Maddow Blog | Ted Cruz can’t seem to shake his online misinformation problem
Maddow Blog | Ted Cruz can’t seem to shake his online misinformation problem
Steve Benen -
You know that friend you have who always seems to pushing nonsensical stories via social media? The one who has the publish-first, think-second attitude? The friend who seems a little sheepish when you tell him that he’s promoted discredited stories, but who invariably does it again soon after?
Among Senate Republicans, Ted Cruz is that friend.
As the Associated Press reported this morning, much of the right has been circulating an apparent cover story in The Atlantic with a headline that purportedly reads, “The evolution of white supremacy.” It then shows Muslim parents in Michigan who “oppose teaching pornography to children,” and who are apparently becoming “the new face of the far right.”
It’s entirely made up. From the AP report:
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Steve Benen -
You know that friend you have who always seems to pushing nonsensical stories via social media? The one who has the publish-first, think-second attitude? The friend who seems a little sheepish when you tell him that he’s promoted discredited stories, but who invariably does it again soon after?
Among Senate Republicans, Ted Cruz is that friend.
As the Associated Press reported this morning, much of the right has been circulating an apparent cover story in The Atlantic with a headline that purportedly reads, “The evolution of white supremacy.” It then shows Muslim parents in Michigan who “oppose teaching pornography to children,” and who are apparently becoming “the new face of the far right.”
It’s entirely made up. From the AP report:
READ MORE: Maddow Blog | Ted Cruz can’t seem to shake his online misinformation problem https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ma...
