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> Others are even less misinformative; there are lots of articles about members of some group Infowars doesn’t like committing a crime or doing an offensive thing; usually other sources confirm that these crimes or offenses are real.

Thankfully established media would never sink so low as to resort to cherry-picking anecdotal events.




Not sure what you are saying, have you read the article further? It also says that what you call 'established media' uses the same strategy. Either way, i think Scott renders a good argument overall, as usual, and I don't really see how your point invalidates any of it.


> I don't really see how your point invalidates any of it.

Correct, it does not. Just wanted to emphasize part of it.




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