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applegrove

(118,664 posts) Mon Oct 7, 2019, 10:08 PM Oct 2019

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Secret Far-Right Site Linked to RealClearPolitics

Secret Far-Right Site Linked to RealClearPolitics

October 7, 2019 at 9:14 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 67 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2019/10/07/secret-far-right-site-linked-to-realclearpolitics/

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“The company behind the non-partisan news site RealClearPolitics has been secretly running a Facebook page filled with far-right memes and Islamophobic smears,” the Daily Beast reports.

“Called ‘Conservative Country,’ the Facebook page was founded in 2014 and now boasts nearly 800,000 followers for its mix of Donald Trump hagiography and ultra-conservative memes.”

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Secret Far-Right Site Linked to RealClearPolitics (Original Post) applegrove Oct 2019 OP

Not surprised at all. nt babylonsister Oct 2019 #1

What does one do when they find someone spreading this trash? Baitball Blogger Oct 2019 #2

RCC wants to be seen as nonpartisan. blm Oct 2019 #3

My RW radar has always pinged at Real Clear. BadgerMom Oct 2019 #8

Ditto. Same with Real Clear Markets nilram Oct 2019 #10

Has RCP confirmed this? What do they have to say for themselves?! uponit7771 Oct 2019 #4

No surprise there... cry baby Oct 2019 #5

wtf! Celerity Oct 2019 #6

Geez blm Oct 2019 #9

I never considered Real Clear Politics to be non-partisan Poiuyt Oct 2019 #7

same here. LittleGirl Oct 2019 #11

babylonsister

(171,066 posts)

1. Not surprised at all. nt

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 10:26 PM

Oct 2019

Baitball Blogger

(46,715 posts)

2. What does one do when they find someone spreading this trash?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 10:38 PM

Oct 2019

I mean, like a regular person not directly affiliated with the operation of this smut sites. I wonder what's in it for them.

blm

(113,063 posts)

3. RCC wants to be seen as nonpartisan.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 10:40 PM

Oct 2019

I think their RW tilt has been obvious.

BadgerMom

(2,771 posts)

8. My RW radar has always pinged at Real Clear.

Reply to blm (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 12:06 AM

Oct 2019

I’m glad this journalist has the goods and published this.

nilram

(2,888 posts)

10. Ditto. Same with Real Clear Markets

Reply to BadgerMom (Reply #8)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 12:43 AM

Oct 2019

uponit7771

(90,344 posts)

4. Has RCP confirmed this? What do they have to say for themselves?!

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 11:21 PM

Oct 2019

cry baby

(6,682 posts)

5. No surprise there...

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 11:34 PM

Oct 2019

I hate that they say they’re non-partisan when it’s so obvious that they lean heavily right.

Celerity

(43,383 posts)

6. wtf!

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 11:38 PM

Oct 2019

blm

(113,063 posts)

9. Geez

Reply to Celerity (Reply #6)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 12:39 AM

Oct 2019

Poiuyt

(18,124 posts)

7. I never considered Real Clear Politics to be non-partisan

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 11:44 PM

Oct 2019

Their editorials are predominantly conservative.

LittleGirl

(8,287 posts)

11. same here.

Reply to Poiuyt (Reply #7)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 01:04 AM

Oct 2019

I quit reading them a few years ago.

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