Ben Smith's rationale for publishing the "dodgy dossier" is worth listening to, whether or not you ultimately agree.https://twitter.com/msnbc/status/819316938811719683 …
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Q. to be grappled with: why do Ben Smith & McCain get to see this doc -- being circulated at highest levels of Govt. -- but not the public?
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Especially if it's actually shaping officials' behavior. The fact that *this* is the document's content seems significant.
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propaganda 101...shout out false info...later, quietly admit it wasn't true. net effect is that it becomes the perceived truth.
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What false information? For the most part, people believe whatever is in their interests.
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reasonable for sure and he said he only did it because CNN aired that there is a secret document
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urge you to read
@ggreenwald complete demolition of this sort of idiocy https://theintercept.com/2017/01/11/the-deep-state-goes-to-war-with-president-elect-using-unverified-claims-as-dems-cheer/ …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I think the net effect is that it burst the "RUSSIANS!" bubble. Anything new will be laughed at and the media will be mocked.
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The net effect of Buzzfeed-NBC/ CNN is another bullet into an already bullet-ridden corpse that is the media & their "credibility"
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Maybe the net effect will be a huge boom in mattress sales.
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Today we can crowd source news vetting. It only took us a few hours to determine veracity where it took weeks for Intel to evaluate
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