Talk:CNN

Illumianti
I remember one instance of CNN mentioning "The Illuminati of our government" or something like that, but I don't remember what they were reporting on.--サトセレ (talk) 15:33, 23 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Never mind it was CNBC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePSRsMJXPFU --サトセレ (talk) 15:41, 23 October 2014 (UTC)
 * So, you guys are STILL denying they exist? They SAID IT IN THAT VIDEO! The Illuminati exist! CNBC admitted it!--67.5.250.119 (talk) 17:05, 4 December 2014 (UTC)
 * "Why won't you buy into my needlessly elaborate conspiracy theory, I just posted specious evidence!" Ikanreed (talk) 17:32, 4 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Did you even WATCH the video?--67.5.250.119 (talk) 20:02, 4 December 2014 (UTC)
 * he said the Illuminati are controlling the media! "The Illuminati of the media"!--67.5.250.119 (talk) 00:38, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
 * It's called a metaphor. Marlow (talk) 00:45, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Curious: Metaphor for what?--67.5.250.119 (talk) 00:50, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
 * This guy, whoever he is, talking about the 2008 bank bailout orchestrated by Hank Paulson and Ben Bernancke.  Paulson is the former CEO of Goldman Sachs so the idea of conflict of interest isn't much  a stretch.  He's comparing the close and possibly conspiritorial relationship between the government planners of the Emergency Economic Stabilization act and the banking industry which they were saving to the cultural trope of the Illuminati.  You'll notice he uses the idiom "if you will" to make it clear that he's not actually talking about some real secret society.  Collusion between bankers and government officials is very real.  The Illuminati, at least since the end of the 18th century. Marlow (talk) 01:02, 5 December 2014 (UTC)

Thank you. I am convinced.--67.5.250.119 (talk) 01:29, 5 December 2014 (UTC)

Ok, CNN is now supporting Conspiracy Theories.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh-nkD5LSIg

Do we really need another RT?--サトセレ (talk) 15:44, 23 October 2014 (UTC)

Busted
CNN was just busted recently, staging the time when the Muslim women were holding signs trying to stop ISIS from killing more people. The whole thing was staged and someone recorded them doing it. I'll get the link of the video, but someone should post it on the main article.-- 18:30, 8 July 2017 (UTC)
 * On face, this sounds like patent bullshit. Make sure you google Snopes / Metabunk / PolitiFact / FactCheck for stories like this. 19:11, 8 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Here is the video. You should keep up to date on this stuff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_1hHSB1VXY-- 05:24, 9 July 2017 (UTC)
 * And one more https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTdqZnu6Gao-- 05:29, 9 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Again: Make sure you check fact-checkers first. Snopes already has a page. 06:38, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
 * They did not mention the fact there was a second video that showed even before the signs were brought out, I haven't seen them comment on it yet.-- 00:37, 14 July 2017 (UTC)
 * And the two people who worked on the article do have a history of their own on fake news. Here's a link that calls Snopes into question on what they said, https://medium.com/@JasonTLouis/left-leaning-fact-checking-site-snopes-lies-about-cnn-staging-protest-3036c1a1fde5 now as for the info wars... that's a little iffy, but the fact is they did break many rules in regards to reporting.-- 01:12, 14 July 2017 (UTC)
 * That person does nothing but attack national news outlets. Forgive me if I prefer "the crowd had signs and CNN moved some of them to make a nice shot" to "CNN is fake news!" 02:16, 14 July 2017 (UTC)

Proof CNN is actually fake news
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCnZ8G4Ds6k

https://gyazo.com/9a63004cfc3a727138e130414f7aa441

At best, it's very hard to deny they have some agenda.
 * So, your proof is a social media post from at least a year ago (probably older) and a 18 second clip (most of the video you linked is opinated showboating from the guy who posted the clip) from 2014. Wow, I'm sure CNN, who hires actual journalists from time to time, is quaking in their suits... (No, not really.) 11:35, 10 July 2018 (UTC)

WrestleMania
I reverted your edit on the WrestleMania controversy. While informative, it appears the writeup doesn't align with RationalWiki's mission. As it stands, it describes Internet drama. 13:53, 2 December 2019 (UTC)
 * It aligns with "Explorations of authoritarianism and fundamentalism." A major news network tracking down a private citizen who made a satire meme about it, and then telling they will release his identity if certain conditions are not met. A678 (talk) 17:39, 2 December 2019 (UTC)
 * I agree. Seems legit. Melody (talk) 18:38, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

Controversy Section
Hello, why was the CNN lawsuit settlement (with the link to the CNN article reporting on it) removed? Wouldn't that be be rationally viewed as a controversy? 2601:CC:0:4A20:38A5:29D9:960E:A380 (talk) 18:37, 10 May 2022 (UTC)