I'm stuck on this—the WaPo editorial board uncritically repeated a lie that right-wing rage merchants manufactured by selectively editing a video then splattering it across X. It seems these guys' brains have been so cooked by Elon's algorithm that they can no longer identify MAGA-manipulated slop.
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The Washington Post editorial board printing a straight up right-wing lie
Mark Joseph Stern
Mark Joseph Stern
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Journalists used to complain that Twitter was their assignment editor. Elon's manipulation of the algorithm to punish real reporting actually freed us from that loop. But for some reason the WaPo editorial board evidently remains glued to X as a reliable barometer of public sentiment. It just isn't.
On the Washington Post editorial page, no Republican ever just does something bad; their action must have been prompted by an equally bad thing done by a Democrat. So who's really to blame? It's the perfect example of brain-dead centrism. Both sides suck, so who's to say which is worse?
BTW this error illustrates a trick I've noticed in these editorials: Any criticism of a Republican must be accompanied by criticism of a Democrat, and the Democrat will often be blamed, at least in part, for whatever bad thing the Republican did. I see why "tearfully conceded" was so tempting here.
