The media have been faking direct quotes from high-profile people for several years now. Well, certainly much longer but that's when I noticed.
I first tracked the practice with quotes from Kim Jong-il during the Trump Administration. When I came across some especially inflammatory quote Trump was supposed to react to, I'd check the official North Korean news agency site. Nothing. I'd find something like, "Kim Jong-il congratulates post office on new stamp".
I've seen phony quotes from people like James Mattis, AMLO, and of course DJT:
The bizarre aspect is that these phony quotes are rarely outed, as the one was above. The rest just become part of the "historical record".
As a final strange twist, you'll never guess who alluded to this phenomenon: Melania Trump. Hannity once asked her, "Do you worry about what people say about you?" She answered, "No, they can say whatever they please. But what worries me is things that didn't happen are being written down as history."
The media have been faking direct quotes from high-profile people for several years now. Well, certainly much longer but that's when I noticed.
I first tracked the practice with quotes from Kim Jong-il during the Trump Administration. When I came across some especially inflammatory quote Trump was supposed to react to, I'd check the official North Korean news agency site. Nothing. I'd find something like, "Kim Jong-il congratulates post office on new stamp".
I've seen phony quotes from people like James Mattis, AMLO, and of course DJT:
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The bizarre aspect is that these phony quotes are rarely outed, as the one was above. The rest just become part of the "historical record".
As a final strange twist, you'll never guess who alluded to this phenomenon: Melania Trump. Hannity once asked her, "Do you worry about what people say about you?" She answered, "No, they can say whatever they please. But what worries me is things that didn't happen are being written down as history."