wdlindsy ,
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"This month, Sinclair Broadcast Group has flooded a vast network of local news websites with misleading articles suggesting that President Biden is mentally unfit for office. The articles are based on specious social media posts by the Republican National Committee (RNC), which are then repackaged to resemble news reports."

~Judd Legum


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https://popular.info/p/sinclair-floods-local-news-websites

MugsysRapSheet ,
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@wdlindsy
THE SECOND CLIP (starting @ 9:30) from last Friday's discusses a point I too brought up last week:

Despite the constant stream of bizarre ramblings coming from , The Media never discusses his or the way they obsess over Joe 's. 🤬 https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/watch-alex-wagner-tonight-highlights-june-14-213049925854

wdlindsy OP ,
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@MugsysRapSheet Thank you for the link. I'll watch with interest.

wdlindsy OP ,
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"The thinly disguised political attacks are then syndicated to dozens of local news websites owned by Sinclair, where they are given the imprimatur of mainstream media brands, including NBC, ABC, and CBS."


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GreenFire ,
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@wdlindsy
I suspect that this is part of the Operation Overlord campaign that the Finnish government issued a warning about.

The Kremlin has been pushing canard for years and years.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dhs-wishheld-report-russia-attack-biden-health/

wdlindsy OP ,
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@GreenFire Thanks for pointing to that connection. I hadn't thought of it and think it's worth thinking about, for sure.

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