The Fake News About “Fake News”
A guide that purports to help readers distinguish fake news from real news gets its facts wrong in at least two cases. Ben Norton
A guide that purports to help readers distinguish fake news from real news gets its facts wrong in at least two cases. NPR Minimizes Orlando Terrorist’s Pledge to ISIS
NPR and Salon minimize or ignore a self-confessed terrorist's Islamist inclinations.
Salon.com Parrots PLO Talking Points
Salon.com depicts itself as a place to go for inspired alternative journalism. But its two commentators on Israel, David Palumbo-Liu and Ben Norton offer mindnumbing propaganda as they endlessly recycle PLO talking points. Selective Salon
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Ben Norton’s Selective and Shoddy Reporting in Salon
Writing about an Israeli airstrike on Hamas facilities in Gaza, Salon's Ben Norton selectively cites context, downplaying the rocket threat and depicting Palestinian attackers as victims. He also presents outdated information as if it's current. The Selective Skepticism of Salon’s Ben Norton
In a factually-challenged piece based on the blatantly false premise that Professor Amitai Etzioni called for the "flattening" of Beirut, Salon's Ben Norton embraces Hezbollah's baseless claims. Salon Passes Off Anti-Israel Diatribe as News
Online magazine Salon runs an article short on news and long on rehashed anti-Israel falsehoods, cherry-picked details and out-of-context quotations.