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PraiseBeToScience 1 point ago +3 / -2

Dude look at the source.

GoldenStateTimes.

  1. Nobody has heard of them.

  2. They have almost no Twitter presence.

  3. Their website is a huge clickbait trap.

  4. Their website doesn't even have a way to get in contact with them.

  5. They registered the domain through a proxy specifically to hide their identities.

Literally none of this makes any part of their Mickey Mouse operation look even half legitimate.

What mic picked this up? They are apparently claiming it was their own mic

Very Interesting exchange Caught on (GST HOT MIC) between FAKE NEWS

... but yea these two-bit pricks aren't in the press room, so they're lying about that too. If this was hot-mic'd from the Livestream, there would be hundreds of people verifying this independently.

Don't be a sucker. People can be right-wing and also be massive fucking scumbags just looking to exploit the gullible to turn a buck.

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Light_Of_Day 1 point ago +2 / -1

I've heard of them. Didn't realize Twitter presence played into whether something is factual or not. Whether they can be contacted is what you make of it. Lots of reasonable people hide their identities for very reasonable reasons. I'm not falling on any sword for Golden State Times. I just don't think saying something is fake "because I said so" is a solid argument. I'd be glad to hear solid reasoning for it being fake or real. Which is kind of the point. Kek.

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PraiseBeToScience 2 points ago +2 / -0

I've heard of them.

Question: can you name a single person who works for them, by name? Because as near I can tell, all they do is aggregate content from other sites and recycle 'news' stories. Their entire Twitter feed is just recycling 'obvious' news, or linking retweets. Not one single post that I saw is original content EXCEPT for this badly-faked video.

None of the content on their site that isn't a link to some other website (which is barely anything) even has any reporters' names attached. They are ALLLLLL just 'blogposts' written anonymously.

I don't trust Washington Post when they claim 'anonymous sources', why the hell would I believe some no-name Mickey Mouse operation whose ENTIRE OPERATION IS CONDUCTED IN ANONYMITY? They even registered their domain in a way to hide their identities.

Whether they can be contacted is what you make of it. Lots of reasonable people hide their identities for very reasonable reasons

Really? A NEWS organization is hiding their identities? Who are their reporters? Who is writing these posts? How do you know it's not some Ukrainian named Alexi Volostovok or some CCP operative named Wing Jao Ping? A news organization would need to be contacted not just for reasons related to stories and interviews, but for legal reasons as well.

They are even claiming to have their own presence in the White House Press Room... but somehow their identities are secret?

And I was wrong. I did find a contact. They seriously are telling people to direct questions to: [email protected]. They couldn't even get a fucking email domain through their website, or even use a gmail account with the name of their own organization? This is clearly a clickbait scam organization that just churns content for clicks and ad revenue.

Here's my question: why do you trust them? What incredible news did they break that made you think their rinky-dink 8,000 follower organization had credibility? Or are you just trusting them because they link to stories other people wrote that say things you agree with? Because that doesn't make them trustworthy, and in fact, it makes it even more likely that they completely fabricated this just to drive traffic to their site.

There are millions of stupid, gullible people out there. The left doesn't have a monopoly on them. "Be somebody, or be somebody's fool".