1/ In April 2017, I wrote that @Maddow has become a propagandist on Russiagate -- pushing conspiracy theories while omitting countervailing information. (https://theintercept.com/2017/04/12/msnbcs-rachel-maddow-sees-a-russia-connection-lurking-around-every-corner/ …) . Here is a stark example from yesterday:
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Aaron Maté Retweeted Maddow Blog
2/ Noting news that Michael Cohen billed Trump camp $50k for “tech services”,
@Maddow wonders if that's actually his reimbursement for paying off Russian hackers. Steele dossier, she reminds us, accuses Cohen of meeting Kremlin reps in Prague to do so: (https://twitter.com/MaddowBlog/status/1032446940817043456 …)Aaron Maté added,
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3/ Amazingly, she omits that on her *own network* just hours earlier, Cohen’s rep, Lanny Davis, categorically denied the Steele dossier’s Prague allegation, telling
@chucktodd that Cohen was “never, ever” there:https://www.msnbc.com/mtp-daily/watch/full-lanny-davis-interview-cohen-was-never-ever-in-prague-1304432195563?v=railb …1 reply 43 retweets 125 likesShow this thread -
4/ So you’re going to speculate that maybe "tech services" means Cohen being reimbursed for paying off Russian hackers in Prague, but not mention that Cohen’s own attorney just told your network he was "never, ever" in Prague? How is this not straight-up propaganda?
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Bernardo Jurema 🌹 Retweeted Bernardo Jurema 🌹
It is certainly propaganda and we can even measure its effectiveness:https://twitter.com/bernajurema/status/1032217315990024192?s=21 …
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