movers-tax-claim?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other …
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The initial tweet was really irresponsible IMO
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Incredibly so. I was really aghast, and my expectations of a small set of senior journalists have really nosedived this election
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And the fuss over the lie and the correction tends to obscure the story that the lie was intended to obscure, so the lie wins even when it's corrected.
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Trumpism playbook. That first hit is all important. Send out the big lie. Then apologise later in a small corner rarely read.
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I first read about this strategy 40 years ago in New Society. Interview with an british army/intelligence officer detailing how they put out deliberate lies on army activities in Ireland - he called it "black propaganda"; timing was all - when the "corrections" come no one cares.
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Exactly. which is why journalists need to be much more careful.
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The other travesty is that the Tories and the sham media have virtually buried the real story of the *Tories' utter indifference to a sick little boy lying on the floor because of Tory cuts to the NHS*
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Not very effectively, as it's the main thrust of most outlets' election reporting. For example: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50717606 …
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Spot on Dawn
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