Russian Meddling in U.S. Elections? Matt Taibbi: These Claims are Often False, but that Won’t Stop the U.S. Media from Making these Claims

At TK News, ^[1] Matt Taibbi lays out ten disturbing examples of the U.S. news media recklessly getting it wrong. Have they learned their lesson? Not a chance. After presenting the evidence of journalistic malpractice, Taibbi concludes:

Does this mean the Russians don’t meddle? Of course not. But we have to learn to separate real stories about foreign intelligence operations with posturing used to target domestic actors while suppressing criticism of domestic politicians. It’s only happened about a hundred times in the last five years — maybe it’s time to start asking for proof in these episodes?

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