HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoFACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims Trump made at inaugural eventsapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up165arrow-down12cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
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minus-squaregarretble@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·1 day agoLook, I know it’s a legal thing that they don’t want to print the word “lie,” but it’s just so tiring to not see the news call a spade a spade.
minus-squarefutatorius@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·24 hours agoIt is not a legal thing at all. It’s a house style thing. Many publications say it and are not sued. The reason not to say it is to maintain false neutrality.
Look, I know it’s a legal thing that they don’t want to print the word “lie,” but it’s just so tiring to not see the news call a spade a spade.
It is not a legal thing at all. It’s a house style thing. Many publications say it and are not sued. The reason not to say it is to maintain false neutrality.