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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
Wed Aug 2, 2017, 08:21 AM Aug 2017

The Alt-Rights DNC Conspiracy Blows Up

The Alt-Right’s DNC Conspiracy Blows Up
A lawsuit claiming Fox News, and even President Trump, pressured a detective to concoct a story that Seth Rich was murdered for political reasons is splitting pro-Trump media.
Ben Collins 08.01.17 9:55 AM ET

Pro-Trump media outlets that promoted for months the baseless conspiracy that former DNC staffer Seth Rich was murdered for political gain struggled Tuesday with how to report the news that the detective they had believed blew the case open was now suing Fox News for allegedly pressuring him to concoct that story.

Wheeler claims in the suit that he was pressured by Fox News reporter Malia Zimmerman, along with millionaire pro-Trump booster Ed Butowski, the Trump administration, and even the president himself, into making claims that would “lift the cloud” of the Russia investigation. The premise of those claims—that Rich’s murder was being investigated by the FBI—was proved to be false, and Fox News retracted the report.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-news-suit-turns-seth-rich-conspiracists-on-each-other
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The Alt-Rights DNC Conspiracy Blows Up (Original Post) workinclasszero Aug 2017 OP
Not sure Sean Hannity retracted anything! Chasstev365 Aug 2017 #1
I Haven't Been Following This Story But Didn't Trump ..... global1 Aug 2017 #2
More than originally admitted Gabi Hayes Aug 2017 #8
We know Trump is not above making up tales. Hieronymus Aug 2017 #3
No doubt workinclasszero Aug 2017 #4
yup, snake pit of lyin' liars onetexan Aug 2017 #15
He's not that creative. surrealAmerican Aug 2017 #6
Not above? sarge43 Aug 2017 #16
You don't see this very often: Qutzupalotl Aug 2017 #5
Yeah nice try, Fox. Iggo Aug 2017 #7
Oh, HELL yes! WinstonSmith4740 Aug 2017 #14
Note the date stamp on that was MAY 23! Duppers Aug 2017 #9
K & R Duppers Aug 2017 #10
All crooks, liars and thieves. LakeArenal Aug 2017 #11
Andrew Feinberg has reportedly stated on Twitter he was fired from Sputnik News Enoki33 Aug 2017 #12
If you can't beat 'em... czarjak Aug 2017 #13
Isn't Seth Richards' murder unsolved? malaise Aug 2017 #17

global1

(25,253 posts)
2. I Haven't Been Following This Story But Didn't Trump .....
Wed Aug 2, 2017, 08:31 AM
Aug 2017

meet with some of the Fox News people for dinner the other night? We're they colluding together on this?

 

Gabi Hayes

(28,795 posts)
8. More than originally admitted
Wed Aug 2, 2017, 10:35 AM
Aug 2017

According to the mooch

It's out there

Included guilfoyle woman, who may have been "seeing" him

Iggo

(47,558 posts)
7. Yeah nice try, Fox.
Wed Aug 2, 2017, 10:31 AM
Aug 2017

Here's a better statement, closer to the truth:

"We lied. We thought we would get away with it. When it became clear the lie wouldn't hold up, we decided to act like we didn't even know it was a lie."

WinstonSmith4740

(3,056 posts)
14. Oh, HELL yes!
Wed Aug 2, 2017, 11:23 AM
Aug 2017

"Journalistic standards" my ass. The only standard they ever had was to lie...constantly. I'd say they lived up to their journalistic standards just fine in this case.

Duppers

(28,125 posts)
9. Note the date stamp on that was MAY 23!
Wed Aug 2, 2017, 10:47 AM
Aug 2017

Why did it take until now to break on other news sources?

Anyway, excellent catch!!


Enoki33

(1,587 posts)
12. Andrew Feinberg has reportedly stated on Twitter he was fired from Sputnik News
Wed Aug 2, 2017, 11:02 AM
Aug 2017

for refusing to ask the WH about the fake story. If that is true the propaganda outlet for Russia was also working in concert with trump and Fox.

malaise

(269,067 posts)
17. Isn't Seth Richards' murder unsolved?
Wed Aug 2, 2017, 11:49 AM
Aug 2017

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
Just saying -wouldn't put that past any of these goons.

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