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   On 28 Jul 2016, "raykeller"   
      
   posted some news:nne00r$h5o$1@dont-email.me:   
      
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   > Snopes Caught Lying About Lack Of American Flags At Democratic   
   > Convention   
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   > Peter Hasson   
   > Reporter, Associate Editor   
   > 3:51 PM 07/28/2016   
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   > Myth-busting website Snopes flagrantly lied about the lack of visible   
   > American flags on the first day of the Democratic Convention, claiming   
   > an image from the second day of the convention was actually from the   
   > first day in an attempt to debunk a factual story from The Daily   
   > Caller. First, the facts. TheDC reported on Monday about the lack of   
   > visible American flags at day one of the convention. Several flags   
   > were briefly on stage for the national anthem and pledge of   
   > allegiance, at which point they were carried off stage, as the C-SPAN   
   > video for Monday clearly shows at the 35:40 mark. Even PolitiFact,   
   > which tends to lean to the left, noted that "when the color guard   
   > left, so did the physical flag." After that point, the stage was   
   > devoid of any American flags for the remainder of day one. As reported   
   > by TheDC, the DNC added flags to the stage for the second day of the   
   > convention - Tuesday, July 26. That same day, Snopes writer Dan Evon   
   > Evon offered as proof A) a screenshot from PBS' coverage of day one,   
   > taken during the pledge of allegiance - before the flags were removed   
   > - and B) the below screenshot of C-SPAN's day two coverage (visible at   
   > the 6:36 mark here) and claimed it was from day one of the convention.   
   > In fact, Mallory Weggemann - the paralympic swimmer who gave Tuesday's   
   > pledge of allegiance - can be seen sitting in her wheelchair as the   
   > flag-bearers walk past her.   
   >   
   >   
   > Snopes presented the above image as a screenshot from day one of the   
   > convention, captioning it: "Contrary to claims that flags were added   
   > to the DNC's staging only after the Democrats were criticized for not   
   > displaying any flags at the event, photographs captured U.S. flags   
   > being set up on the stage prior to the start of the convention and in   
   > place on the stage during Day 1 of the event." In other words, Snopes   
   > - which presents itself as a credible media source for debunking lies   
   > on the internet - flat out lied.   
   >   
   > What's worse, Snopes appears to have ripped that image from left-wing   
   > non-proft Media Matters' coverage of the story. But even Media Matters   
   > - known for its misleading claims and hatchet jobs - didn't claim that   
   > the screenshot came from Monday's coverage. Apparently, it was too   
   > much for Evon to actually watch the convention on which he was   
   > presenting himself as the authoritative source.   
   > Snopes also used the below Media Matters clip from Fox News as "proof"   
   > that flags were present on day one of the convention. But that video,   
   > like Snopes' borrowed screenshot, came from day two of the convention.   
   > That clip, like the above image, confirmed TheDC's report that the   
   > flags which were missing on day one were added to the stage for day   
   > two.   
   >   
   > By press time, Snopes had not returned TheDC's inquiries about their   
   > clear falsehoods.   
   >   
   > Read more:   
   > http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/28/snopes-caught-lying-about-lack-of-ame   
   > rican-flags-at-democratic-convention/#ixzz4FkBS6ffx   
      
   Snopes? Liars? Those leftwing Barack Obama / Hillary Clinton rectum   
   slurping cunts?   
      
   Perish the thought.   
      
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