Talk:CNN

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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.--Rimuru Tempest 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. Fuzzy. Cat. Potato! (talk/stalk) 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--King Rimuru 05:24, 9 July 2017 (UTC)

And one more https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTdqZnu6Gao--リムルテンペスト 05:29, 9 July 2017 (UTC)

@Rimuru Tempest Again: Make sure you check fact-checkers first. Snopes already has a page. Sir ℱ℧ℤℤϒℂᗩℑᑭƠℑᗩℑƠ (talk/stalk) 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.--Řïmũŗû Ţèmpéŝţ 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.--Řïmũŗû Ţèmpéŝţ 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!" Fuzzy "Cat" Potato, Jr. (talk/stalk) 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. ^{— Unsigned, by: 40.129.215.226 / talk}

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.)} ☭Comrade GC☭^{Ministry of Praise} 11:35, 10 July 2018 (UTC)

WrestleMania

@A678 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.—Hamburguesa con queso con un cara  (talk • stalk) 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

@Irian 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)

CNN's move rightwards

After Trump lost in 2020, CNN began moving rightwards (especially on cable but that's just my observation), reportedly at the behest of a right-wing billionaire. Some sources (in order of publication):

https://www.vox.com/2022/8/26/23322761/cnn-john-malone-david-zaslav-chris-licht-brian-stelter-fox-peter-kafka-column

https://apnews.com/article/new-york-brian-stelter-4ad9041d8f31028f13e107cb8e32a19d

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/09/where-is-cnn-headed-harwood-stelter-licht

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/3634717-changes-spark-chatter-of-cnn-is-shift-from-left-to-right/

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/cnn-getting-more-republicans-on-air-it-seeks-political-diversity-2023-05-18/

https://newrepublic.com/post/173332/chris-licht-cnn-failed-anti-woke-journalism-efforts

Article should probably mention this. Chillpilled (talk) 13:14, 8 September 2023 (UTC)